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You may find Apple's old docs on Authorization Services helpful: [Authorization Services Programming Guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/authorization_concepts/01introduction/introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000995)

It shouldn't need to re-install the helper for each restart - only when you need to update the helper tool . If I recall correctly, `SMJobBless` installs the helper tool...

If you get that error, it should mean the helper isn't installed. If it is installing it, I don't know why it would be unloading it. You probably already figured...

Using my fork, it works. These are the steps I took: 1. Launch the main app 2. Click the button to install the helper tool 3. Quit the app 4....

That's good to know. I wonder if the change was in Ventura or in Monterey. I would hope that Apple provides a way to make it work, but it will...

It looks like Ventura added a new Service Management API, [SMAppService](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/servicemanagement/smappservice), and deprecated `SMJobBless`. From a quick look at the docs, it seems it will require some modification of the...

Hardened runtime shouldn't affect the helper tool per se, but you may have to add a specific entitlement. Sandboxing however will prevent it. Sandboxed apps (anything destined for the App...

With that clarification, I'm thinking it's an entitlement issue. I'm not at a computer so can't explore the options myself right now, but as I recall you have to add...

@mansidak Did you ever find an answer? I saw that you posted on StackOverflow as well, and unfortunately no one has answered or even commented. You say: >The command to...

FYI: I started a bounty on your SO question. I saw that you didn't have enough reputation there to do that, and I think nailing down the proper way to...