Before you begin
Vantic IQ requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later. No integrations or prior configuration needed.1
Download and install
Download Vantic IQ from vanticlab.com. Open the
.dmg, drag Vantic IQ to Applications, and launch it.2
Create your account
Sign in with email and password, or request a magic link to your email address.
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Grant Accessibility access
macOS will prompt you to grant Accessibility permission — the only permission Vantic IQ needs. This allows the application to detect which applications are active and when — not what those applications contain. If you miss the prompt, see Accessibility permission.
4
Answer six questions
Name, business name, sector, team size, and (optionally) what eats most of your time and your average team hourly rate. Takes about 30 seconds. These shape how Vantic talks to you — not what it measures.
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Work normally
Vantic IQ is now running in your menu bar. You may see your first Friction Pulse signal within 24 hours. Your first complete Friction Score typically takes 3–5 days once the composite confidence gate is met.
What to expect on day one
When you open the conversational interface for the first time, Vantic greets you by name and presents three tappable questions specific to your sector. You do not need to prompt it or explain your workflows.Vantic is quiet by default. No notifications, no prompts until it has something confident to say. This is by design.
First week (normal use)
- Day 0 — Install, account, Accessibility grant, onboarding questions (above).
- Within 24 hours — You may see Friction Pulse-style signals in chat: single factual signals, not a headline Friction Score yet.
- Typically day 3–5 — First Friction Score once the confidence gate is satisfied (longer if your week was atypical). See How the Friction Score works.
- Any time — Tune exclusions and deletion in the Privacy Hub. Add Context Hints when you want answers framed to your role.
If something blocks you
- Permission or first-run issues → Accessibility permission and Troubleshooting
- Understanding output → Reading your Diagnostic and Using the chat
- Data location and retention → Data & retention
Friction Score
How the score is calculated and what the four bands mean.
Privacy & data
Exactly what Vantic detects, what it stores, and what you control.