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1.3 Interface Overview

Main Interface Layout

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Top Navigation Bar

# Element Description
1 Logo Click to visit the GitHub project page
2 Settings Button Open the settings page (shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + ,)
3 Proxy Toggle Start/stop the local proxy service
4 App Switcher Switch between Claude / Codex / Gemini / OpenCode / OpenClaw
5 Feature Area Skills / Prompts / MCP entry points
6 Add Button Add a new provider

App Switcher

Click the dropdown menu to switch the currently managed application:

  • Claude - Manage Claude Code configuration
  • Codex - Manage Codex configuration
  • Gemini - Manage Gemini CLI configuration
  • OpenCode - Manage OpenCode configuration
  • OpenClaw - Manage OpenClaw configuration

After switching, the provider list displays the configurations for the selected application.

Feature Area Buttons

Button Function Visibility
Skills Skill extension management Always visible
Prompts System prompt management Always visible
MCP MCP server management Always visible

Provider Cards

Each provider is displayed as a card, containing the following elements from left to right:

Card Elements (Left to Right)

# Element Icon Description
1 Drag Handle Hold and drag up/down to reorder providers
2 Provider Icon - Displays provider brand icon with customizable color
3 Provider Info - Name, notes/endpoint URL (clickable to open website)
4 Usage Info - Shows remaining balance; displays plan count for multi-plan
5 Enable Button - Switch to this provider
6 Edit Button - Edit provider configuration
7 Duplicate Button - Duplicate provider (create a copy)
8 Speed Test Button - Test model availability and response speed
9 Usage Query - Configure usage query script
10 Delete Button - Delete provider (disabled when currently active)

Tip

: The action buttons area (5-10) appears on hover and is hidden by default to keep the interface clean.

Button Details

Button State Changes Notes
Enable Shows checkmark and disables when active Changes to "Join/Joined" in failover mode
Edit Always available Opens edit panel to modify configuration
Duplicate Always available Creates a copy with copy suffix
Speed Test Shows loading animation during test Only available when proxy service is running
Usage Query Always available Configure custom usage query script
Delete Semi-transparent/disabled when active Must switch to another provider first

Card States

State Border Color Description
Currently Active Blue border Current provider in normal mode
Proxy Active Green border Provider actually in use during proxy takeover mode
Normal Default border Inactive provider
In Failover Shows priority badge e.g., P1, P2 indicates failover priority

Health Status Badges

In proxy mode, providers in the failover queue display health status:

Badge Color Description
Healthy Green 0 consecutive failures
Warning Yellow 1-2 consecutive failures
Unhealthy Red 3+ consecutive failures, may trigger circuit breaker

System Tray

CC Switch displays an icon in the system tray, providing quick access to operations.

Tray Menu Structure

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Menu Functions

Menu Item Function
Open Main Window Show and focus the main window
App Groups Providers grouped by Claude/Codex/Gemini/OpenCode/OpenClaw
Provider List Click to switch; currently active one shows a checkmark
Quit Fully exit the application

Multi-language Support

The tray menu supports three languages, automatically switching based on settings:

Language Open Main Window Quit
Chinese Open Main Window Quit
English Open main window Quit
Japanese Open main window Quit

Use Cases

Switching providers via the tray menu doesn't require opening the main window, suitable for:

  • Frequently switching providers
  • Quick operations when the main window is minimized
  • Managing configurations while running in the background

Settings Page

The settings page is divided into multiple tabs:

General Tab

  • Language settings (Chinese/English/Japanese)
  • Theme settings (System/Light/Dark)
  • Window behavior (launch on startup, close behavior)

Advanced Tab

  • Configuration directory settings
  • Proxy service configuration
  • Failover settings
  • Pricing configuration
  • Data import/export

Usage Tab

  • Request statistics overview
  • Trend charts
  • Request logs
  • Provider/model statistics

About Tab

  • Version information
  • Update check
  • Open source license

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Function
Cmd/Ctrl + , Open Settings
Cmd/Ctrl + F Search providers
Esc Close dialog/search

Press Cmd/Ctrl + F to open the search bar:

  • Search by name, notes, or URL
  • Real-time provider list filtering
  • Press Esc to close search