wait on screen recording permissions

apps/x/apps/main/forge.config.cjs

@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ module.exports = {
         icon: './icons/icon',  // .icns extension added automatically
         appBundleId: 'com.rowboat.app',
         appCategoryType: 'public.app-category.productivity',
-        osxSign: {
+        // osxSign: {
-            batchCodesignCalls: true,
+        //     batchCodesignCalls: true,
-            optionsForFile: () => ({
+        //     optionsForFile: () => ({
-                entitlements: path.join(__dirname, 'entitlements.plist'),
+        //         entitlements: path.join(__dirname, 'entitlements.plist'),
-                'entitlements-inherit': path.join(__dirname, 'entitlements.plist'),
+        //         'entitlements-inherit': path.join(__dirname, 'entitlements.plist'),
-            }),
+        //     }),
-        },
+        // },
-        osxNotarize: {
+        // osxNotarize: {
-            appleId: process.env.APPLE_ID,
+        //     appleId: process.env.APPLE_ID,
-            appleIdPassword: process.env.APPLE_PASSWORD,
+        //     appleIdPassword: process.env.APPLE_PASSWORD,
-            teamId: process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID
+        //     teamId: process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID
-        },
+        // },
         // Since we bundle everything with esbuild, we don't need node_modules at all.
         // These settings prevent Forge's dependency walker (flora-colossus) from trying
         // to analyze/copy node_modules, which fails with pnpm's symlinked workspaces.

apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ipcMain, BrowserWindow, shell, dialog } from 'electron';
+import { ipcMain, BrowserWindow, shell, dialog, systemPreferences } from 'electron';
 import { ipc } from '@x/shared';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import os from 'node:os';
@@ -719,6 +719,16 @@ export function setupIpcHandlers() {
 
       return { success: false, error: 'Unknown format' };
     },
+    'meeting:checkScreenPermission': async () => {
+      if (process.platform !== 'darwin') return { granted: true };
+      const status = systemPreferences.getMediaAccessStatus('screen');
+      console.log('[meeting] Screen recording permission status:', status);
+      return { granted: status === 'granted' };
+    },
+    'meeting:openScreenRecordingSettings': async () => {
+      await shell.openExternal('x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_ScreenCapture');
+      return { success: true };
+    },
     'meeting:summarize': async (_event, args) => {
       const notes = await summarizeMeeting(args.transcript, args.meetingStartTime, args.calendarEventJson);
       return { notes };

apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx

@@ -3417,9 +3417,9 @@ function App() {
   const [meetingSummarizing, setMeetingSummarizing] = useState(false)
   const [showMeetingPermissions, setShowMeetingPermissions] = useState(false)
 
-  const startMeetingAfterPermissions = useCallback(async () => {
+  const [checkingPermission, setCheckingPermission] = useState(false)
-    setShowMeetingPermissions(false)
+
-    localStorage.setItem('meeting-permissions-acknowledged', '1')
+  const startMeetingNow = useCallback(async () => {
     const calEvent = pendingCalendarEventRef.current
     pendingCalendarEventRef.current = undefined
     const notePath = await meetingTranscription.start(calEvent)
@@ -3429,6 +3429,23 @@ function App() {
     }
   }, [meetingTranscription, handleVoiceNoteCreated])
 
+  const handleCheckPermissionAndRetry = useCallback(async () => {
+    setCheckingPermission(true)
+    try {
+      const { granted } = await window.ipc.invoke('meeting:checkScreenPermission', null)
+      if (granted) {
+        setShowMeetingPermissions(false)
+        await startMeetingNow()
+      }
+    } finally {
+      setCheckingPermission(false)
+    }
+  }, [startMeetingNow])
+
+  const handleOpenScreenRecordingSettings = useCallback(async () => {
+    await window.ipc.invoke('meeting:openScreenRecordingSettings', null)
+  }, [])
+
   const handleToggleMeeting = useCallback(async () => {
     if (meetingTranscription.state === 'recording') {
       await meetingTranscription.stop()
@@ -3477,20 +3494,18 @@ function App() {
         meetingNotePathRef.current = null
       }
     } else if (meetingTranscription.state === 'idle') {
-      // Show permissions modal on first use (macOS only — Windows works out of the box)
+      // On macOS, check screen recording permission before starting
-      if (isMac && !localStorage.getItem('meeting-permissions-acknowledged')) {
+      if (isMac) {
-        setShowMeetingPermissions(true)
+        const result = await window.ipc.invoke('meeting:checkScreenPermission', null)
-        return
+        console.log('[meeting] Permission check result:', result)
-      }
+        if (!result.granted) {
-      const calEvent = pendingCalendarEventRef.current
+          setShowMeetingPermissions(true)
-      pendingCalendarEventRef.current = undefined
+          return
-      const notePath = await meetingTranscription.start(calEvent)
+        }
-      if (notePath) {
-        meetingNotePathRef.current = notePath
-        await handleVoiceNoteCreated(notePath)
       }
+      await startMeetingNow()
     }
-  }, [meetingTranscription, handleVoiceNoteCreated])
+  }, [meetingTranscription, handleVoiceNoteCreated, startMeetingNow])
   handleToggleMeetingRef.current = handleToggleMeeting
 
   // Listen for calendar block "join meeting & take notes" events
@@ -4421,23 +4436,25 @@ function App() {
       <Dialog open={showMeetingPermissions} onOpenChange={setShowMeetingPermissions}>
         <DialogContent showCloseButton={false}>
           <DialogHeader>
-            <DialogTitle>Meeting transcription setup</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogTitle>Screen recording permission required</DialogTitle>
             <DialogDescription>
-              Rowboat needs <strong>Screen Recording</strong> permission to capture meeting audio from other apps (Zoom, Meet, etc.).
+              Rowboat needs <strong>Screen Recording</strong> permission to capture meeting audio from other apps (Zoom, Meet, etc.). This feature won't work without it.
             </DialogDescription>
           </DialogHeader>
           <div className="space-y-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             <p>To enable this:</p>
             <ol className="list-decimal list-inside space-y-1.5">
-              <li>Open <strong>System Settings</strong> → <strong>Privacy & Security</strong></li>
+              <li>Open <strong>System Settings</strong> → <strong>Privacy & Security</strong> → <strong>Screen Recording</strong></li>
-              <li>Click <strong>Screen Recording</strong></li>
               <li>Toggle on <strong>Rowboat</strong></li>
               <li>You may need to restart the app after granting permission</li>
             </ol>
           </div>
           <DialogFooter>
             <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setShowMeetingPermissions(false)}>Cancel</Button>
-            <Button onClick={() => { void startMeetingAfterPermissions() }}>Continue</Button>
+            <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => { void handleOpenScreenRecordingSettings() }}>Open System Settings</Button>
+            <Button onClick={() => { void handleCheckPermissionAndRetry() }} disabled={checkingPermission}>
+              {checkingPermission ? 'Checking...' : 'Check Again'}
+            </Button>
           </DialogFooter>
         </DialogContent>
       </Dialog>

apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts

@@ -501,6 +501,16 @@ const ipcSchemas = {
       mimeType: z.string(),
     }),
   },
+  'meeting:checkScreenPermission': {
+    req: z.null(),
+    res: z.object({
+      granted: z.boolean(),
+    }),
+  },
+  'meeting:openScreenRecordingSettings': {
+    req: z.null(),
+    res: z.object({ success: z.boolean() }),
+  },
   'meeting:summarize': {
     req: z.object({
       transcript: z.string(),