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Glanceway – A programmable menu bar info aggregator for macOS

Glanceway – A programmable menu bar info aggregator for macOS

by codytseng·Mar 24, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Menu bar aggregator with MCP server to feed local data to AI agents.

Strengths
  • •JS plugin system allows custom API sources beyond standard RSS feeds.
  • •MCP server exposes local feed data to AI agents like Claude.
  • •REST API allows other local scripts to consume aggregated feed data.
Weaknesses
  • •macOS-only restriction limits audience for a web-data aggregation tool.
  • •Another menu bar icon to manage in an already crowded system tray.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

macOS power users, AI agent builders

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Post Description

Glanceway sits in your macOS menu bar and periodically fetches data from sources you configure, then displays them in a compact panel. Think of it as a cron scheduler with a built-in UI.

It supports RSS feeds, and for anything else you can write a simple JS plugin to fetch any API. There's a community plugin directory at https://glanceway.app/sources, and a skill you can add to Claude to have it generate plugins for you (https://github.com/glanceway/glanceway-sources/blob/master/g...).

Your aggregated feeds are exposed via a REST API, so other apps and scripts can consume them. There's also a standalone MCP server if you want to hook it into AI agents like Claude: https://github.com/glanceway/glanceway-mcp

Still actively developed. Most features are free, Pro unlocks unlimited sources.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/6758926117

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