Kickoff is a voice keyboard for iPad and iPhone. Talk through the task, and Kickoff writes it up in sections for your coding agent. It asks what you left out, and a message to a person stays a message.
Needs iPadOS 17 or later on iPad, and iOS 17 or later on iPhone. Typing works without Full Access.
Check how uploads are handled before we change anything.
src/routes/upload.ts. It has no rate limit today, and every request goes straight to storage.
// src/routes/upload.ts
app.post('/upload', auth, async (c) => {
const file = await c.req.blob()
await storage.put(key(c), file)
return c.json({ ok: true })
})
What limit do you want?Add rate limiting to the upload endpoint. Use a token bucket per user with 60 requests a minute.
Explain the task the way you would explain it to a colleague. Then tap Make it a prompt, or end with “Kickoff, make it a prompt”. Kickoff sorts what you said into sections and asks about anything you left out.
The stream tests are flaky. I think it's the timeout, the test sleeps instead of waiting on the expectation. Fix them, but don't touch the public API.
## Goal
Fix the flaky tests in the stream test.
## Context
The cause may be the timeout. The test sleeps instead of waiting on the expectation.
## Limits
- Do not touch the public API.
## Done when
- The stream tests pass 10 times in a row.
Nobody said what done means, so Kickoff asked “How will you know it is done?” and the answer “ten runs in a row” became the last section. Every word in the prompt comes from what you said or answered. The result above is an example, and model output varies.
The mic sits on the keyboard, so you dictate straight into the field: an agent chat, a terminal, a note or an email. Pause while you think, then resume. Your words land as a message, cleaned of filler. In a terminal they land as one line, because a new line would send them.
How the microphone worksSelect text and say “Kickoff, make it shorter”. A preview shows the text before and after, and nothing changes until you tap Apply. With the letter keys showing, Proofread, Rewrite, Shorten, TTS and your own actions work the same way.
What each action doesProofread
Shorten
Your first tap on the mic opens the Kickoff app and starts a session. While the session is on, the next dictation starts from the keyboard. A Live Activity shows whether Kickoff is ready, recording or transcribing, and it has a button to end the session.
When a session ends
The Live Activity shows each state:
History keeps your last 200 dictations and AI action results. Tap an entry to copy it. Kickoff does not upload or sync your history, and you can clear it at any time.
What stays on your deviceAdd rate limiting to the upload endpoint. Use a token bucket per user with 60 requests a minute.
can u check the servr logs i think theres a issue
→ Can you check the server logs? I think there's an issue.
Tell the team the build is green and I will merge after lunch.
iOS does not let keyboards use the microphone. So the Kickoff app records the audio, and the keyboard inserts the text. That is why step 2 opens the app once.
Open Kickoff and follow the setup screens. Then go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard, choose Kickoff, tap it, and turn on Allow Full Access.
The Kickoff app starts recording and a session. Tap the name of your app in the top-left corner to go back, and keep talking.
Recording started. Go back to your app and keep talking.
The text lands in the field a few seconds later. While the session is on, the next tap on the mic records from the keyboard, and Kickoff stays in the background.
A good prompt for an agent carries context, limits and steps. On iPad you can say all of it while the conversation stays on screen, and check the text before you send it.
Add rate limiting to the upload endpoint. Use a token bucket per user with 60 requests a minute.
Return 429 with a Retry-After header when a user goes over. Write tests for the limit and for the reset. Do not change the public API.
Steps:
1. Read the upload handler and the auth middleware.
2. Add the token bucket and the 429 response.
3. Add tests for the limit and the reset.
4. Run the full test suite and report the results.
Kickoff works the same way on iPad and iPhone. It needs iPadOS 17 or later.
When the goal or the finish line is missing, Kickoff asks, and you answer by voice.
On iPad the prompt card shows its sections in two columns, so you check it all before you insert it.
Each iPad and iPhone keeps its own history. Kickoff does not sync it.
Kickoff sends data only when you dictate, run an AI action or tap TTS. This table names every service that receives it.
| What you send | When | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Audio of a dictation | When the recording stops: you tap stop, it reaches 5 minutes, or the session ends | Kickoff's server on Cloudflare, then Inworld, which transcribes it with Groq's Whisper model |
| Text for an AI action | When you tap the action | Kickoff's server, then OpenRouter, then xAI, whose Grok model writes the result |
| Text for TTS (read aloud) | When you tap TTS | Kickoff's server, then Inworld, which turns it into speech |
| Install ID, a random identifier | With each request | Kickoff's server only |
| History, settings and your actions | Never | Stays on your device |
Kickoff has no accounts, ads or analytics SDKs. Our server passes your audio and text on and keeps no copy.
iOS does not give keyboards access to the microphone. The Kickoff app records the audio, so your first tap opens it and starts a session. Go back to your app and keep talking. While the session is on, later taps start recording from the keyboard.
No. Dictation, AI actions and TTS all use servers, so they need an internet connection. Typing works offline.
Yes. Kickoff runs on iPad with iPadOS 17 or later. The keyboard, the AI actions and the session work the same way as on iPhone.
No. Kickoff has no sign-up and no account. The app creates a random install ID so that our server can limit how many requests one install sends. Kickoff sends no audio or text until you agree on its privacy screen.
It will be available for iPad and iPhone. Write to us with questions or feedback before launch.