Add a macOS menu bar status indicator for NanoClaw. Shows a bolt icon with a green/red dot indicating whether NanoClaw is running, with Start, Stop, and Restart controls. macOS only.
Installs just this skill. Get the whole plugin for auto-invocation.
⚡ How it fires
How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
Slash command/add-macos-statusbar
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Add a macOS menu bar status indicator for NanoClaw. Shows a bolt icon with a green/red dot indicating whether NanoClaw is running, with Start, Stop, and Restart controls. macOS only.
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---name: add-macos-statusbar
description: Add a macOS menu bar status indicator for NanoClaw. Shows a bolt icon with a green/red dot indicating whether NanoClaw is running, with Start, Stop, and Restart controls. macOS only.
---# Add macOS Menu Bar Status Indicator
Adds a persistent menu bar icon that shows NanoClaw's running status and lets the user
start, stop, or restart the service — similar to how Docker Desktop appears in the menu bar.
**macOS only.** Requires Xcode Command Line Tools (`swiftc`).
## Phase 1: Pre-flight
### Check platform
If not on macOS, stop and tell the user:
> This skill is macOS only. The menu bar status indicator uses AppKit and requires `swiftc` (Xcode Command Line Tools).
### Check for swiftc
```bash
which swiftc
```
If not found, tell the user:
> Xcode Command Line Tools are required. Install them by running:
>
> ```bash
> xcode-select --install
> ```
>
> Then re-run `/add-macos-statusbar`.
### Check if already installed
```bash
launchctl list | grep com.nanoclaw.statusbar
