Perch 0.3.0 · Your dashboard in the menu bar

Perch now connects the website and menu bar companion without requiring monitoring setup on the viewing Mac.

• Choose Keep in menu bar on your signed-in dashboard, review its address in Perch, and Save and open. The bird’s View my machines opens that dashboard in your default browser.
• Viewing and Monitor this Mac are separate paths. Saving a dashboard needs no machine token and never starts collection. Existing monitoring settings stay intact.
• Google sign-in remains in the browser. Handoff links carry only an HTTPS origin, with no cookies, tokens, or snapshots. Unsafe URL forms and unexpected link parameters are rejected.

Validation: 36 Node tests, 17 browser/accessibility checks, and 12 Swift tests pass. GitHub macOS CI built the universal DMG and checked the heartbeat wire format. A live signed-in website → installed app → browser round trip was verified with local monitoring left unconfigured.

Developer preview: macOS 13+, Apple silicon and Intel. Ad-hoc signed, not Developer ID signed or notarized by Apple; macOS may block this download. Do not disable Gatekeeper. Native heartbeat cloud integration and login-item relaunch remain unverified; the existing Node agent integration was verified separately.

The DMG includes Perch.app, an Applications shortcut, and updated installation notes. Use the accompanying SHA-256 file to check the download.