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Add macOS Menu Bar Status Indicator

Installs a macOS menu bar icon that shows whether NanoClaw is running, with Start, Stop and Restart controls.

UtilitiesIntermediate★ 30,520⑂ 12,857AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 16, 2026

What it does

  • Adds a persistent bolt icon to the macOS menu bar: green dot when NanoClaw is running, red dot when stopped.
  • Compiles the bundled Swift source with swiftc into a native dist/statusbar binary and registers a launchd agent at ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.nanoclaw.statusbar.plist so it starts at login.
  • Runs pre-flight checks (macOS only, swiftc present, not already installed) and verifies the install with launchctl list.
  • The menu offers Start / Stop / Restart plus View Logs; uninstall follows REMOVE.md.

Who it's for

  • People running NanoClaw locally who want at-a-glance status.
  • macOS developers who like Docker Desktop-style menu bar service control.
  • Anyone who'd rather not hand-write a launchd plist.

Examples

  • "Add the NanoClaw status icon to my menu bar" → checks platform, compiles, loads the agent, verifies the PID.
  • No Xcode CLT installed → the skill tells you to run xcode-select --install and retry.
  • After code changes → hit Restart in the menu, then View Logs to open logs/statusbar.log.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/HEAD/.claude/skills/add-macos-statusbar/SKILL.md

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Copy the .claude/skills/add-macos-statusbar folder from the GitHub repo nanocoai/nanoclaw into my ~/.claude/skills/add-macos-statusbar/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git && cp -r nanoclaw/.claude/skills/add-macos-statusbar ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Run xcode-select --install in Terminal so swiftc is available.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git.
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills.
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r nanoclaw/.claude/skills/add-macos-statusbar ~/.claude/skills/ (or leave it in place if you work inside the NanoClaw project).
  5. Open Claude Code from the NanoClaw project root.
  6. Invoke /add-macos-statusbar or ask for "a macOS menu bar status indicator".
  7. Once compiling and launchd loading finish, confirm the bolt icon appears in your menu bar.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT