Your own work meetings only
Please don't use Nerva in interviews, exams or certifications, or anywhere a hidden, real-time answer would misrepresent what you know.
For Mac · In early testing
Stay calm when the question comes.
Nerva listens to your work meetings on your Mac. Press a hotkey, and a suggested answer appears on your phone. It's a quiet second opinion while you're on a call.
Macs with Apple silicon · macOS 14 or later
Phone page
Listening
Suggested answer
Yes, if testing starts on Monday. You could say: “We can hit the 14th if QA starts Monday. I'll confirm with the team and send a firm date by Thursday.”
10:43
Can we bring the launch forward to the 14th?
Let me check where testing is.
Marketing needs a firm date by Friday.
Example meeting
How it works
A second opinion, one hotkey away
Nerva runs quietly in your menu bar. You decide when to ask.
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It listens
◉ in your menu barWhile Nerva is open, it listens through your Mac's microphone. There's no Dock icon and no window to manage.
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It writes, on your Mac
Speech to textSpeech becomes a transcript right on your Mac. The sound itself is never saved.
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You ask
Ctrl + [Press a hotkey when you'd like help. Nerva sends the recent transcript, plus a screenshot if you take one, to Groq on your own free key.
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The answer shows on your phone
Same Wi-FiA suggested answer appears on a private page on your phone, above the lines Nerva has heard.
Privacy
Your meeting goes online only when you press a hotkey
Everything else happens on your Mac and your own Wi-Fi.
Only on a hotkey press
Your MacTurns speech into text and keeps the transcript
recent transcript + any screenshots you took →
← the suggested answer
GroqWrites the answer, on your own key
Always on your own Wi-Fi
Your MacServes a private page
latest lines and the answer →
Your phoneOpens it through the link in a QR code
| What | Where it goes | How long it's kept |
|---|---|---|
| Sound from the microphone | Nowhere. It's transcribed on your Mac | Never saved |
| Transcripts and answers | Your Mac only | Until you uninstall |
| The recent transcript, on each hotkey press | Groq, to be answered | Groq's own policy applies |
| Screenshots | Groq, with the question that uses them | Not kept on your Mac |
| Your Groq key and license | Your Mac only | Until you uninstall |
Anyone on the same Wi-Fi who has the phone page's link can open it, so keep the QR code to yourself.
Ground rules
Three things Nerva asks of you
Nerva shows these the first time it opens, and you press I understand to go on.
What you ask about leaves your Mac
Each hotkey press sends the recent transcript, and any screenshots you've captured, to Groq. Keep Nerva off calls whose contents must not leave your company.
The microphone hears everyone
Know your workplace's rules about recording, and tell the people you're with when they apply.
During a meeting
Five hotkeys that work in any app
Answers appear on your phone. You can change the keys from Hotkeys in the ◉ menu.
- Ctrl+[AskAnswers from the recent transcript and any held screenshots
- Ctrl+]Capture and askTakes a screenshot, then answers
- Ctrl+\Capture and holdKeeps a screenshot for your next question, up to two
- Ctrl+;Clear transcriptForgets the transcript and held screenshots so far
- Ctrl+Shift+0Show menu bar iconBrings back a hidden ◉
Sharing your screen? Choose Hide icon in the ◉ menu. Nerva keeps listening, and Ctrl + Shift + 0 brings the icon back.
Meeting over? Choose Quit Nerva. Hiding the icon doesn't stop it.
Early testing
Become a tester
Nerva is being tested with a small group. If you have meetings on a Mac, try it and tell us what helps and what gets in the way.
What you need
- A Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or newer)
- macOS 14 or later, with about 3 GB free
- Your own Mac, not one your workplace manages
- A free Groq account, for your own key
- A phone on the same Wi-Fi as your Mac
How to join
- Email us your Mac model and macOS version.
- You'll get the app, a setup guide and a license for your Mac.
- Use it in your own meetings, then tell us how it went.
support@heynerva.com
Nerva is signed by its developer rather than distributed through Apple, so macOS asks you to approve it once with Open Anyway. The setup guide shows you how.
Questions
Before you try it
Does Nerva record my meetings?
It never saves sound. Speech becomes text on your Mac, and the transcript stays there until you uninstall Nerva.
What leaves my Mac?
Only what you ask about. Each hotkey press sends the recent transcript, plus any screenshots you captured, to Groq to be answered on your own key.
Can I use it in interviews or exams?
No. Nerva is for your own work meetings. Using it in interviews, exams or certifications would misrepresent what you know.
Why does macOS ask me to approve it?
Nerva is signed by its developer instead of being distributed through Apple, so macOS asks once. You choose Open Anyway in System Settings, and the setup guide walks you through it.
Does it work on Windows or Intel Macs?
Not yet. Nerva runs on Macs with Apple silicon, M1 or newer.
Do I need a Groq account?
Yes. Answers come from Groq on your own free key, which Nerva keeps only on your Mac.
What if I'm sharing my screen?
Choose Hide icon from the ◉ menu. Nerva keeps listening, and Ctrl + Shift + 0 brings the icon back.