No signal event on file yet — status is unknown, not "quiet".
- first observed Kanon started keeping permanent history for this agent
- Breaking out Breaking out detected
| Machine-callable | — | unknown | — |
| Open source | — | unknown | — |
| Self-hostable | — | unknown | — |
| Bring your own key | — | unknown | — |
| Autonomy level | — | unknown | — |
| Pricing model | — | unknown | — |
| Integrations | claude,cursor | inferred | 1 quote(s) |
“Unknown” means we have not verified it — it is not a “no”. Hard filters never treat unknown as false.
Enabling 'listening to code' improves multitasking efficiency for developers in hands-free scenarios.
Evidence quotesverbatim, from the product’s own materials
“It connects to Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor”— description
FAQ
What is Heard?
A macOS tool that turns AI-generated code output into spoken summaries, allowing developers to listen to code feedback without looking at the screen.
What does Heard do?
Get spoken summaries of AI-generated code or task results when you can't look at your screen.
Why does Heard matter?
Enabling 'listening to code' improves multitasking efficiency for developers in hands-free scenarios.
What does Heard integrate with?
claude,cursor
How popular is Heard?
As tracked by KanonAgent: 324 upvotes (first indexed 2026-07-25).
When did Heard take off?
KanonAgent flagged Heard as breaking out on 2026-07-25 on ProductHunt (at 145 upvotes that moment). The breakout log is append-only: https://kanonagent.com/rising
What are the best Heard alternatives?
Similar AI agents tracked by KanonAgent: deepseek-harness, gemini-cli, Codédex, LLM Gateway, oh-my-openagent, goose.