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Show HN: The City, a native Mac app that shows Claude Code as a city of robots
The City is a macOS app that turns Claude Code runs into an interactive city where each project folder is a building and each floor is a team of subagents. It launches its own Claude Code sessions, requires macOS 26, Claude Code 2.1.163 or later, and Apple Intelligence for job routing. The app is not notarized, so users must manually approve it after downloading from GitHub Releases.
- for who
- Developers using Claude Code on macOS who want a visual, interactive way to monitor and manage their runs.
- why now
- New Mac app visualizes Claude Code as a city, needs latest macOS and Claude Code.
- what changes
- They can see each project as a building, watch live events, and interact with questions and approvals through a GUI, instead of only a terminal.
- to do
- Download the latest .dmg or .zip from Releases, drag TheCity.app into Applications, and click Open Anyway in System Settings to bypass the notarization warning.
key points
- Requires macOS 26 and Claude Code 2.1.163 or later; Apple Intelligence for routing
- Each project folder is a building, floors are teams with subagents and job history
- Uses stream-JSON mode, shows usage limits, and queues jobs across parallel floors
#macos#claude code#visualization#open source#agent workflow
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