Apps

Glideslope

A tiny native macOS menu bar gauge that turns Codex and Claude Code usage windows into an on-track, high, or low signal.

Type
Native menu bar app
Access
Open source
Version
0.3.0 local source build
Distribution
Unsigned macOS ZIP + source

Runnable State

download

Unsigned macOS download

Glideslope currently ships as an unsigned macOS app ZIP, with source available for local rebuilds.

Open surface

What Glideslope Does

Glideslope is a tiny open-source menu bar app that tracks Codex and Claude Code usage pressure side by side.

The icon is a dark circular gauge with bold line hands: a long line from the hub for each provider's weekly window and a short line at the rim for the ~5-hour window, color-coded (Codex teal, Claude coral). A bright-red redline marks the hot end, so the most-constrained window reads at a glance.

Each provider is polled independently and a transient outage keeps the last-good reading rather than blanking the hands. The current release is an unsigned macOS ZIP; a signed and notarized download can come later when O+K has Apple Developer ID distribution set up.

Quick Actions

Install

Download the unsigned macOS app ZIP, or rebuild from source if you prefer the local script path.

Clone and run

One click to copy. No GitHub tab-hopping required.

Install command
git clone https://github.com/owl-and-kestrel/glideslope.git && cd glideslope && ./script/build_and_run.sh

Manuals and Updates