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Your Computer is rolling out in alpha. You’ll need an up-to-date desktop app and a plan that includes it (see How to activate below).
Most of the time, Notis runs in its own Cloud Computer — that’s faster, isolated, and doesn’t touch your machine. But some work can only happen where you are: files on your laptop, an app with no API, a service bound to localhost, a tool that only trusts your network. Your Computer is the family of capabilities that let Notis cross that line — safely, with your approval, and only when it has to.

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What’s in Your Computer

CapabilityWhat it does
Local MCPConnect Notis to MCP servers that run on your own computer — either as a local command or on localhost.
Local ShellRun shell commands on your machine — open files, run scripts, drive your CLIs.
Desktop UseHand Notis your mouse and keyboard to drive desktop apps that have no API.

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What you need

All Your Computer features require the Notis desktop app, installed and signed in, with Your Computer enabled. That’s the single trust boundary — once the app is running on your machine, the rest of Your Computer is reachable. A Mac is the smoothest experience today. Windows and Linux work for Local Shell with per-command approvals; Local MCP works wherever the desktop app runs; Desktop Use is Mac-only.

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How to activate

Your Computer is gated behind a paid plan and an explicit opt-in. The setup is a one-time, three-step flow:
  1. Install the Notis desktop app and sign in. Download it from the Desktop and Web App page.
  2. Open the app → Settings. Find the Your Computer row under Global Shortcuts. If your plan doesn’t include it yet, you’ll see an Upgrade to Pro+ or Ultra link instead — upgrade first, then come back to this step.
  3. Flip the Your Computer toggle on. Notis shows a warning explaining the local-computer risk; you confirm, and the desktop bridge becomes reachable.
Once the toggle is on:
  • Approval mode appears just below — pick how much Notis can do without asking (Ask every time, Auto-run in sandbox, or Run everything). See Local Shell for what each mode actually does.
  • Local MCP servers you’ve added become reachable automatically.
  • Desktop Use is available on Mac when your plan includes it.
To turn everything off in one click, flip the Your Computer toggle back off in the desktop app. The bridge disconnects, local MCPs stop being reachable, and Notis falls back to the Cloud Computer for everything.

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When Notis uses it

Only when the task really needs your computer. If a connected integration, a Composio tool, or the Cloud Computer can do the job, Notis goes that way first — it’s faster and more reliable. Your Computer is the fallback for the work that lives on your machine.