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Dev tools · January 29, 2026

Focus Guard

Developer health assistant with CLI monitoring

Focus Guard launched on January 29, 2026 with 6 votes, #2,272 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Focus Guard is a macOS menu bar application designed specifically for developers using AI CLI tools like Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex. This innovative tool intelligently monitors your work status and reminds you to take breaks at appropriate times, safeguarding your health.

开发者健康助手 - CLI状态监控、久坐提醒、专注守护 (Tauri + Rust). Contribute to huglemon/focus-guard development by creating an account on GitHub.

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