Mochiboard
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/* give Mochi her brain */
Mochi thinks with Claude Code. Set it up once and she can sort, write and build on every board.
The Claude app is where you chat. Claude Code is a small helper that lets other apps, like Mochiboard, use your Claude account. Having the app doesn’t install it, so it’s the one piece you add.
Your Claude accountPro, Max, Team or Enterprise
MochiFinds it on her ownThe free Claude plan doesn’t include Claude Code. Mochiboard itself stays free either way, and every board tool works without it.
Press ⌘ Space, type Terminal, and press Return. It’s the Mac’s little text window.Press the ⊞ Win key, type PowerShell, and press Enter. It’s Windows’ little text window. You’ll only be in there for a minute.
Paste this into Terminal and press ReturnPowerShell and press Enter. It downloads quietly for a moment, then says it’s done.
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bashirm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iexUse Homebrew? brew install --cask claude-code works too.
PowerShell might ask before running scripts. If it does, type Y and press Enter.
Open a new Terminal window (⌘ N)PowerShell window (open it again from the ⊞ Win key), type claude and press ReturnEnter. Your browser opens: sign in with the Claude account you already use and approve it.
claudeWhen it says you’re in, you can close TerminalPowerShell. You won’t need it again.
Connect Claude Codeto your Claude account
Open Mochiboard (if it was already open, quit it with ⌘ Qclose its window and open it again). In Settings → Helpers, Claude Code shows Ready. Ask Mochi anything.
On Windows, voice memos are written out by Whisper, right on your PC. Mochi asks once to download it (about 140 MB), then it works offline.
I’m awake! What are we planning? ✦
/* optional, but fun */
They live in your Claude account. Connect them once in Claude, then switch them on in Mochiboard.
Quit Mochiboard all the way (⌘ Q, not just the red button) and open it again.Close Mochiboard’s window and open it again. Then check Settings → Helpers. If Claude Code still isn’t ready, open a new TerminalPowerShell window and type claude --version. If you see a number, it’s installed; if not, run step 2 again.
The install finished, but that Terminal window opened before it. Close it, open a new one (⌘ N) and try again.
The install finished, but that PowerShell window opened before it. Close it, open a new one and try again. Still stuck? Restart your PC once, so Windows picks up the new install.
Some PCs block scripts. Run Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser RemoteSigned, type Y, then paste the install line again.
Mochiboard is free and isn’t signed with a paid Microsoft certificate yet, so Windows asks once. Click More info, then Run anyway.
Edge is careful with new apps. Hover the download, click the … menu, choose Keep, then Show more and Keep anyway. This goes away once Mochiboard’s Windows signing is approved.
Open TerminalPowerShell, type claude, and follow the sign-in. Use the same Claude account you use in the Claude app, on a Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise plan.
Claude Code needs a paid plan, so Mochi can’t think without one. Everything else in Mochiboard still works: notes, docs, wireframes, templates, drawing, and Mochi can still tidy your notes into rows.
No. Mochi uses your Claude plan, like any other Claude use. Settings → Helpers shows how much she’s used, with a link to your plan’s limits.
Only the board you ask her about, when you ask. Your boards stay on your MacPC as files.