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Out of the box, your assistant works on its own computer, and the closest it gets to yours is watching your screen share and talking you through the steps. Linking your computer changes that: install a small companion app on your Mac, Windows, or Ubuntu machine, link it to your assistant, and it can now see and operate your computer directly — apps, files, and logged-in sessions. Think of it as TeamViewer, but the remote operator is your assistant:
  • “Open the report on my laptop and fix the formatting.”
  • “My VPN app keeps failing — take a look at it.”
  • “Tidy up my Downloads folder.”
  • “Pull the contract from my Documents, update the dates, and email it out.”

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Trust first

This is the most powerful access you can grant an assistant, and the Console says so plainly when you link:
Linking a desktop lets this assistant see and control that machine — its apps, files, and logged-in sessions — during local desktop sessions. Only link a computer you’re comfortable giving full control of.
The feature is built around that sentence. Everything is opt-in and separately revocable, the assistant touches your machine only when you explicitly ask it to, and safety rules govern every action. But the starting point is a machine you trust it with.

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What linking enables

Direct control

Your assistant operates your screen — opening apps, clicking, typing — when you ask it to work on your machine.

Your files

With the optional filesystem toggle, it reads files from your home folder on request and saves edited copies back — originals never overwritten.

Terminal & commands

It can run shell commands on your machine — strictly the ones you ask for.

All three platforms

macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu — one small app, a few minutes of setup.

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The three ways assistants relate to computers

It’s worth keeping the full picture straight:
What it isWho controls it
Their computerThe assistant’s own Ubuntu/Windows desktopThe assistant — and you, during a Meet call
Screen shareYou showing your screen on a Unify Meet callOnly you — the assistant sees and guides, never clicks
Your computer (linked)Your own machine with the companion app installedThe assistant, when you ask — with your consent enforced live
The three compose naturally: if you’re on a call sharing your screen, the assistant follows along there; when there’s no live share, it can work on your linked machine directly — the full interplay is spelled out in How it works. In the assistant’s own words:
Yes — you’ve linked a desktop to me, so I can work directly on it. (When there’s no active screen share I drive the linked machine; if you’d rather keep an eye on things live, just share your screen on a call.)
Ready to set it up? Head to Installing & linking.