The City
github.com/slaymish/thecity- Category
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- Open Source
- Type
- TOOL
- Use case
- Coding
- Interfaces
- Desktop
- GitHub
- 5 stars
- Latest release
- v0.15.0
- Date
About
The City is a native macOS app that visualizes running Claude Code sessions as a city of robot-staffed office buildings, where each project folder is a building, each team is a floor, and every animation corresponds to a real event from the Claude CLI's event stream. It launches its own Claude Code runs using the user's existing installation and plan, and does not display sessions started separately in a terminal.
At a glance
The City visualizes coding-agent runs as buildings and animated robot offices. It is worth a look if you want to follow agent activity visually and are willing to start sessions from the app.
Good fit
Mac users who enjoy a spatial view of several projects and want visual cues while an agent works.
Consider something else when
Use a session monitor if you need to see runs you already launched in a terminal.
Start here
Open a disposable project and start one read-only task. Compare what the animation shows with the actual agent event log before using the display to judge progress.
Cost and requirements
The project lists macOS 26 or later and an installed, signed-in Claude Code or Codex CLI.
Limits to know
The app starts and visualizes its own runs. Available permissions and features differ by harness, so check the configured mode before giving a run write access.
Sources checked 2026-11-05. Source-based assessment.
Why it made the leaderboard
It turns raw Claude Code CLI event streams into a live visual map of what every project's agents are doing, useful for keeping tabs on multiple concurrent coding-agent runs at a glance.
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