The Problem
You know that moment when your Mac starts sounding like a jet engine, you
open Activity Monitor, and see this:
Process #77913: npm view npm ver npm view npm version - 51.8% CPU
Process #77909: npm view npm ver npm view npm version - 46.5% CPU
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/... - 45.7% CPU
Cool. Very helpful. 🙄
What does this mean? Is 51.8% bad? Which one do I kill? Why are there
three npm processes?
The Solution
I built DivLens - a conversational system intelligence tool that
translates your system into plain English.
Instead of decoding Activity Monitor, you just ask:
"Why is my computer slow?"
And it responds:
✅ Identifies the specific culprits (those npm processes)
✅ Explains why it's a problem (higher than normal, makes your Mac sluggish)
✅ Suggests actual fixes (close these apps, restart your Mac)
✅ Gives you clickable actions with time estimates
How It Works
DivLens reads your actual system data (CPU, memory, processes, etc.) and
uses AI to translate technical jargon into conversational explanations.
It's like having a senior engineer looking at your system and explaining
what's going on - but instant and always available.
Key Features
- 🗣️ Conversational interface - Just ask in plain English
- 🔒 Privacy-first - Everything runs locally on your machine
- 🖥️ Cross-platform - Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux
- ⚡ Instant answers - 5-10 seconds vs 30 minutes of Googling
- 💰 Free tier - Core features free forever
Why I Built This
As a developer, I spend way too much time helping non-technical friends
debug their computers. "Why is my laptop slow?" "I don't know, Sarah,
let me look..."
But also? I waste time on my own system issues. Checking if packages
are outdated across npm, pip, brew. Figuring out which Docker container
is eating RAM. Decoding ACPI BIOS errors.
Technology should explain itself. You shouldn't need to learn "computer
language" to understand your own machine.
Try It
DivLens is available now (free tier):
I'd love feedback from the dev community. What system questions do you
ask most often?
TL;DR: Built a tool that lets you ask your computer "Why is this slow?"
and get actual answers instead of Activity Monitor hieroglyphics.
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