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Workspace -\u003e Tab -\u003e terminal, agent\nruntime with badges/notifications, layout persistence, assisted resume, triage dashboard, twelve\nthemes. Engine v1 is SwiftTerm behind the `TerminalEngine` abstraction (libghostty a future\nbackend). Decisions, benchmarks and research logs live in `docs/research/` (`CYCLES.md`).\n\n## Installation\n\n```sh\nbrew install --cask essedev/relay/relay\n```\n\nUpdates: `brew update \u0026\u0026 brew upgrade --cask relay`. Alternatively, download the `.dmg` from the\nlatest [release](https://github.com/essedev/relay/releases/latest) and drag Relay into\nApplications.\n\nThe app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID, so macOS blocks it on first launch. Open **System\nSettings \u003e Privacy \u0026 Security** and click **Open Anyway** (once per version).\n\n## Development\n\nRequirements: Xcode/Swift 6, macOS 14+. For linting: `brew install swiftlint swiftformat`.\n\n```bash\nmake build     # build\nmake run       # launch the app (Relay window, no notifications)\nmake test      # test\nmake check     # full quality gate (lint + build + test)\nmake run-app   # launch from the .app bundle (notifications enabled)\nmake install-app  # install Relay.app into /Applications\nmake dmg       # build .build/Relay-\u003cversion\u003e.dmg (installer, not Developer ID signed)\nmake release   # publish the current release (VERSION): dmg -\u003e GitHub Release -\u003e brew tap\nmake help      # all targets\n```\n\nmacOS notifications require a bundle id, so they only run from the packaged app\n(`make run-app`/`install-app`), not from `make run`.\n\n**Distribution**: the version lives in `./VERSION` (semver). To release: bump `VERSION`,\n`make check`, commit, then `make release` (routine documented in `CLAUDE.md`). The installer is not\nDeveloper ID signed or notarized, so first launch requires \"Open Anyway\"; Developer ID signing +\nnotarization is not set up yet.\n\n## Shortcuts\n\n- `Cmd+N` new workspace (no folder, starts from home).\n- `Cmd+O` open a folder as a workspace.\n- `Cmd+T` new tab, `Cmd+W` close tab, `Cmd+Shift+W` close workspace.\n- `Cmd+1..9` select workspace, `Option+1..9` select tab (the two axes, fixed).\n- `Ctrl+Tab` / `Ctrl+Shift+Tab` cycle tabs, `Cmd+Option+Down` / `Cmd+Option+Up` cycle workspaces.\n- `Cmd+J` / `Cmd+Shift+J` jump to the next/previous tab that needs attention.\n- `Cmd+D` open the triage dashboard of agent sessions.\n- `Cmd+F` search in the terminal, `Cmd+G` / `Cmd+Shift+G` next/previous match,\n  `Cmd+K` clear the terminal.\n- `Cmd +/-` terminal zoom, `Cmd+0` reset size.\n- `Cmd+B` show/hide the sidebar, `Cmd+,` settings.\n\nShortcuts (except select-by-number and system commands) are **remappable** from\nSettings \u003e Shortcuts: click a combination, press the new one (conflicts are flagged, reset\navailable). The window moves by dragging the title strip at the top (not the body/terminal);\ndouble-clicking the strip zooms, like a native title bar.\n\n## Appearance\n\nCurated terminal theme (ANSI palette, so Claude Code/`git`/`ls` render in palette) with matching\nchrome. Twelve themes in six dark/light pairs (Relay, Solarized, Gruvbox, Tokyo Night, Catppuccin,\nGitHub), font family choice (installed monospace fonts), font size and cursor blink, all adjustable\nfrom the settings panel (`Cmd+,`, master-detail with search) and persisted. The theme model lives\nin `Core` (`RelayTheme`), the single source for terminal and chrome.\n\nThe title bar shows the active tab's context: the title set by the program (Claude Code sends the\nchat name, zsh `user@host:path`), otherwise the current cwd (OSC 7) abbreviated with `~`, otherwise\nthe workspace folder.\n\n## Agent state (Claude Code hooks)\n\nRelay shows each agent's state as a badge on the tab and, aggregated, on the workspace in the\nsidebar (`running`, `needs_input`, done). State comes from Claude Code hooks, not from parsing\noutput.\n\n```bash\nrelay-cli hooks setup       # install the hooks into ~/.claude/settings.json (coexist with Otty)\nrelay-cli hooks status      # check\nrelay-cli hooks uninstall   # remove only Relay's hooks\n```\n\nThen open Relay, start `claude` in a tab and the badges update. `needs_input` stays until you\nrespond. Protocol/binding details in `docs/STATE_SCHEMA.md`.\n\nWith the app launched from the bundle (`make run-app`) you also get macOS notifications when an\nagent asks for input or finishes while you are not looking at the tab (settings and sound in\n`Cmd+,`; first launch asks for permission). From `make run` (no bundle) notifications are disabled.\n\nTo try the badges without a real Claude session, inside a Relay tab:\n\n```bash\nrelay-cli simulate            # fake chat (\"coding\" scenario), real events on the socket\nrelay-cli simulate permission # needs_input that stays pending\nrelay-cli simulate burst --loops 3 --fast\n```\n\nTo see the app full of activity: `relay --demo 5x4` opens 5 workspaces of 4 tabs with concurrent\nsimulated sessions (always over the real socket).\n\n## Documentation\n\nThe internal docs are in Italian (English-facing surface is this README).\n\n- `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` - product thesis, modules, budget, engine, anti-patterns.\n- `docs/ROADMAP.md` - what is done and what is missing (baseline complete; next step TBD).\n- `docs/CONVENTIONS.md` - code, test and process rules.\n- `docs/STATE_SCHEMA.md` - persistence schema and agent event protocol.\n- `CLAUDE.md` - operational guide for the agent.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fessedev%2Frelay","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fessedev%2Frelay","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fessedev%2Frelay/lists"}