Getting started

PacedMind is a desktop app for Windows and macOS. It runs its own small server on the computer, shows the planner in its window, and keeps all data in one database file in the user's profile. Claude Code and Codex connect to the same server to read tasks and to report on the sessions PacedMind starts for them.

Getting started takes three steps: install the app, open it and set up the basics, and, optionally, connect the agents.

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 or Windows 11, or macOS 13 Ventura or later. The app installs for the current user; on Windows it doesn't need administrator rights.
• For agent sessions, optionally:
  • Claude Code and/or Codex, installed and signed in, so that the claude and codex commands work in a terminal;
  • a terminal app: on Windows, Windows Terminal, which PacedMind uses by default (without it, sessions open in a Command Prompt window); on macOS, the built-in Terminal, or iTerm.

Steps

1. Install PacedMind: download the installer for Windows or the disk image for macOS.
2. First launch: the window, the sidebar and the tray or menu bar icon, and what to set up first.
3. Where your data lives: the database, the session files, backups and resets.

After these steps, continue with:

• Concepts: areas, projects and tasks, the two kinds of dates, and who does each task.
• Agent sessions: starting Claude Code or Codex on a task and reviewing the result.
• MCP server: connecting Claude Code and Codex sessions started outside PacedMind.

Pages in this section

• Install PacedMind: prerequisites, the downloads for Windows and macOS, updates, uninstalling, and building from the source code.
• First launch: the first window, the default areas, the tray or menu bar icon, and sample data.
• Where your data lives: file locations, local-only access, backups and resets.