AgentControlTowerLite

Agent Control Tower Lite

A lightweight macOS menu bar app for quickly launching AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI) with a custom prompt in any directory.

Features

• Menu Bar App - Lives in your menu bar, not in the Dock
• Global Hotkey - Press ⌃⇧A (Control+Shift+A) from anywhere to launch
• Screenshot Capture - Press ⌃⇧⌥A to capture the frontmost window and attach it to your task
• Smart Directory Detection - Auto-detects working directory from VS Code, Cursor, Finder, or Terminal
• Spotlight Actions (macOS 14+) - Use Siri or Shortcuts to launch agents
• Per-Directory Preferences - Remembers your preferred agent for each project
• Prompt History - Quick access to recent prompts

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
• One or more AI coding assistants installed:
  • Claude Code - claude CLI
  • Codex CLI - codex CLI
  • Gemini CLI - gemini CLI

Installation

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/agent-tower.git
cd agent-tower/AgentControlTowerLite

# Build and create app bundle
./scripts/create-app-bundle.sh

# Install to Applications
cp -r .build/release/Agent\ Control\ Tower.app /Applications/

From Release

Download the latest `.dmg` from [Releases](https://github.com/BayramAnnakov/AgentControlTowerLite/releases) and drag to Applications.

Usage

Quick Capture Panel

1. Press ⌃⇧A (or click the menu bar icon)
2. Type your task prompt
3. Select an agent (Claude, Codex, or Gemini)
4. Choose a working directory (auto-detected from your current app)
5. Press Enter to launch

Spotlight Actions (macOS 14+)

Open Shortcuts.app and find these actions under "Agent Control Tower":

• Launch Claude Task - Start Claude with