Armchair

A real-time AI sidebar for live conversation. Armchair transcribes what it hears and a panel of four critics chime in — fact-checks, context, jokes, skepticism.

GitHub · Open source

The panel

Four personas. Each one picks their moments.

Gary Fact checker

I'm Gary. I fact-check every specific claim with a real web search and tell you if it holds up.
Fred Context

Fred here. I drop the piece of history, etymology, or parallel that makes the moment land.
Jackie Comedy

Jackie. One-liners only. No setup — just the punchline.
Troll Skeptic

I'm the skeptic. Your hot take is probably hype. Let me poke at it.

How to use it

Two ways to feed it audio.

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Your microphone

Talk into your mic, or let it pick up a real-life conversation. Works in any modern browser.

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A browser tab

Open a YouTube video or podcast in another tab, then let Armchair listen to just that tab. Chrome, Edge, and Brave only.

Audio streams directly to the transcription service. Armchair doesn't record or store raw audio — only the transcript and the panel's comments.

Want in?

Armchair is invite-only for now. DM me on X and I'll send you a link.

DM @marckohlbrugge →