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Agent Beacon for Mac

Tiny status lights for coding agents that show done, waiting, failed, or running tasks, with click-to-jump back to the source app.

By XiaoLuoLYG. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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Agent Beacon at a glance

Version
0.1.0
Released
2 June 2026
Download size
3.0 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Artificial Intelligence
Developer
XiaoLuoLYG
GitHub stars
3

About Agent Beacon

A quiet macOS menu bar status light for local coding agent tasks.

Screenshots

Agent Beacon screenshot 1Agent Beacon screenshot 2

How to install Agent Beacon on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Agent Beacon and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.1.0 from XiaoLuoLYG's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Agent Beacon show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: AgentBeacon-macOS.dmg (3.0 MB).

What is new in Agent Beacon 0.1.0

# Agent Beacon v0.1.0

Agent Beacon is ready for its first private preview.

This release is for people who run several coding agents at once and want one quiet macOS menu bar indicator for what needs attention.

## What's Included

- macOS menu bar app with the four-light status panel.
- Expanded task list with platform icon, task name, and status indicator.
- Local CLI shims for supported Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini CLI commands.
- `AgentBeaconStatus` helper for diagnostics, connection, and manual status updates.
- `agent-beacon-run` helper for wrapping existing commands.
- Codex local session metadata support.
- Cursor local composer header metadata support.
- Optional desktop floating strip.
- Branded macOS app icon.
- Local release package with app, CLI helpers, screenshots, install guide, privacy notes, and license.

## Download

Download:

```text
AgentBeacon-macOS.dmg
AgentBeacon-macOS.zip
```

Open the DMG, drag `Agent Beacon.app` to Applications, open the app, then restart your terminal after connecting installed agents. Use the zip when you also want the CLI helpers, screenshots, docs, and install script in one folder.

## macOS Notice

This preview DMG is unsigned. On first launch, right-click the app, choose `Open`, and confirm the macOS prompt.

## Privacy
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