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good first issue: show Screenpipe connection status in Settings tab #14

Description

@hvardhan878

Problem

The Settings tab has no feedback about whether Screenpipe is actually running. New users often don't realise Screenpipe isn't running until the app has been silently doing nothing for a while.

What to build

A small status row at the top of the Settings tab:

  • 🟢 Screenpipe connected — if screenpipe:health returns ok
  • 🔴 Screenpipe not running — with a link to screenpipe's install page and a Retry button that re-calls the health check

The health check is already exposed in the preload (window.ghostwork.screenpipe.health()) so no backend work is needed.

Acceptance criteria

  • Status row renders above the OpenRouter key field in Settings
  • Re-polls every 30 s (or on Retry click) without a full page reload
  • Matches the existing dark UI style (no new dependencies)

Files to look at

  • src/renderer/index.html — all UI lives here, search for id="settings"
  • src/main/preload.ts line 59 — screenpipe.health() is already wired up

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