Show HN: Canopy – A2UI implemenation in Go targeted towards macOS/AkkPit

Category: other

Tags: a2ui, macos, appkit, llm-integration, go, mcp, ui-generation, native

Score: 8.0/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 9, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

Canopy is an experimental Go framework that generates native macOS apps with real AppKit widgets from a text prompt or JSONL spec, bypassing webviews and Electron. It combines an A2UI implementation with LLM integration, reactive data binding, background processes, and 42 MCP tools, making it interesting for rapid prototyping of desktop UIs on macOS.

Target audience: macOS app developers, LLM enthusiasts, rapid prototyping enthusiasts

Repository: https://github.com/artpar/canopy · Go

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