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RichHickson··on Show HN: ClaudeStatsBar: your session is 486k deep and nothing told you
Sorry Just see you shared this the other day! Thanks so much!
RichHickson··on Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time
Thanks for the feedback. The new version is being notarised now.
RichHickson··on Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time
Hmmm. What version are you running?
RichHickson··on Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time
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··on Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time
Thanks, Glad you like it!
RichHickson··on Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time
Thanks, appreciate it. Honestly, I am only really on X at the moment.
RichHickson··on Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time
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··on Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time
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··on Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time
Good shout. CodexBar covers a lot more ground. This one is intentionally minimal and Claude focused because that is all I personally needed.
RichHickson··on Users Stuck in YubiKey Re-Enrollment Loop on X (Twitter)
FFS. Me to.
RichHickson··on Show HN: HostFileApp – Edit your Mac's hosts file without using the Terminal
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.

RichHickson··on Okta is closing our account because we're Colombian
JumpCloud is 100% a solid move. Ive been using it for a couple of years and woudnt be wihtout it!