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A few things are true of every tool in Dax, so they’re explained once here instead of fourteen times across the tool pages.

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Summoning tools

  • Every tool has a global shortcut. By default they’re all ⌃ ⌥ plus one key. Rebind or clear any shortcut in Settings → Shortcuts (⌃ ⌥ H) — see the Quick reference for the full list.
  • The launcher grid — press ⌃ ⌥ Space to open a grid of every tool. Click one, or press 1–9 for the first nine. Handy before you’ve memorized a shortcut.
  • The menu-bar icon lists the tools too, and opens Settings.

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Global shortcuts (not tools)

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Activation

Dax is invite-only. Until you activate with an invite code, no tool will open — pressing any shortcut sends you to the invite screen instead. Don’t have a code? The invite screen has a Request access button that adds you to the waitlist. Once activated, your personal access token is stored in your Mac’s Keychain and the tools unlock. If your account is suspended, Dax enters a locked-down state and every tool politely points you at support rather than opening.

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Online vs. offline tools

Some tools are purely local; others need the internet. Offline, the network tools dim in the launcher and show a “needs the internet” toast instead of opening a panel that could only fail. They re-enable the moment the connection returns.

Work offline

Frequent CLIs, Boilerplates, Inject MD, Open Project, Vibe History

Need the internet

Ask AI, AI Text Transform, Image to Prompt, Image Ask, Generate Image, Image to URL, File Drop, Feedback, Suggest a Tool

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Privacy

Local tools never touch the network. Network tools send only what the tool needs, and only when you press the shortcut or click a button — never because you copied something. Details are in each tool’s page and in the privacy policy.