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Show HN: Helipad – a floating macOS panel showing which agent PRs need you

Helipad, a new floating macOS panel, tracks all open pull requests created by Claude Code agents across multiple repositories, displaying CI status, review decisions, and merge-conflict warnings in a persistent, always-on-top window. The tool, built in Swift with no dependencies, connects to GitHub through the authenticated `gh` CLI and allows users to jump directly back into the Claude Code session that generated each PR. Helipad aims to solve the bottleneck of developers needing to monitor and respond to agent-created pull requests throughout the day.

read2 min publishedJun 11, 2026

A floating macOS panel with every open PR Claude Code created for you — CI state, review state, and a one-click jump back into the Claude session that wrote it.

When Claude Code agents are opening pull requests for you all day — across many repos, from many sessions — the bottleneck becomes you: noticing which PRs are green, which need another round, and which agent session to jump back into. Helipad keeps that list hovering on top of everything, always current.

Every PR shows CI state, review decision, and merge-conflict warnings — sorted by most recently updated, refreshed every 5 minutes, with more as you scroll.

Status filters default to PRs awaiting your action — approved and ready to merge, or sent back with changes requested. Toggle in any status you want to watch.

Searches GitHub for open PRs you authored containing the "Generated with Claude Code" attribution — no configuration, works across all your repos.

The Session button opens the Claude Code session behind a PR — attaching live with claude attach

if the agent is still running, or resuming it if finished, using Claude Code's own job-to-PR links.

A non-activating floating panel: always on top, visible on every Space, draggable anywhere, with a menu-bar toggle and no dock icon.

Archive PRs you're done with into a separate tab, open the local repo folder in Finder, or open the PR in your browser — right from each row.

Pure Swift (AppKit + SwiftUI), zero dependencies, talks to GitHub through your existing authenticated gh

CLI.

⬇ Download Helipad.dmg (latest)

Open the DMG and drag Helipad into Applications. Signed and notarized — no Gatekeeper warnings. Requires macOS 13+ and an authenticated gh CLI. Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/ronreiter/helipad.git
cd helipad
swift build -c release
.build/release/Helipad &

To start at login, copy .build/release/Helipad

somewhere stable and add it as a Login Item in System Settings → General → Login Items.

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