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Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time

github.com
161 points·by RichHickson·6 months ago·49 comments

Show HN: A drag and drop email HTML builder that outputs email safe markup

emailbuilder.cc
2 points·by RichHickson·6 months ago·0 comments

Show HN: CalmTab a clean Firefox start page with container based Workspaces

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2 points·by RichHickson·8 months ago·0 comments

Show HN: HostFileApp – Edit your Mac's hosts file without using the Terminal

hostfileapp.com
1 points·by RichHickson·9 months ago·1 comments

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RichHickson
·6 months ago·discuss
Thanks for the feedback. The new version is being notarised now.
RichHickson
·6 months ago·discuss
Hmmm. What version are you running?
RichHickson
·6 months ago·discuss
I used to use Bartender, which worked really well, until the newest version, which had so many issues. Since then, I've just basically put up with it.
RichHickson
·6 months ago·discuss
Thanks, Glad you like it!
RichHickson
·6 months ago·discuss
Thanks, appreciate it. Honestly, I am only really on X at the moment.
RichHickson
·6 months ago·discuss
That is exactly what I did. Claude scaffolded it from scratch based on behaviour, then I iterated and had Codex review it for safety.
RichHickson
·6 months ago·discuss
The app only reads ONE specific keychain entry:

  Service: "Claude Code-credentials"

  This is the entry created by the official Claude Code CLI when you log in. The app:

  1. Only reads - never writes, modifies, or deletes any keychain data
  2. Only accesses this one service name - cannot read any other passwords, keys, or credentials
  3. Extracts only the OAuth access token - used to call api.anthropic.com/api/oauth/usage
  4. Sends data only to Anthropic's API - no analytics, no third-party servers

  The token never leaves your machine except to Anthropic's own API endpoint. You can verify this yourself - the entire source is ~400 lines of Swift: https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage

  macOS will also prompt you the first time the app tries to access this keychain entry, giving you control to allow or deny.
RichHickson
·6 months ago·discuss
Good shout. CodexBar covers a lot more ground. This one is intentionally minimal and Claude focused because that is all I personally needed.
RichHickson
·8 months ago·discuss
FFS. Me to.
RichHickson
·9 months ago·discuss
Maker here — happy to answer any questions.

The goal with HostFileApp was to make /etc/hosts management easier, safer and less error-prone for devs and sysadmins, without relying on Terminal.