First run

The first launch opens an onboarding wizard that checks the local setup before you start dictating.

Wizard walkthrough

1. Welcome and privacy summary: confirms that local Whisper and Ollama are the default path and that OpenRouter is opt-in.
2. Accessibility permission: opens the relevant System Settings pane and waits for you to grant access.
3. Microphone permission: requests microphone access and verifies the selected input device.
4. Input Monitoring permission: guides you to enable hotkey and synthetic input support.
5. Mic test: records a short sample so you can confirm the meter moves and audio reaches the recorder.
6. Backend reachability: checks Ollama or the configured cleanup backend and records any fallback state.
7. Vocab seeding: points you at config/vocab/ for code, work, personal and project terms.
8. Hotkey confirmation: shows the current hold/tap/double-tap behavior and where to remap it.

Run diagnostics any time

If the wizard reports a problem, run dictate doctor after fixing permissions or backend setup.