🧠the-brain

Menu Bar App

macOS menu bar app for the-brain

The the-brain menu bar app provides quick access to your brain's state and actions.

Installation

Automatically installed on macOS by install.sh:

curl -fsSL https://the-brain.dev/install.sh | bash

Features

  • Status indicator: Green dot = daemon running, gray = stopped
  • Memory counts: Instant / Selection / Deep layers
  • Quick actions: Consolidate, Train, Wiki Generate
  • Drag & drop: Drop files onto the menu bar icon to ingest them
  • Remote mode: Reads THE_BRAIN_REMOTE_URL and THE_BRAIN_AUTH_TOKEN from environment

LaunchAgent

The menu bar app starts automatically on login via ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.thebrain.menubar.plist.

The daemon also auto-starts via ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.thebrain.daemon.plist.

the-brain daemon enable   # Enable auto-launch
the-brain daemon disable  # Disable auto-launch

Building from Source

cd apps/menu-bar
swift build
open .

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