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A status menu, window, and/or dock icon that keeps you up to date with your Claude code sessions

7 starsSwift

Claude Status Light

by Zypho·Jul 9, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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Hook-based status tracking that jumps to iTerm2 tabs by tty.

Strengths
  • Claude Code lifecycle hooks externalize session state to JSON files
  • Terminal detection matches iTerm2 tabs by tty for precise focusing
  • Three display surfaces: menu bar, floating window, and dock icon
Weaknesses
  • macOS-only with no Linux or Windows support planned
  • Ghostty terminal support limited to app-level focusing only
Target Audience

macOS developers using Claude Code

Similar To

iTerm2 · Hyper

Post Description

A tiny macOS stoplight that shows what Claude Code is doing at a glance. Statusbar, Dock, and "on top" displays.

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