AgentMicro

What is AgentMicro?

AgentMicro is a free, open-source macOS menu bar app for people who run several OpenAI Codex tasks at once. It reads local session data from Codex Desktop and the Codex CLI, then shows each task's live state, project, and turn time. You can check progress without switching windows, and nothing leaves your machine.

Top Features:

• Status colors: see thinking, unread, input needed, error, and idle states instantly.
• One-click return: open the matching Codex Desktop conversation from the menu bar.
• Task queue: working tasks show first with project name and turn duration.

Use Cases:

• Parallel sessions: keep an eye on several Codex tasks while coding elsewhere.
• Stalled work: notice right away when a task waits for your input.
• Error triage: spot failed runs fast and jump in to fix them.

Who Can Use AgentMicro?

• Developers: engineers who hand several coding jobs to Codex each day.
• Tech leads: people tracking many agent runs across several projects at once.
• Indie hackers: solo builders who want a light status view with no setup.

Pricing

• Open source (free): the full app under the MIT license with every feature included.
• Homebrew (free): install with one cask command and get signed updates through Sparkle.
• From source (free): compile it yourself with Xcode and Swift 6.2 or later.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Privacy first: reads local metadata only and never uploads prompts or code.
• No account: base mode works right away without sign-up or extra permissions.
• Many languages: the interface comes in 23 languages for teams around the world.

Cons:

• Mac only: it needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, so Windows users miss out.
• Codex only: it tracks OpenAI Codex tasks and does not follow other agents.
• Read-only: you still answer prompts and approve actions inside Codex itself.

FAQs:

1) Is it free?

Yes, the app is free and open source under the MIT license.

2) Does it upload my code?

No, it only reads local session metadata and never sends prompts or code.

3) Which Codex apps work with it?

It works with Codex Desktop and the Codex CLI on macOS 14 or later.

4) Does it need Accessibility permission?

Not by default, and optional enhanced detection asks only after you enable it.

5) Can it approve actions for me?

No, it never clicks, types, or approves anything inside Codex.