Context Shelf

Use this skill when the user wants a polished macOS menu-bar utility for parking in-flight context before switching tasks and resuming it cleanly later.

Presentation

• Make the surface feel like a premium Apple utility.
• Lead with one calm summary line and one clear action.
• Keep the visual language restrained, dark, and readable at a glance.

Build shape

• Prefer a menu-bar popover or compact status-item panel.
• Show the primary state first, then the useful detail lines.
• Parks the front tab, clipboard text, and a short scratch note into one compact resume bundle.
• Keeps the next thing to reopen visible in the menu bar so task switches stop turning into scavenger hunts.
• Stays deliberately small with shelf, pin, resume, and clear actions instead of a sprawling workspace manager.

Workflow

• Capture the current browser tab, clipboard text, and a quick note as one shelf item.
• Show the most recent shelf first and keep older items lightweight.
• Treat the shelf as a resume aid, not a permanent database or workspace manager.

Guardrails

• Do not invent unsupported metrics or background services.
• Keep the app simple enough to feel native on macOS.
• Use one primary action and a small set of supporting actions.

Prototype

• SwiftUI starter files live in prototype/.
• The prototype should stay menu-bar first and easy to transplant into a real macOS target.

When extending

• Add more depth only when it improves the single workflow the skill is meant to solve.
• If the skill grows, keep the menu-bar path short and the detail panel readable.