feat(gui): dynamic Dock/menu-bar policy + start-minimized autostart

crates/openlogi-gui/src/main.rs

@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let (tray_tx, mut tray_rx) =
         tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<platform::tray::TrayEvent>();
 
+    // macOS autostart passes `--minimized` (see launch_agent.rs) to come up in
+    // the tray with no window. No tray elsewhere, so the window always opens.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    let start_minimized = std::env::args().any(|a| a == "--minimized");
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+    let start_minimized = false;
+
     // `with_assets` registers the embedded app logo ([`app_assets`]) plus the
     // lucide SVGs that back `gpui_component::IconName`; without it `img()` /
     // `Icon` would fail to load.
@@ -153,6 +160,17 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
         platform::tray::install(tray_tx);
 
+        // Keep the activation policy in step with window presence: when the last
+        // window closes, drop back to the tray (accessory, no Dock/menu bar);
+        // `open_main_window` restores Regular whenever a window opens.
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        cx.on_window_closed(|cx, _| {
+            if cx.windows().is_empty() {
+                platform::tray::hide_from_dock();
+            }
+        })
+        .detach();
+
         cx.spawn(async move |cx| {
             // Install the hook-shared AppState up front, then open the window at
             // launch; closing it leaves the app live in the menu bar.
@@ -168,7 +186,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                         dpi_cycle,
                     ));
                 }
-                open_main_window(&inventories, cx);
+                if !start_minimized {
+                    open_main_window(&inventories, cx);
+                }
+                #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+                if start_minimized {
+                    // Autostart: live in the menu-bar tray with no window.
+                    platform::tray::hide_from_dock();
+                }
                 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
                 platform::tray::set_device_status(&tray_status(cx));
             });
@@ -303,6 +328,8 @@ fn open_main_window(inventories: &[DeviceInventory], cx: &mut gpui::App) {
             .is_ok()
         {
             cx.activate(true);
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            platform::tray::show_in_dock();
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -326,6 +353,8 @@ fn open_main_window(inventories: &[DeviceInventory], cx: &mut gpui::App) {
             let _ = handle.update(cx, |_, window, _| window.activate_window());
             cx.default_global::<windows::WindowRegistry>().main = Some(handle);
             cx.activate(true);
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            platform::tray::show_in_dock();
         }
         Err(e) => warn!(error = %e, "could not open the main window"),
     }

crates/openlogi-gui/src/platform/launch_agent.rs

@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ fn plist_path() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 fn render_plist(exe: &str) -> String {
     // launchd accepts both XML and binary plists; XML is human-readable
-    // and small enough that the cost is negligible.
+    // and small enough that the cost is negligible. The `--minimized` arg makes
+    // the login-launched instance come up in the menu-bar tray with no window.
     format!(
         "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n\
         <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\" \
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ fn render_plist(exe: &str) -> String {
         <string>{LABEL}</string>\n  \
         <key>ProgramArguments</key>\n  \
         <array>\n    \
-        <string>{exe}</string>\n  \
+        <string>{exe}</string>\n    \
+        <string>--minimized</string>\n  \
         </array>\n  \
         <key>RunAtLoad</key>\n  \
         <true/>\n  \
@@ -120,5 +122,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(body.contains(LABEL));
         assert!(body.contains("/Applications/OpenLogi.app/Contents/MacOS/openlogi-gui"));
         assert!(body.contains("RunAtLoad"));
+        assert!(body.contains("--minimized"));
     }
 }

crates/openlogi-gui/src/platform/tray.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 //! channel that a dedicated task in `main.rs` drains.
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub use macos::{TrayEvent, install, refresh_labels, request_refresh, set_device_status};
+pub use macos::{
+    TrayEvent, hide_from_dock, install, refresh_labels, request_refresh, set_device_status,
+    show_in_dock,
+};
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 #[expect(
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ mod macos {
     }
 
     const VARIABLE_LENGTH: f64 = -1.0;
+    const ACTIVATION_POLICY_REGULAR: i64 = 0;
     const ACTIVATION_POLICY_ACCESSORY: i64 = 1;
     const TARGET_CLASS: &str = "OpenLogiMenuTarget";
 
@@ -59,22 +63,19 @@ mod macos {
         quit: usize,
     }
 
-    /// Install the status item and switch to accessory activation, dropping the
-    /// app from the Dock and app switcher. Main thread only.
+    /// Install the status item. Main thread only.
     ///
-    /// The status item, its menu, and the click target are all retained for the
-    /// app's lifetime (a status item lives as long as the process). The target
-    /// in particular *must* be retained: `NSMenuItem` does not retain its
-    /// target, so without this the action callbacks would fire into freed
-    /// memory.
+    /// The activation policy (Dock + menu-bar visibility) is *not* set here —
+    /// [`show_in_dock`] / [`hide_from_dock`] manage it as windows open and
+    /// close. The status item, its menu, and the click target are all retained
+    /// for the app's lifetime (a status item lives as long as the process); the
+    /// target in particular *must* be retained, since `NSMenuItem` keeps only a
+    /// weak reference to it.
     pub fn install(tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<TrayEvent>) {
         let _ = MENU_TX.set(tx);
         ensure_target_class();
 
         unsafe {
-            let app: id = msg_send![class!(NSApplication), sharedApplication];
-            let _: () = msg_send![app, setActivationPolicy: ACTIVATION_POLICY_ACCESSORY];
-
             let status_bar: id = msg_send![class!(NSStatusBar), systemStatusBar];
             let status_item: id = msg_send![status_bar, statusItemWithLength: VARIABLE_LENGTH];
             let _: id = msg_send![status_item, retain];
@@ -118,6 +119,25 @@ mod macos {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Show the app in the Dock + menu bar — called when a window opens, so the
+    /// app menu (⌘Q, Settings, …) is available while the window is up.
+    pub fn show_in_dock() {
+        set_activation_policy(ACTIVATION_POLICY_REGULAR);
+    }
+
+    /// Drop the app out of the Dock + menu bar, leaving only the status item —
+    /// called when the last window closes (and on a `--minimized` launch).
+    pub fn hide_from_dock() {
+        set_activation_policy(ACTIVATION_POLICY_ACCESSORY);
+    }
+
+    fn set_activation_policy(policy: i64) {
+        unsafe {
+            let app: id = msg_send![class!(NSApplication), sharedApplication];
+            let _: () = msg_send![app, setActivationPolicy: policy];
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Update the device line, e.g. `"MX Master 3S · 80%"`. Main thread only.
     /// A no-op until [`install`] has published the item.
     pub fn set_device_status(text: &str) {