CrewTower is a macOS tool designed to give developers visibility into and control over AI-powered coding agents in real time. It watches agent sessions—such as those using Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, and OpenCode—and surfaces requests for approval, plan reviews, or progress updates through a visual interface located in your MacBook’s notch or in a floating element on external displays. The purpose is to prevent stalled workflows, unmanaged permissions, or dangerous commands without leaving the terminal window you’re already working in.
Key Features
Monitors AI agent sessions live, showing which ones are working, waiting for input, blocked, or completed. Tracks elapsed time and context window usage to avoid surprises if context limits are reached.
Allows you to approve or deny specific commands (including potentially destructive ones), answer agent questions, and review outgoing agents’ plans all from the notch without switching context in your terminal environment.
Provides visual indicators for how much context is remaining and for nested subagent workflows, making it easier to track long-running tasks and see subagent progress.
Supports jumping directly to the exact terminal tab, pane, or window linked to a session needing attention, across terminal apps like Terminal, iTerm2, Kitty, Alacritty, WezTerm, Warp, tmux, and others.
Offers privacy modes (silencing sound notifications, hiding visual panel), and operates entirely locally—code, prompts, and session transcripts are not sent off your Mac except for optional metadata like usage meters or license activation.
Pricing
CrewTower is priced as a one-time purchase rather than a subscription. For a single Mac, the Early-Bird license costs $9.99. This license includes all features, updates with no upgrade fees, and carries a 30-day money-back guarantee. While the regular price is shown as $14.99, the Early Bird offer provides lifetime access at $9.99.
Who is it for?
CrewTower is suited for developers, engineering leads, and professionals who regularly use multiple AI coding agents simultaneously and need oversight without disrupting productivity. It’s particularly valuable for those running agents that auto-generate code, execute shell commands, or perform plan-based tasks where permissions matter—e.g., code review, test runs, deployments, cleanup operations (like recursive file deletions). Organizations or individuals concerned with maintaining safety, accountability, and avoiding errors when letting agents run should find this tool useful. It’s best for developers working on macOS 15 or later, especially those using external monitors or without a notch, because CrewTower adapts its display accordingly.
Final thoughts
CrewTower fills a specific but growing need in developer workflows: managing the interaction between people and multiple autonomous code agents without losing visibility or control. Its strengths lie in its minimal friction, local-first privacy focus, and capability to centralize agent oversight in a glanceable interface. For professionals using AI agents heavily, especially in sensitive or complex codebases, it offers a way to reduce risks and speed up feedback loops. If you’re rarely running agents or don’t mind switching between terminals, it may offer less value—but in many modern dev environments, its trade-off looks compelling.
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