Your first cross-app AI task on Mac
Set up, point at the work, and review what comes back
For a first cross-app task in Denker, start with a small piece of work already open on your Mac, name the output you want, and review it before extending the task. A useful first example is turning one customer email into an unsent reply draft. Setup time depends on downloads, account access, permissions, and your chosen AI provider, so this walkthrough does not guarantee completion in ten minutes.
1. Install and open Denker
Use Denker's download page to install the macOS app, then open it and sign in. Follow the app's permission prompts for the capabilities you want to use. If a requested capability is not available, complete the relevant setup before asking the agent to perform a task that depends on it.
Review the current plan and AI access shown in the app. Denker describes a limited AI starter allowance and support for your own provider. Separate the app plan from any provider subscription or usage charges rather than assuming an existing account covers every execution path.
2. Choose an input you can review easily
Open one email whose facts you understand. For the first run, avoid a large thread with missing attachments or a task that requires an external commitment. Decide what the reply should cover and what the agent should leave unresolved when the source does not contain an answer.
This is an illustrative walkthrough, not a report of a measured run. You can use a test message with non-sensitive data. Keep enough source material visible or accessible to verify the reply, and confirm which account the task should use.
3. Point at the source and state the outcome
Use the available Denker handoff to identify the message. Point or draw to clarify the target, then talk or type the work you want: draft a reply to this email that answers these questions using only the information provided; leave unknown facts for my review and do not send it.
Name the destination if it matters. A draft in the mail app and suggested wording returned in a frame are different outputs. If writing into the app is blocked, ask for the reply text as a reviewable fallback and check the stated limitation.
4. Follow access and action requests
Check which app or connected service the task needs. Approve only the access needed for the selected work. If the agent asks to use the pointer, confirm the target and allow the interaction when you are ready. When a login or app state is missing, complete that step and resume from the confirmed state.
Do not treat a blocked step as proof that the task can never be done, or assume it succeeded in the background. Ask what remains incomplete. The next useful action may be connecting the account, showing the relevant window, narrowing the task, or accepting a text draft.
5. Review the actual draft
Read the result beside the source email. Check whether it answers the requested questions, uses the right facts, and avoids invented commitments. Inspect recipients and any attachments separately. An answer can sound confident while still referring to the wrong product, date, or customer.
Make corrections against specific passages. Point to the sentence and say what should change, or provide the missing fact explicitly. Once you are satisfied, send the message yourself. Denker's public guidance leaves sending emails and messages with the user.
6. Extend the workflow after the small task works
Only after reviewing the first result should you add another source or destination. You might turn the email's action items into a task list, or create a document summarizing the agreed work. Specify whether those outputs should remain drafts and name the checks for the new destination.
Record what setup, clarification, and correction the first task required. That helps you choose the next workflow and makes repeated use easier. The goal is a handoff you understand and a result you can inspect, rather than completing an arbitrary checklist inside a fixed time limit.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good first task for Denker?
Choose one small task with familiar source material and an easy review, such as an unsent reply draft based on a single email. Define the output and leave external commitments for your own review.
Will setup and the first task take ten minutes?
This guide does not guarantee a duration. Download speed, account access, permissions, provider setup, and the task itself affect the time required.
Do I need a separate AI provider subscription?
Denker describes a limited AI starter allowance and support for your own provider. Review the current in-app setup and plan information; provider charges are separate where applicable.
What if the agent cannot write into my app?
Check access, account and app state, then ask for the specific limitation. A reviewable text draft may be an appropriate fallback while the execution path is unavailable.