# Computer history starts on by itself on the Mac > The Mac app turns Computer history on at first launch without a pop-up. Turning it off in Settings is respected. canonical: https://agentsky.dev/help/mac-computer-history source: https://agentsky.dev/help/mac-computer-history.md updated: 2026-11-06 --- **The Mac app turns Computer history on at first launch without asking. No dialog opens at first launch, or when the disclosure text changes.** - **On by default.** First launch enables it silently and records a consent receipt that reads "On by default at first launch". Receipts written earlier read the same way. - **A change to the disclosure** is recorded without asking you. - **Your choice stays.** If you turned Computer history off in Settings, the app never turns it back on. - **Not in the chat menu.** A chat's menu on this Mac no longer has a Computer History checkbox. The agent asks for access, and Settings withdraws it. Where: Mac app › Settings. Related: [Mac app permissions](https://agentsky.dev/help/mac-permissions), [Let an agent use Mail, Notes, Calendar, Reminders and Contacts on your Mac](https://agentsky.dev/help/mac-app-access). --- ## For AI agents - Search every AgentSky help article without a key: `GET https://agentsky.dev/api/context/search?scope=docs/&q=`, or the help MCP server at https://api.agentsky.dev/v1/help/mcp (tools `help_search` and `help_get`). - Get access and make a first call: https://agentsky.dev/start.md - What changed recently: https://agentsky.dev/changelog.json