HELP ME — full setup guide

Download, install, activate with FAM786, and connect AI from home or anywhere.

⬇ HELP ME for Mac (.dmg) ⬇ Windows agent (.zip)

How HELP ME finds your AI

You do not need to type server addresses. HELP ME and the Windows agent auto-detect whether you are at home or on the internet.

🏠 At home

On the same Wi‑Fi as your AI server, HELP ME connects to your local Ollama automatically — fastest path, no setup.

🌍 Away from home

HELP ME switches to the public AI API at ticktock.space:8443. Create an API key there (Settings → Account → API Keys) and paste it in HELP ME Settings if prompted.

📦 License & downloads

Always uses https://ai.ticktock.space — works from anywhere. Test code FAM786.

1 — Install HELP ME (macOS 14+)

Download HELP-ME.dmg
  1. Open HELP-ME.dmg from Downloads.
  2. Drag HELP ME.app into Applications.
  3. In Finder → Applications, right-click HELP ME.app → Open → Open (required once — Apple Gatekeeper).
  4. Or: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

Terminal — remove quarantine:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/HELP ME.app"

2 — Activate with test code FAM786

FAM786
  1. Open HELP ME — the license screen appears on first launch.
  2. Tap Activate with test code.
  3. Enter FAM786 (case-insensitive).
  4. HELP ME stores your license and verifies at https://ai.ticktock.space.

Pro subscription ($100/mo) uses email + password on the same screen after signup.

3 — First-run setup in HELP ME

AI server

Leave Smart route ON in Settings → Models. HELP ME tries home AI first, then public API automatically.

Public API key (travel only)

If you are away from home, add your Open WebUI key from ticktock.space:8443 → Settings → Account → API Keys.

Open a project

File → Open Folder, or ask HELP ME to scaffold a new app. Max mode runs tools automatically.

Continue locally

If the license server is unreachable, tap Continue locally — tools still run on your Mac.

4 — Cursor: Models & API Keys (ticktock OpenAI-compatible API)

Use this when you are away from home. At home, HELP ME and Cursor can use local Ollama automatically — you only need these settings for remote access via Open WebUI.

Step A — Get an API key from Open WebUI

  1. Open ticktock.space:8443 in your browser.
  2. Sign in (or create an account).
  3. Go to Settings → Account → API Keys.
  4. Create a key and copy it — you will paste it into Cursor in Step C.

Step B — Open Cursor settings

  1. Open Cursor.
  2. Mac: Cursor → Settings… or press ⌘,. Windows/Linux: File → Preferences → Settings or Ctrl+,.
  3. In the left sidebar, open Models (sometimes labeled Models / API Keys).

Step C — Fill OpenAI fields (mirror Cursor UI)

Match each row below to the field name shown in Cursor’s Models panel.

Cursor fieldWhat to enter
Override OpenAI Base URL (toggle) Turn ON ✓
OpenAI Base URL (or “Base URL” under OpenAI) https://ticktock.space:8443/api/v1
OpenAI API Key Paste the key from Open WebUI (Step A). Not your Cursor subscription key.
Add model / custom model name qwen2.5-coder:7b (or any model installed on the server — names must match exactly)

Copy-paste base URL:

https://ticktock.space:8443/api/v1

Example model:

qwen2.5-coder:7b

Step D — Leave these blank (unless you have your own keys)

Cursor Pro/Business subscription billing is separate from ticktock’s Open WebUI key — the OpenAI override sends chat requests to your ticktock server instead of OpenAI.

Step E — Test in Cursor

  1. Open a project folder in Cursor.
  2. In the chat model picker, choose qwen2.5-coder:7b (or the model you added).
  3. Send a short prompt (e.g. “Say hello in one line”).
  4. If you see an auth error, re-check the API key and that the base URL ends with /api/v1 (no trailing slash after v1).

5 — Windows agent

Download HELP-ME-Windows.zip
  1. Unzip the folder.
  2. PowerShell: .\install.ps1
  3. Activate: .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
  4. Run: python agent.py --image screenshot.png "fix this"
  5. License test: python agent.py --test-license FAM786

Auto-detects home vs public AI — same as Mac HELP ME. Set HELP_ME_API_KEY only when using public AI away from home.

6 — Troubleshooting

“App can’t be opened” (Mac)

Right-click → Open once, or run the xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine command above.

License server unreachable

Check /health at https://ai.ticktock.space. Or tap Continue locally in HELP ME.

AI not responding

At home: confirm your home server is running. Away: confirm API key at ticktock.space:8443.

Invalid test code

Use exactly FAM786. No spaces. Case does not matter.

Download 404

Contact support if DMG or Windows zip is missing from this site.

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