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macOS Menu Bar Status Indicator

Adds a menu bar icon showing whether NanoClaw runs, with Start, Stop and Restart controls (macOS only).

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Repository
nanocoai/nanoclaw
Stars
31,072
Licence
MIT
Files
2 files

What it does

This skill teaches an AI coding agent to set up a small native macOS menu bar icon for NanoClaw, a project you run on your own computer. The icon shows a green dot when NanoClaw is running and a red dot when it is stopped, and lets you start, stop or restart it from the menu. The agent compiles a Swift program on your Mac, registers it to launch at login with macOS's launchd system, and checks that it is running.

Great for

  • Developers who run NanoClaw locally on a Mac and want quick visual status and controls
  • Users who often restart NanoClaw after code changes and want a one-click Restart

Skip it if

  • Windows or Linux users, because the skill is macOS only and needs Apple's swiftc compiler (Xcode Command Line Tools)
  • People who do not want a background program auto-starting at login, since the launchd agent is set to run at load and keep alive

Try asking

  • “Add a macOS menu bar status indicator for NanoClaw”
  • “Set up the NanoClaw status bar so I can start and restart it from the menu bar”
  • “Check whether the NanoClaw menu bar app is already installed”
Step-by-step guide: how to use macOS Menu Bar Status IndicatorInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    add-macos-statusbar.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip add-macos-statusbar.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip add-macos-statusbar.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Run the skill from the NanoClaw project root so the absolute project path in the launchd plist is correct.
  • Review the generated plist and the Swift source in add/src before loading it, since it will run automatically at login.
  • To remove it cleanly, follow the REMOVE.md instructions rather than deleting files by hand.

What's inside

  • REMOVE.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from nanocoai/nanoclaw under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.