feat: add toggle to show/hide menu bar icon

VeloxClip/App/VeloxClipApp.swift

@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
+extension Notification.Name {
+    static let veloxClipOpenSettings = Notification.Name("com.antigravity.veloxclip.openSettings")
+}
+
 @main
 struct VeloxClipApp: App {
     @NSApplicationDelegateAdaptor(AppDelegate.self) var appDelegate
     @StateObject private var monitor = ClipboardMonitor()
-
-    @Environment(\.openWindow) var openWindow
+    @StateObject private var settings = AppSettings.shared
 
     var body: some Scene {
-        // No WindowGroup for main app, but we need one for Settings
-        WindowGroup(id: "settings") {
+        // Standard Preferences scene — opens via the system "showSettingsWindow:" selector
+        // from anywhere (menu, AppDelegate, distributed-notification handler).
+        Settings {
             SettingsView()
         }
-        .windowResizability(.contentSize)
-        .defaultSize(width: 500, height: 350)
-
-        MenuBarExtra("Velox Clip", systemImage: "paperclip.circle.fill") {
+
+        // On cold start, AppSettings loads asynchronously from SQLite; the icon may briefly
+        // appear with the default `true` before the persisted value is applied (~200ms).
+        MenuBarExtra(
+            "Velox Clip",
+            systemImage: "paperclip.circle.fill",
+            isInserted: $settings.showMenuBarIcon
+        ) {
             Button("Show Clipboard") {
                 WindowManager.shared.toggleWindow()
             }
@@ -28,8 +36,8 @@ struct VeloxClipApp: App {
             Divider()
 
             Button("Preferences...") {
-                openWindow(id: "settings")
                 NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+                NSApp.sendAction(Selector(("showSettingsWindow:")), to: nil, from: nil)
             }
             .keyboardShortcut(",", modifiers: .command)
 
@@ -49,15 +57,50 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         if isAnotherInstanceRunning() {
             print("⚠️ Another instance of VeloxClip is already running. Activating it and quitting this instance.")
             activateExistingInstance()
+            DistributedNotificationCenter.default().postNotificationName(
+                .veloxClipOpenSettings,
+                object: nil,
+                userInfo: nil,
+                deliverImmediately: true
+            )
             NSApplication.shared.terminate(nil)
             return
         }
 
         // Register all global shortcuts
         ShortcutManager.shared.registerAllShortcuts()
-
-        // Note: Window will be shown when user presses the shortcut or clicks menu item
-        // Removed auto-show on launch to avoid interrupting user workflow
+
+        // Listen for "open settings" requests from a duplicate launch attempt.
+        DistributedNotificationCenter.default().addObserver(
+            forName: .veloxClipOpenSettings,
+            object: nil,
+            queue: .main
+        ) { _ in
+            Task { @MainActor in
+                NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+                NSApp.sendAction(Selector(("showSettingsWindow:")), to: nil, from: nil)
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Cold-start fallback: if the menu bar icon is hidden, the user has no visible
+        // entry point. Wait for AppSettings to finish its initial DB load (up to 5s),
+        // then open Settings so they can re-enable it or quit.
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(5)
+            while !AppSettings.shared.isLoaded && Date() < deadline {
+                do {
+                    try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 50_000_000) // 50ms poll
+                } catch {
+                    return // task cancelled (app terminating); abort
+                }
+            }
+            if !AppSettings.shared.showMenuBarIcon {
+                NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+                NSApp.sendAction(Selector(("showSettingsWindow:")), to: nil, from: nil)
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Note: Main window will be shown when user presses the shortcut or clicks the menu item.
     }
 
     private func isAnotherInstanceRunning() -> Bool {

VeloxClip/Models/AppSettings.swift

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ class AppSettings: ObservableObject {
         }
     }
 
+    @Published var showMenuBarIcon: Bool {
+        didSet {
+            guard !isInitializing else { return }
+            Task {
+                try? await dbManager.setSetting(key: "showMenuBarIcon", value: String(showMenuBarIcon))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Published var globalShortcut: String {
         didSet {
             if !isInitializing {
@@ -96,13 +105,16 @@ class AppSettings: ObservableObject {
             }
         }
     }
-
+
+    @Published private(set) var isLoaded: Bool = false
+
     private var isInitializing = true
 
     private init() {
         // Initialize with default values first
         self.historyLimit = 100
         self.launchAtLogin = false
+        self.showMenuBarIcon = true
         self.globalShortcut = "cmd+shift+v"
         self.screenshotShortcut = "f1"
         self.pasteImageShortcut = "f3"
@@ -151,7 +163,16 @@ class AppSettings: ObservableObject {
         } else {
             try? await dbManager.setSetting(key: "launchAtLogin", value: "false")
         }
-
+
+        // Load showMenuBarIcon
+        if let showMenuBarIconStr = await dbManager.getSetting(key: "showMenuBarIcon") {
+            await MainActor.run {
+                self.showMenuBarIcon = showMenuBarIconStr == "true"
+            }
+        } else {
+            try? await dbManager.setSetting(key: "showMenuBarIcon", value: "true")
+        }
+
         // Load globalShortcut
         if let shortcut = await dbManager.getSetting(key: "globalShortcut") {
             await MainActor.run {
@@ -221,6 +242,11 @@ class AppSettings: ObservableObject {
         } else {
             try? await dbManager.setSetting(key: "openRouterModel", value: "tngtech/deepseek-r1t2-chimera:free")
         }
+
+        // Signal that the initial DB load completed.
+        await MainActor.run {
+            self.isLoaded = true
+        }
     }
 
     private func updateLaunchAtLogin() {

VeloxClip/Views/SettingsView.swift

@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ struct GeneralSettingsView: View {
 
                 Toggle("Launch at Login", isOn: $settings.launchAtLogin)
                     .help("Automatically start Velox Clip when you log in")
+
+                Toggle("Show Menu Bar Icon", isOn: $settings.showMenuBarIcon)
+                    .help("When hidden, re-launch Velox Clip to open Preferences.")
             }
 
             Section("AI Settings") {