> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.notis.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Let Notis work directly on your own computer — your files, your apps, your local tools.

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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](#how-to-activate) below).
</Tip>

Most of the time, Notis runs in its own [Cloud Computer](/tools/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.

## What's in Your Computer

| Capability                                | What it does                                                                                              |
| ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Local MCP](/your-computer/local-mcp)     | Connect Notis to MCP servers that run on your own computer — either as a local command or on `localhost`. |
| [Local Shell](/your-computer/local-shell) | Run shell commands on your machine — open files, run scripts, drive your CLIs.                            |
| [Desktop Use](/your-computer/desktop-use) | Hand Notis your mouse and keyboard to drive desktop apps that have no API.                                |

## 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.

## 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](/channels/manager) 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](/your-computer/local-shell) for what each mode actually does.
* [Local MCP](/your-computer/local-mcp) servers you've added become reachable automatically.
* [Desktop Use](/your-computer/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](/tools/cloud-computer) for everything.

## 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.

## Related

* [Cloud Computer](/tools/cloud-computer) — the cloud default.
* [MCP](/get-started/integrations/mcp) — for cloud MCP servers Notis reaches over the internet.
* [Desktop and Web App](/channels/manager) — install the desktop app and review what Notis did.