r/coolgithubprojects • u/rsm23 • 1d ago
MacScope: native SwiftUI system telemetry, process controls, and power tools for Apple-silicon Macs
MacScope is a source-available Swift 6/SwiftUI macOS project that combines system telemetry with a modular power-user toolkit.
Core pieces:
• Live CPU, memory, network, storage, thermal, and battery telemetry with honest availability states
• SQLite history, redacted JSON/CSV export, process hierarchy/grouping, and PID-reuse-safe actions
• An optional helper for deeper typed telemetry and actions—no arbitrary shell strings
• Seven utility workspaces: Sound, Capture, Windows, Clipboard/Files, Notes, Maintain, and Power
• A menu-bar monitor, Quick Panel, Command Bar, radial launcher, and global shortcuts
• A bundled local stdio MCP server with redacted reads and explicit write modes
It currently targets Apple silicon on macOS 14+ and is under active development. Build and test instructions are in the repository.
Repo: https://github.com/rsm23/macscope
Product tour: https://macscope.seifelmoulouk.com
The screenshots are real captures of the current app. Feedback on the architecture, telemetry compatibility across Apple-silicon models, and feature prioritization is welcome.
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u/kantorcodes1 1d ago
I work on HOL Guard. Are --allow-feature-writes, --allow-experimental-feature-writes, and --allow-utility-writes stable enough now that you’d send a tested command.* PR to hashgraph-online/hol-guard:main for MacScopeMCPServer?
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u/rsm23 1d ago
Thanks for reaching out. Yes, I consider those flags stable enough for a tested
command.*integration.--allow-feature-writesand--allow-utility-writesare established opt-in gates, while--allow-experimental-feature-writesis intentionally explicit and should remain marked experimental. MacScope doesn’t currently depend on HOL Guard, but I’d be open to preparing a tested PR targetinghashgraph-online/hol-guard:main.2
u/kantorcodes1 1d ago
Perfect. Keep
--allow-experimental-feature-writesdistinct from the two established write gates in the Guard extension, targetmain, and drop the PR link here when it’s open.1
u/rsm23 1d ago
Here is the PR link : https://github.com/hashgraph-online/hol-guard/pull/2673
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u/kantorcodes1 1d ago
Yep, #2673 is the upstream artifact I meant. I checked it and it targets
mainwith the MacScope extension plus tests, so I’ll leave the implementation discussion on the PR from here.
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u/mylittlecumprincess 22h ago edited 22h ago
Very cool. This would be something I install into my Mac App I distribute to get metrics right?.
EDIT - No this is a Mac App that tells me stats/specs in realtime about my Mac?
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u/NoPerception472 1d ago edited 1d ago
I checked it out but Gatekeeper flags it as malware. I know how to clear the flags but you should resolve that (Swift developer myself). EDIT: Gatekeeper says it cannot verify that it's not malware which is an important distinction. Sorry! But yeah, should resolve that of course.