BlogNotes from building Savvy
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Local-first meeting assistants vs bots that join the call
How a local-first, bring-your-own-model assistant like Savvy differs from a meeting bot: who is in the call, where audio goes, who pays, and what you give up.
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Bring your own model, with the CLI you already pay for
Savvy has no model of its own; it shells out to Claude Code or the Codex CLI on your Mac. What that means for cost, terms, rate limits and what leaves your Mac.
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How Savvy decides when to speak
How triggers, background scans, skip rules and grounding scores decide whether Savvy shows a card during a call.
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What to prepare before a negotiation call
A one-page brief for a negotiation call: objective, both positions, priorities, questions, concessions, red lines, prohibited claims, and how Savvy reads it.
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Recording a meeting: consent, etiquette, and why Savvy has no hidden mode
One-party and all-party consent for recording calls, what to tell the other side before you transcribe, and why Savvy has no hidden mode.
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