I put a local LLM agent inside a menu-bar Mac monitor (and you can leave it off)

Mac-stats, a free MIT-licensed menu-bar system monitor for Apple Silicon Macs, now includes an optional local AI agent powered by Ollama that is off by default, alongside CPU, SSD, and temperature monitoring, a glass window with themes, process lists, website monitors, and Disk Cleanup. The app, available via Homebrew or GitHub, requires macOS on arm64 and sends no cloud telemetry, distinguishing itself from paid tools like iStat Menus by focusing on essential metrics and local-first operation.

Menu-bar system monitor for Apple Silicon optional local AI agent . Apple Silicon only arm64 . Intel Macs are not supported by the published DMG / Homebrew cask. Free MIT · local-first · no cloud telemetry. Core glanceable metrics in the menu bar; optional Ollama / Discord agent when you want it — off by default. Two products in one binary — pick your path: Just the monitor | Monitor + AI agent | | |---|---|---| | What you get | Menu-bar CPU + SSD and °C when known , glass window, themes, process list, website monitors, Disk Cleanup | Everything left + local Ollama chat, Discord bot, schedules, Agent Ops | | Needs | macOS on Apple Silicon | + | off by default aiAgentEnabled: true or use Settings📋 Changelog /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md · ✨ Features /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/FEATURES.md · 📘 Getting Started /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/GETTING STARTED.md · 🗺 Roadmap /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/ROADMAP.md · 🍺 Homebrew /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/homebrew.md · 🌐 Landing /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/site/index.html · 🔬 How we compare /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/042 how we compare.md Quick start — Just the monitor quick-start--just-the-monitor Quick start — Monitor + AI agent quick-start--monitor--ai-agent Screenshots screenshots vs. Stats / iStat Menus / MenuMeters vs-stats--istat-menus--menumeters Install options install-options Privacy privacy Updates updates Full features full-features Build from source build-from-source brew tap raro42/mac-stats https://github.com/raro42/mac-stats brew install --cask mac-stats or: ./scripts/quickstart.sh from a clone; installs + seeds ~/.mac-stats open -a mac-stats Look at the menu bar → click for the window. No Ollama required. Disk Cleanup, monitors, and themes are all in the glass window. - Install the app above . - Install Ollama and pull a model: curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh ollama pull llama3.2 - Enable AI in Settings Enable local AI agent or: in ~/.mac-stats/config.json { "aiAgentEnabled": true, "menuBarCompact": true } - Open the window → AI Chat Ollama → try: What's my CPU temp? Details: docs/GETTING STARTED.md /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/GETTING STARTED.md . ~49s live window capture https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/raro42/mac-stats@main/docs/screens/mac-stats-features.mp4 — real mac stats --cpu session ScreenCaptureKit, window-only : live gauges, monitors including a red down site , Agent Ops, Ollama chat. Letterboxed to 1080p with light voiceover. repo file /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/screens/mac-stats-features.mp4 Full theme gallery and capture notes: docs/screens/README.md /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/screens/README.md . Repo: github.com/raro42/mac-stats https://github.com/raro42/mac-stats/ Closest peers from a 2026 menu-bar monitor scan how we compare /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/042 how we compare.md : mac-stats | Stats exelban | iStat Menus | MenuMeters | | |---|---|---|---|---| | Menu-bar CPU / RAM / disk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ basic | | Apple Silicon focus | ✅ arm64 only | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Themes / glass UI | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | | Disk Cleanup scopes · soft-delete → Trash | ✅ | — | — | — | | Local LLM agent Ollama | ✅ optional | — | — | — | | Discord bot / schedules | ✅ optional | — | — | — | | Deep sensors / history / weather | lean essentials | strong | deepest | minimal | | Price | Free MIT | Free / donate | Paid | Free | | Cloud telemetry | ❌ none | — | — | — | How to pick: vs Stats — Stats is the classic free OSS monitor; mac-stats keeps that spirit with glass/themes, Disk Cleanup scoped reclaim with soft-delete to Trash by default , and optional local AI / Discord / schedules. vs iStat Menus — iStat Menus is the paid deep-sensor benchmark; mac-stats stays on essentials + Apple Silicon glanceability + lightweight cleanup we are not a full iStat replacement . vs MenuMeters — MenuMeters is minimal bars; mac-stats adds richer metrics, themes, Disk Cleanup, and optional agent workflows without forcing AI on. Leave AI off for a Stats-like monitor only. Local-first: core metrics never need the cloud. | Method | Command / link | |---|---| Homebrew cask | brew tap raro42/mac-stats https://github.com/raro42/mac-stats && brew install --cask mac-stats | Quick Start script | ./scripts/quickstart.sh clone — app + ~/.mac-stats defaults + Ollama check | DMG | | Source Build from source build-from-source Gatekeeper / notarization: Prefer signed+notarized builds docs/NOTARIZATION.md /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/NOTARIZATION.md . Until CI secrets are set, use Right-click → Open . Config templates in repo root: config.minimal.json /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/config.minimal.json monitor-only , AI enabled . /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/config.example.json config.example.json No cloud telemetry — everything stays in ~/.mac-stats/ . Secrets: Keychain and/or .config.env never commit . See docs/CONFIG.md /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/CONFIG.md . In-app banner checks GitHub Releases. Or: brew upgrade --cask mac-stats . - Compact menu bar by default CPU + SSD , plus °C when known ; set menuBarCompact: false for CPU/GPU/RAM/SSD. - Nine themes, process list, website monitors menu bar shows a red Mon ✕ cue when any site is down . - GPU usage ring gauge alongside CPU / frequency / temperature. - ~0.5% idle CPU menu bar only . Built-in reclaim panel no AI required : - Preview reclaimable size; Clean now , or automatic runs on app launch and every 24h while running. Scopes you can turn on/off: mac-stats data, Trash, Downloads, Temp, plus custom paths age in days + recurse . Saved in diskCleanupScopes . Soft-delete by default — cleaned files go to Trash so you can recover them. Uncheck Move cleaned items to Trash or set diskCleanupSoftDelete: false for permanent delete. Emptying the Trash scope is always permanent.- Details: FEATURES.md /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/FEATURES.md disk-cleanup · screenshot above. - Ollama chat, Discord Werner , FETCH URL, Brave, Perplexity, CDP browser, tasks, scheduler, MCP, Agent Ops. - Off until aiAgentEnabled: true . docs/CONFIG.md /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/CONFIG.md · Settings → Reset to monitor defaults . | Command | Description | |---|---| mac stats / open -a mac-stats | Start | mac stats --cpu | Start with window open | mac stats -vv | Verbose debug.log | git clone https://github.com/raro42/mac-stats.git cd mac-stats git checkout v0.1.257 pin when possible ./run Requires Rust + Xcode CLT macOS Tauri . Checksums: ./scripts/print-release-checksums.sh v0.1.257 . Contributor docs: docs/design/ /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/design . Workflow: docs/agent workflow.md /raro42/mac-stats/blob/main/docs/agent workflow.md . Discord https://discord.com/users/687953899566530588 · Discussions https://github.com/raro42/mac-stats/discussions · Issues https://github.com/raro42/mac-stats/issues · Feedback https://github.com/raro42/mac-stats/issues/3