Settings

What each Dashboard page controls, from General and Voice to Privacy and Data, and where settings are stored.

Everything is in the Dashboard (how to open it). Changes apply right away. These are the pages and what they hold.

General#

Sidebar: The small handle on the left edge.
Typing companion: “Talk with Xeneric” on any text box (needs Accessibility).
Clipboard history: Remember copied text for search; passwords are skipped.
Waking Xeneric: Open at login, Greet me when Xeneric starts, Clap twice to wake, Two claps, Show my day now.
Notifications: Event reminders, Also show in Notification Center, Show your Mac's notifications, Send a test notification.
Assistant: Response speed: Fast, Balanced or Thorough.
Search: Bar position, Emoji in results, Clipboard in results.
Notch: Expand notch on hover.
Look: Liquid Glass (beta).

You#

Your account, plan and status, Google Calendar, and “What Xeneric knows about you”: name, about you, writing style. See Sign in and AI assistant.

Voice, Shortcuts, Integrations and MCP#

Voice: Speak replies, hands-free conversation, voice, accent, microphone test.
Shortcuts: Change any global shortcut; the fixed keys for Draw and the Xeneric bar.
Integrations: OpenAI key, Claude Code as brain, Google, Spotify and more.
MCP: Add, import and allow MCP servers.

Tools#

Pet: Which pet, show, wander, talk, break reminders, connect Claude Code.
Files: Share targets, where converted files go, ffmpeg, the drop shelf.
Sound: Per-app volume, remembered volumes, outputs, presets, microphone level.
FreeUp: Your disk, quick cleanup, the disk-almost-full alert.
Lens: Shape, zoom, size, position, smoothing, crosshair, color filters.
Cursor: Pointer size and theme, halo, click rings, spotlight.
Menu bar: The runner: show, reading beside it, what it follows, speed, keep still.

Privacy, Data and About#

Privacy: Every permission and its status; Touch ID lock, hide when away, clear clipboard on lock, delete old chats; encryption and Offline mode.
Data: Clipboard history, conversations and saved writing, each with a Clear button; the data folder; Reset all settings.
About: Version, update status, Check now, Install updates automatically.
Report an issue: Send a problem or an idea, with an optional screenshot.

Where settings are stored#

Settings are saved as JSON in ~/Library/Application Support/com.techsolace.xeneric/settings.json, next to Xeneric's local database. Dashboard → Data → Data folder → Show in Finder opens it. Personal fields (your name, about you, writing style, account email) are encrypted in that file; API keys and MCP secrets are in the Keychain, never in it.