BarKeep 1.0.13

What’s changed

• Fixed authenticated Wi-Fi connections using the Busy Bar’s local HTTP API password and documented X-API-Token header.
• Added clear feedback for rejected passwords versus unreachable devices.
• Fixed the Wi-Fi password field layout and keyboard input behavior.
• Normalized pasted device URLs and corrected the web-interface shortcut.
• Updated the app, CLI, MCP server, and documentation to distinguish local passwords from cloud API tokens.
• Hardened local signing identity selection so macOS permissions remain stable across builds.

Verified with firmware 1.0.2 / API 24.3.0. Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

BarKeep 1.0.12

Adds reliable Busy Bar notifications for Codex and ChatGPT desktop.

• Alerts the bar when Codex finishes a turn and waits for a response.
• Alerts for approval requests.
• Preserves Codex Computer Use notifications.
• Documents MCP, notifier, and lifecycle-hook setup.
• Verified with a real Codex desktop turn on a physical Busy Bar.

BarKeep 1.0.11

Fixes arcade streaming reliability on Busy Bar firmware 1.0.2.

• Keeps games running when keyboard focus changes; use Capture Keyboard to resume controls.
• Preserves in-flight frame uploads so device assets cannot be left as truncated PNGs.
• Uses the verified Busy Bar application namespace consistently.
• Includes regression tests for upload lifecycle and API payloads.

BarKeep 1.0.10

What’s new

• Adds a native Busy Bar arcade with Snake, Tetris, Pong, and Breakout.
• Uses the Busy Bar as the primary 72×16 game display; the Mac preview is optional and off by default.
• Adds keyboard controls, safer focus/session handling, and upload retry protection.
• Includes long-session engine tests and updated setup instructions.

Install or upgrade with:

brew update
brew upgrade --cask barkeep

BarKeep 1.0.9

Fixed

• Requests macOS Local Network access required to communicate with the Busy Bar over USB and Wi-Fi.
• Explicitly triggers the permission prompt on first launch.
• Retries device detection immediately after permission is granted.

The app is signed with Developer ID, notarized by Apple, and stapled for offline Gatekeeper verification.

BarKeep 1.0.8

Full Changelog: v1.0.7...v1.0.8

v1.0.7

Install

Download BarKeep-*.zip, unzip, move BarKeep.app to /Applications.

First launch: the app is not notarized (open-source, no paid
Apple Developer account), so macOS will warn you. Either
right-click → Open → Open, or run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BarKeep.app

Prefer not to trust a downloaded binary? brew install builds it
from source on your machine — see the README.

Full Changelog: v1.0.6...v1.0.7

v1.0.6

Install

Download BarKeep-*.zip, unzip, move BarKeep.app to /Applications.

First launch: the app is not notarized (open-source, no paid
Apple Developer account), so macOS will warn you. Either
right-click → Open → Open, or run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BarKeep.app

Prefer not to trust a downloaded binary? brew install builds it
from source on your machine — see the README.

Full Changelog: v1.0.5...v1.0.6

v1.0.5

Install

Download BarKeep-*.zip, unzip, move BarKeep.app to /Applications.

First launch: the app is not notarized (open-source, no paid
Apple Developer account), so macOS will warn you. Either
right-click → Open → Open, or run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BarKeep.app

Prefer not to trust a downloaded binary? brew install builds it
from source on your machine — see the README.

Full Changelog: v1.0.4...v1.0.5

v1.0.4

Install

Download BarKeep-*.zip, unzip, move BarKeep.app to /Applications.

First launch: the app is not notarized (open-source, no paid
Apple Developer account), so macOS will warn you. Either
right-click → Open → Open, or run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BarKeep.app

Prefer not to trust a downloaded binary? brew install builds it
from source on your machine — see the README.

Full Changelog: v1.0.3...v1.0.4