Cranky

1. 1Ask in plain words
2. 2Cranky answers or asks if unsure
3. 3Say "remember that" and it does

What it’s for

Cranky is the conversational side of Overcrank. Ask it to find things, explain what’s in a folder, or do a multi-step tidy-up, and it remembers your preferences and corrections so it gets better the more you use it.

Talk to it

Open Cranky in the sidebar and type. Things it’s good at:

• “Where did the interview footage from last Tuesday end up?”
• “Set up a new project folder the way I usually do.”
• “I always want audio in its own folder — remember that.”
• “What’s taking up the most space on the shoot drive?”

If it isn’t sure what you mean, it asks before doing anything. Actions that change files show the same preview-and-apply flow as Crankshaft.

Memory

Cranky keeps a local memory on your Mac of:

• past conversations and what worked,
• your preferences (“audio in its own folder”),
• corrections you made,
• recipes: multi-step jobs it has done for you before.

This memory is stored on your Mac. You can see how much space it uses and clear it from Profile → App data.

To search by meaning, Cranky builds a small search index of your file and folder names on your Mac. If Overcrank improves how search works, Cranky rebuilds the index the next time it starts.

Credits

Each exchange uses a small number of AI credits, the same as Crankshaft. See Account & billing.