Show HN: Vitals – A Mac activity monitor that thinks in apps, not processes

Category: devtools

Tags: macos, activity-monitor, menu-bar, ai-agents, system-monitoring

Score: 6.7/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

Vitals is a macOS activity monitor that aggregates resource usage by application rather than by process, providing a cleaner view of memory, CPU, energy, disk, and network. It adds long-term history, misbehavior alerts, menu bar integration, AI coding agent monitoring, and an MCP interface for Claude, Codex, and Cursor. The project is notable for its app-centric approach and integration with modern AI development workflows.

Target audience: macOS developers, power users, and AI-assisted developers

Repository: https://vitalsmac.com/

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