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openclaw/apps/macos
Alexander Falk e18099b8c3 fix(macos): prevent duplicate menu bar icons
Fix macOS menu bar status-item storms during rapid gateway connection churn by removing stale SwiftUI-vended status items before adopting replacements and debouncing transient control-channel states.

Surface: macOS menu bar app, `MenuBarExtra` status item ownership, `ControlChannel` UI-observed connection state.

Proof:
- `git diff --check origin/main...pr/82739`
- `swift test --package-path apps/macos --filter ControlChannelStateDebouncerTests`
- PR CI: preflight, security-fast, macos-node, macos-swift, dependency-guard, changed-path scan, real behavior proof, Socket checks

Co-authored-by: Alexander Falk <al@falk.us>
2026-05-31 16:18:37 +01:00
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2026-05-03 13:20:26 +01:00

OpenClaw macOS app (dev + signing)

Quick dev run

# from repo root
scripts/restart-mac.sh

Options:

scripts/restart-mac.sh --no-sign   # fastest dev; ad-hoc signing (TCC permissions do not stick)
scripts/restart-mac.sh --sign      # force code signing (requires cert)

Packaging flow

scripts/package-mac-app.sh

Creates dist/OpenClaw.app and signs it via scripts/codesign-mac-app.sh.

Signing behavior

Auto-selects identity (first match):

  1. Developer ID Application
  2. Apple Distribution
  3. Apple Development
  4. first available identity

If none found:

  • errors by default
  • set ALLOW_ADHOC_SIGNING=1 or SIGN_IDENTITY="-" to ad-hoc sign

Team ID audit (Sparkle mismatch guard)

After signing, we read the app bundle Team ID and compare every Mach-O inside the app. If any embedded binary has a different Team ID, signing fails.

Skip the audit:

SKIP_TEAM_ID_CHECK=1 scripts/package-mac-app.sh

Library validation workaround (dev only)

If Sparkle Team ID mismatch blocks loading (common with Apple Development certs), opt in:

DISABLE_LIBRARY_VALIDATION=1 scripts/package-mac-app.sh

This adds com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation to app entitlements. Use for local dev only; keep off for release builds.

Useful env flags

  • SIGN_IDENTITY="Apple Development: Your Name (TEAMID)"
  • ALLOW_ADHOC_SIGNING=1 (ad-hoc, TCC permissions do not persist)
  • CODESIGN_TIMESTAMP=off (offline debug)
  • DISABLE_LIBRARY_VALIDATION=1 (dev-only Sparkle workaround)
  • SKIP_TEAM_ID_CHECK=1 (bypass audit)