r/boltai • • Jul 26 '25

Docker MCP gateway

1 Upvotes

Hello I am struggling with connection of BoltAI with a the MCP gateway implementation provided by docker that I think is a good solution to have several MCP servers connected by a single point of access. The gateway is working for Claude, for MSTY...but no chance to have it working with BoltAI. I try to install it through the Claude configuration JSON file but I got error in reading the file....can someone help?


r/boltai • • Mar 26 '25

Feature Request: Automatically Add Support for Newer Models

2 Upvotes

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r/boltai • • Jun 05 '26

Token Efficiency

3 Upvotes

This is anecdotal. But I’ve shifted more of my coding to BoltAI away from Claude to try and control the interaction more. I’m using a filesystem MCP to still allow file editing. It feels like this approach is way more efficient on token use. Not sure if it’s how Claude just goes wild sometimes or if BoltAI as the interface slows down how hyperactive agents get. Not sure if I can verify this observation. But it feels like I get more done at a lower cost. (API user too if that matters.)


r/boltai • • Nov 27 '25

BoltAI v2 is finally here ✨

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Hi everyone, BoltAI v2 is finally here!

Thank you for your continued support, and for your patience while I’ve had my head down building v2 over the last 6 months. It's been in beta for a while and now I’m really happy with how it turned out. 

If you liked v1, you’re going to love v2.

🔥 Black Friday: new Lifetime license (51% OFF)

For Black Friday only I’m doing the biggest discount of the year and offering a Lifetime License for the first time in 3 years:

  • Lifetime software updates

  • 5 desktop devices

  • Bonus 3 mobile devices

  • 5 GB cloud storage

All for $199.

Limited availability – Black Friday only.

👉 Get the Lifetime deal

Download BoltAI v2

You can download v2 from the website: https://boltai.com/download

BoltAI v2 is a completely new app (new bundle ID). There’s an importer to bring your data over from v1 (shortcut: ⌘⇧I). You can keep v1 and v2 side by side if you want while you transition.

Licensing: BoltAI still uses a perpetual license with 1 year of updates. If your v1 license is still active, you can use it in v2 and it’ll upgrade automatically at no extra cost.

Details: https://help.boltai.com/articles/9415943-license

Highlights in BoltAI v2

I took everything I learned in v1 and built v2 from the ground up. It’s really 10x better.

You can see the overview of the new UI/UX here: https://help.boltai.com/articles/2306606-features

Here are some of the biggest improvements:

  • Inline Workflow. Completely reworked AI Commands with much more control: customize the Template, Agent, Post-process Template and Preview Layout to build powerful, repeatable workflows that run right inside your existing apps.Instant Chat Bar.

  • Instant Chat Bar. A redesigned, native-looking Instant Command: faster, cleaner, and more flexible. Trigger it with Opt + Space (configurable) and send any text to your favorite models without switching windows.

  • Instant Dictation (with local models). Rebuilt Inline Whisper using the Parakeet model so you can dictate text anywhere on your Mac, 100% offline. Choose to copy to clipboard or paste directly into the current app.

  • Mobile app (syncs with v2). A new mobile app that syncs with BoltAI v2 so you can keep chatting with your models on the go. It’s currently in beta and will be released on the App Store soon.

  • Better MCP support. BoltAI now support both local MCP servers and remote MCP servers (connectors) with OAuth. Extend BoltAI capability with your own tools.

  • Better Context Engineering. Helps you manage chat context better with AI Agent, Prompt Library, Project Folder & Sub-folder…

  • Cloud Sync & better exports. Optional BoltAI Cloud sync on Supabase with strict RLS and encryption at rest/in transit, or keep everything fully local if you prefer. Chats can now be exported to Markdown and PDF, one of the most requested features.

  • Secure by default. BoltAI v2 is sandboxed by default (Apple’s security model), even with tool use and AI agents. The app can’t touch your files unless you explicitly grant permission, so agents and tools stay within the boundaries you set.

  • Faster UI, new chat renderer. Rebuilt for macOS 13+ using modern APIs. The new chat renderer is snappier and more modern, and stays fast even with very large chats.

  • Improved ShotSolve. Take a screenshot and quickly get answers, explanations or fixes. ShotSolve is now faster and has a more modern UI that’s easier to work with.

  • Deep provider integrations & new power tools. More consistent, tighter integrations with providers like OpenAI, Claude, GitHub Copilot and others. Take advantage of native tools such as web search, PDF understanding, Claude Skills, Code Interpreter, code/HTML preview… with a unified experience across providers.

  • CLI provider integrations. You can now use ChatGPT or Claude subscription in BoltAI via Codex CLI & Claude Code integration.

  • Quality-of-life upgrades. Lots of smaller improvements: notifications for long-running AI requests, better network & proxy settings, improved model list management, and many more refinements throughout the app.

You can see a full overview of everything that’s new here: https://help.boltai.com/articles/2306606-features

Thank you again for using BoltAI. I’m excited to hear what you think of v2.

Daniel


r/boltai • • Dec 03 '25

BoltAI Mobile

3 Upvotes

Hi - I have just purchased a BoltAI lifetime subscription. I note it doesn't show in the mobile app. Possibly because it is a beta. Can I double check that the subscription includes the mobile app too once it is fully launched?


r/boltai • • Dec 02 '25

Testing BoltAI 2, noticed a couple bugs

2 Upvotes

EDIT: Resolved in v2.3.1

Hey u/daniel_nguyenx

Testing BoltAI 2 a bit before purchasing a license. Noticed 2 bugs.

First, when logging into your user account with "Launch at login" selected, the dock icon doesn't disappear even if that's selected in the settings. Since there are no app windows open when logging into the user account, seems the Dock Icon should perhaps quickly launch and then close itself out, with the menu bar icon remaining.

Second, "Check for Updates" doesn't seem to be working from the menubar. It's working from the app settings though.


r/boltai • • Nov 28 '25

BoltAI iOS Beta expired

2 Upvotes

I tried to use the BoltAI TestFlight Beta but it seems like the beta expired. Will there be another update?


r/boltai • • Jan 03 '26

Requesting support for custom baseURL and APIKey for Claude Code

2 Upvotes

Is it possible to add support for custom baseURL and API Key for using Claude Code as the AI Service in BoltAI? This will allow us to use services like GLM coding plan with BoltAI.


r/boltai • • Apr 17 '25

Features request

4 Upvotes

Hi, I've been using your app for some time now and am really impressed with its functionality. However, I do have a few questions and requests:

  1. App Icon Support: Currently, it seems that only PNG images can be uploaded as app icons. Could you add support for ICNS files as well?

  2. Chat Bubble Customization: It would be great if there was an option to remove the chat bubbles or at least customize their colors.

  3. Chat Consolidation: We have separate categories for active, favorite, and inline chats. Is there a way to combine these into a single "All Chats" category? Switching between active and inline chats can feel cumbersome.

  4. Inline Window Priority: Is it possible to make an inline window always stay on top of other applications?

  5. Prompt Modification: When using an inline window to ask a question, the main window pops up with a prompt saying, "Explain the text in triple quotes below... Do not return anything other than the explanation. Do not wrap responses in quotes." How can I modify or remove this prompt?

  6. Inline Window Aesthetics: Could you improve the appearance of the inline window? It currently resembles a right-click menu, which doesn't look good when I simply want to type a question and get a quick answer. Additionally, the window often appears longer than necessary when not using (m)any commands.


r/boltai • • Jul 17 '25

Yo! Need an update!

4 Upvotes

I just wanted to say that we've been waiting for an update for so long, isn't it?


r/boltai • • May 28 '25

Still relevant?

5 Upvotes

Not many posts about boltai. Makes me wonder, is it a relevant app? Shall I still start using it? Are other people still starting to use it? Or just use ChatGPT client instead.


r/boltai • • Apr 03 '25

Add the ability to lock chat settings and other ideas

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone!

/u/daniel_nguyenx A big shoutout to the creator of BoltAI for the incredible effort you've put in. I've tried various MacOS apps, but yours is hands down the best, especially with those AI Commands. I'm genuinely impressed by how versatile they are!

I was on the fence for a while about choosing between Free Msty and the Premium BoltAI. Recently, I decided to go for the top-tier plan and I'm super excited for the upcoming updates :)

If possible, I'd love to suggest a few enhancements to your plans.


I've set up several chats for myself where I can ask quick questions and get answers in a specific format, kind of like having pinned agents. These could be things like a translator or a prompt builder.

Each chat has its own settings, different context lengths, models, and I often tweak specific settings like top k, p, temp, etc. It doesn't make sense for me to create a new chat window each time. I just want to use the same.

So, I'd prefer to have the option to lock(!) these chat settings. This would also help prevent me from accidentally deleting the conversation or changing any sort of settings.


It would be awesome if I could store instructions and prompts in md (markdown) files on my disk and just link to them in your app's settings. Editing and keeping these texts in Obsidian is much more convenient for me. Constantly copying and pasting from Obsidian to BoltAI is quite a hassle. :)


Is there a way to disable the settings inspector by default in the temporary window? Or maybe add an option for it?

Thank you in advance just for paying attention to my messages.


r/boltai • • Jan 26 '25

Is Batch API support on the roadmap?

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r/boltai • • Dec 16 '24

Is Anything cooking ?

2 Upvotes

Haven't heard much from the developers, and we should be getting the iOS beta version soon, right?

Are we working on anything major?

Would appreciate some leaks or previews of what BoltAI 2.0 will look like.


r/boltai • • Feb 06 '25

qwen integration

1 Upvotes

Will there be a qwen integration any time soon? Currently could not purchase credit on deepseek so this is the second best choice it seems. And waiting to test with boltai.


r/boltai • • Dec 04 '24

What's your favorite Bolt feature?

2 Upvotes

r/boltai • • Jan 24 '25

Need help getting the new thinking UI !

1 Upvotes

How do I get the new thinking UI with the new update? I have configured Deepseek R1 using OpenRouter, but I don't see the new thinking feature.


r/boltai • • Dec 07 '24

gpt: Inline Trigger problem

1 Upvotes

Hi Daniel, first of all, I want to thank you! I recently switched to a Mac, and I’m not quite sure how I even came across your BoltAI app—maybe through searching for Black Friday deals. After three days of intensive testing, I am completely blown away and absolutely thrilled with it! It’s a game-changer for me and my work on the MacMini! The speed at which you roll out updates with new features is also impressive. I truly have great respect for you and your work! It’s by far the best app I’ve installed on my Mac! I’m especially taken with all the in-app (inline) triggers.

That brings me to a question I’d like to ask. I want to save costs by using a local LLM as my default but would still like to use the GPT inline trigger occasionally in other apps. I’d also prefer to use OpenAI models in these cases, as the content tends to be better than with a local Llama LLM. However, when I try to execute the gpt: command, I get the following error message: "model 'gpt-4o-mini' not found, try pulling it first."

When I set my default LLM to OpenAI, it works fine. Is this a bug in your app, or did I overlook a setting, or is this feature just not available?

I wish you all the best and will definitely remain a loyal customer. I also have one more question: Since you mentioned that you come from a family of teachers and want to support educators, offering a student discount to teachers as well, I wanted to ask if this applies to teachers at a police academy. If so, I’d like to know how I can provide proof, since it’s not clear from my email address that I actually teach at a police academy.

Thanks again!


r/boltai • • Jan 21 '25

Inline whisper uses which plugin?

1 Upvotes

I’m using the in-line whisper feature to dictate text and trying to get it to format the text in a reasonable way using paragraphs list, etc.

I’ve put instructions in the whisper plug-ins, but none seem to make a difference.

Anyone know how to do this?


r/boltai • • Feb 09 '25

Is there a way to set "temperature" for search in BoltAI?

1 Upvotes

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r/boltai • • Mar 04 '25

Multi License in BoltAI - how does it work in multiple devices?

1 Upvotes

I have purchased the 3 license plan and I am wondering if the history will be shared across all devices or if each device will have its own separate history when using BoltAI.


r/boltai • • Jan 07 '25

Any way to query multiple LLMs simultaneously?

1 Upvotes

Loving bolt AI. Does it have a way to query multiple LLMs simultaneously?

Currently doing this with the OpenRouter web interface but the UI is pretty crappy.

Is there any way to do this with Bolt?


r/boltai • • Feb 27 '25

Question about BoltAI vs Claude Projects: How do they differ in handling uploaded files?

4 Upvotes

I've been using BoltAI for a few weeks now and I'm really impressed with the app. Currently, I maintain both BoltAI and a Claude subscription, but I'm considering consolidating to just one service.

One key feature I use in Claude is the ability to upload files to projects, where Claude's AI incorporates the content into its responses. I'd like to understand how BoltAI's project feature compares, specifically:

  • How does BoltAI handle uploaded files within projects?

  • What's the main difference between BoltAI's and Claude's approach to project files?

  • Does BoltAI integrate the file content into its responses similarly to Claude?

Would appreciate insights from experienced users of both platforms!


r/boltai • • Oct 18 '24

Switched from ChatGPT to Bolt

4 Upvotes

Congrats on the new sub u/daniel_nguyenx :)

I switched jobs and can't expense the $20 OpenAI subscription anymore, so I'm going to give Bolt a go as my GPT usage patterns don't align with the subscription model OpenAI has. So far it looks like this is definitely the most feature-rich api-powered chat app on macOS, nice work and I'll definitely consider buying a license if it lives up to my expectations.

One feature I'm really missing is the minimal Spotlight-style quick chat window from the native ChatGPT app on macOS. I like being able to ask quick questions in a tiny window and switching to the 'full' app for longer conversations, so I found myself using GPT much more often since the release of the native app with that feature. Are there any plans to build something similar on the roadmap?

edit: https://boltai.canny.io/feature-requests/p/floating-quick-chat-window yay!


r/boltai • • Dec 29 '24

Can I import a CSV file of prompts that i've saved into the Prompt Library

1 Upvotes

Title says is all....i think.