oo-menubar

macOS menu bar app for ConnectOnion — chat with co ai from your menu bar.

No Python or CLI setup required. The co binary is bundled inside the app.

Install

Download OOMenuBar.app from Releases, drag to /Applications, open it.

That's it.

Usage

Action	What happens
Left-click ⚡	Opens chat popover
Start	Launches co ai
Type + Enter	Sends message
Stop	Terminates the session
Right-click ⚡	Check for updates / Quit

The icon dims when stopped, brightens when running.

Build from Source

Requires macOS 12+, Swift 5.9+, Python 3.

cd platform/oo-menubar

# Build distributable .app (bundles co binary via PyInstaller)
./build-app.sh
cp -r OOMenuBar.app /Applications/

# Debug build (requires co CLI on PATH)
swift build
.build/debug/OOMenuBar

How it works

• The co CLI binary is compiled with PyInstaller and embedded in OOMenuBar.app/Contents/Resources/co
• When launched from Finder, the app reads your login shell environment so API keys (OPENAI_API_KEY etc.) are available
• Updates are delivered as new app releases on GitHub — right-click the icon to check