Installation is divided into three stages: 1) basic preparation, run the official script to install Homebrew and configure environment variables through the terminal; 2) core installation, execute the brew tap pond-ai/pond and brew install -cask pond commands in turn; 3) verify the startup, double-click the Pond .app in the application directory, the first time you run it, you need to authorize it in the system privacy settings.
Necessary follow-up settings include 1) messaging platform authorization to enable access to iMessage/WhatsApp and other services one by one within the app; 2) AI preference configuration to set the reply tone (formal/relaxed) and frequently used tags; and 3) security authentication, it is recommended to set the app launch password immediately. If there are installation problems, you can run brew doctor to diagnose the environment.
This answer comes from the articlePond: macOS tool for efficiently managing WhatsApp messages with AI-generated repliesThe
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