Companion App Overview
The Mentu Companion is a native macOS menu bar application that provides ambient awareness of your commitment pipeline without requiring you to open the web dashboard.
What It Is
Section titled “What It Is”The Companion lives in your macOS menu bar as a small, color-coded icon. At a glance, you know the health of your pipeline:
- Green — all clear, no commitments need attention
- Yellow — commitments are in review, awaiting approval
- Red — something needs urgent attention (stale commitments, failures)
Click the icon to expand a compact panel with quick actions and recent activity.
Key Capabilities
Section titled “Key Capabilities”Pipeline Health at a Glance
Section titled “Pipeline Health at a Glance”The menu bar icon color reflects the aggregate state of your workspace. You never need to context-switch to the browser to check if something needs your attention.
Quick Actions
Section titled “Quick Actions”Perform common operations directly from the menu bar panel without opening the web dashboard:
- Approve — close a commitment that is in review
- Annotate — add a note to a memory or commitment
- Dismiss — discard a commitment that is no longer relevant
Each action fires the corresponding operation to the Mentu API, keeping the ledger consistent whether you act from the Companion or the dashboard.
Notifications
Section titled “Notifications”Receive native macOS notifications when commitments enter the in_review state. This is especially useful for team leads who need to know when an agent has submitted work for approval.
Notifications are configurable — you can choose which state transitions trigger alerts and set quiet hours.
Deep Links to Dashboard
Section titled “Deep Links to Dashboard”Every item in the Companion panel includes a deep link to its corresponding page in the web dashboard. Click to open the full detail view in your browser when you need more context.
Design
Section titled “Design”The Companion is built as a native macOS application following Apple’s Liquid Glass design language introduced in macOS 26. It blends seamlessly with the system UI, feeling like a natural extension of your desktop rather than a bolted-on tool.