Houston v1.1.1

Fixes

• Tooltips on read-only jobs — hover tooltips now work on all fields when viewing system services
• Per-control disable — individual fields are greyed out for read-only jobs instead of disabling the entire form (which blocked scrolling and tooltips)

Houston v1.1.0

What's New

• Launch Angels & System Domains — browse Apple's system agents, system daemons, and the new Launch Angels category as read-only
• Apple Service Descriptions — all 870 system services have human-readable descriptions
• Job Diagnostics — plain-English exit code explanations and "why isn't this running?" diagnosis
• Schedule Preview — see human-readable schedule and next fire time for any scheduled job
• Field Tooltips — hover any field to see what it does
• System Dashboard — health summary with clickable list of jobs that need attention
• Job Creation Templates — start from Blank, Run Script, Background Daemon, Scheduled Task, or File Watcher
• StartCalendarInterval Editor — edit calendar-based scheduling directly in the Standard tab
• Environment Variables Editor — add, edit, and remove env vars in the Standard tab
• Log Severity Filter — filter logs by minimum level (debug through fault)
• Toast Notifications — non-blocking feedback with Liquid Glass styling

Fixes

• Smart display names show the actual service name instead of generic "agent"/"daemon"
• Read-only system jobs show a clear indicator and keep the form scrollable
• Runtime stats now load correctly for system agents and global agents
• Dashboard no longer flags normal system service exits (SIGKILL, SIGTERM) as problems
• Search matches display name, vendor, executable path, and Apple service descriptions

Houston 1.0.3

What's New

• App Sandbox support — Houston now runs fully sandboxed, ready for App Store distribution
• XPC privileged helper — All system operations (launchctl, process management, log queries) route through a secure embedded helper, enabling reliable operation under sandbox restrictions
• Unified log viewer — File-based logs (stdout/stderr) and system logs are combined into a single view instead of separate tabs. Logs auto-refresh when the job list is refreshed
• Smarter log matching — System log queries now match by executable process name (e.g. rsync) in addition to subsystem label, so you actually see relevant entries
• Better error recovery — Failed job deletions automatically refresh the list to restore the UI state

Fixes

• Fixed sandbox code signing for embedded helper binary
• Fixed plist embedding path (Contents/Library/LaunchDaemons/)
• Filtered out low-level framework noise from system log results
• Removed CAuthHelper/Security.framework dependency

Houston 1.0.2

Fixes

• Helper plist embedding path — Fixed copy phase destination from Library/LaunchDaemons to Contents/Library/LaunchDaemons/, resolving "unsealed contents in bundle root" code signing failure
• Smarter log matching — System log queries now match by executable process name (e.g. rsync) in addition to subsystem label
• Filtered log noise — Only logEvent entries are shown; low-level activityCreateEvent framework noise is excluded
• Detail panel refresh — Selecting refresh (⌘R) now re-loads the detail panel (plist editor, analysis, service info, logs) for the currently selected job

Houston 1.0.1

What's New

• App Sandbox support — Houston now runs sandboxed with entitlements for App Store distribution
• XPC privileged helper — Extracted LaunchctlExecuting protocol with FallbackLaunchctlExecutor that tries direct Process() first, falls back to XPC helper when sandboxed
• Helper embedded in app bundle — HoustonHelper is now a proper Xcode target, with the binary and launchd plist copied into Contents/MacOS/ and Contents/Library/LaunchDaemons/
• System log routing via XPC — Added querySystemLog to helper protocol, using /usr/bin/log show for reliable log access
• Unified log viewer — Removed source tab picker; file logs and system logs combined into one view
• Better error recovery — Failed job deletions auto-refresh the list to restore UI state
• Bundle ID standardization — All identifiers renamed to com.quantizor.houston.*

Fixes

• Removed CAuthHelper / Security.framework dependency from LaunchdService
• Separated debug/release entitlements (sandbox off in debug for development)
• Fixed launchctl user-context commands via asuser <uid> wrapper in XPC helper

Houston 1.0.0

Mission control for your Mac's launch daemons and agents — free and open source.

Highlights

• Browse everything — user agents, global agents, and system daemons in one window
• Create and edit jobs — full plist editor with validation and key palette
• Load, unload, enable, disable — manage job lifecycle without touching the terminal
• Misconfiguration detection — automatic analysis flags common launchd pitfalls
• Live log viewer — tail log files and query OSLog in real time

Built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI. No external dependencies. Requires macOS 26 (Tahoe).

Download

Grab Houston-1.0.0-arm64.dmg below — signed and notarized, ready to drag to Applications.