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ai-agent-notifier


Desktop & phone notifications for AI coding agents

One tool. One config. Every agent. Never miss when your AI finishes or needs input.


Claude Code  
Codex CLI  
Cursor  
Gemini CLI  
VS Code


npm version
npm downloads
License: AGPL-3.0
Node.js >= 18
Zero Dependencies


Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS

---

## Quick Start

```bash
npx ai-agent-notifier setup
```

That's it. The setup wizard detects your platform and installed AI tools, wires the hooks, and optionally configures phone push notifications. Restart your AI tools to activate.

## Features

- **Desktop toast notifications** -- Windows (BurntToast), macOS (Notification Center), Linux (libnotify)
- **Phone push notifications** -- Android & iOS via [ntfy](https://ntfy.sh) (free, no account required)
- **Click-to-focus** -- click the toast to jump back to the terminal or VS Code window (Windows)
- **Per-tool branded icons** -- each tool gets its own logo in the notification
- **One unified config** -- shared `~/.ai-agent-notifier/config.json` across all tools
- **Atomic deduplication** -- prevents double notifications (e.g. Cursor's duplicate hook fires)
- **Zero dependencies** -- pure Node.js built-ins only, no npm production packages

## Supported Tools


Tool
VS Code
CLI
Task Complete
Needs Input


  Claude Code
Native
Native
Stop
Notification


  Codex CLI
Native
Native
Stop
PermissionRequest


  Cursor
Native
--
stop
--


  Gemini CLI
--
Native
AfterAgent
Notification

All four tools are wired automatically by the setup wizard. No manual config editing needed.

### VS Code Native Support

Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor all run inside VS Code. **ai-agent-notifier** hooks directly into each tool's native hook system -- no VS Code extension required. The setup wizard detects installed tools and patches their configs automatically. Click a notification toast to jump straight back to your VS Code window.

## Installation

### npm (recommended)

```bash
# One-shot setup (no install needed)
npx ai-agent-notifier setup

# Or install globally
npm i -g ai-agent-notifier
ai-agent-notifier setup
```

### Claude Code Plugin

```
/install-plugin https://github.com/DevinoSolutions/ai-agent-notifier
```

Hooks auto-register. Use `/ai-agent-notifier:setup` to wire other tools.

### Standalone (no npm)

**Windows (PowerShell):**
```powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DevinoSolutions/ai-agent-notifier/main/setup/install.ps1 | iex
```

**macOS / Linux:**
```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DevinoSolutions/ai-agent-notifier/main/setup/install.sh | bash
```

## CLI Commands

```
ai-agent-notifier setup # First-time setup wizard
ai-agent-notifier status # Show wired tools, config, backends
ai-agent-notifier test [channel] # Fire test notification (toast | ntfy | both)
ai-agent-notifier config # Interactive settings menu
ai-agent-notifier uninstall # Remove hooks from all tools
```

## Configuration

Config lives at `~/.ai-agent-notifier/config.json`:

```json
{
"ntfy": {
"enabled": true,
"server": "https://ntfy.sh",
"topic": "ai-agent-notifier-"
},
"toast": {
"enabled": true,
"clickToFocus": true
},
"events": {
"task_complete": { "sound": "IM", "ntfyPriority": "default" },
"needs_input": { "sound": "Reminder", "ntfyPriority": "urgent" },
"session_start": { "sound": "Default", "ntfyPriority": "low" }
}
}
```

### ntfy -- Phone Push Notifications

[ntfy](https://ntfy.sh) sends free push notifications to your phone -- no account needed.

1. Install the ntfy app ([Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.heckel.ntfy) / [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/ntfy/id1625396347))
2. Subscribe to your topic (shown during setup)
3. All your AI tools' notifications appear in one stream

### Per-Event Settings

| Event | Default Sound | ntfy Priority | Description |
|-------|:------------:|:-------------:|-------------|
| `task_complete` | IM | default | Agent finished its task |
| `needs_input` | Reminder | urgent | Agent needs your input or permission |
| `session_start` | Default | low | New session started (disabled by default) |

## How It Works

Each AI tool's hook system pipes event data to `notify.mjs`:

```
Hook fires (stdin JSON + --source flag)
-> parse-input.mjs (normalize across tools)
-> router.mjs (map event to notification type)
-> platform toast (Windows / macOS / Linux)
-> ntfy push (phone notification)
```

## Platform Details

### Windows

- [BurntToast](https://github.com/Windos/BurntToast) PowerShell module for rich toast notifications
- Click-to-focus via custom `agentfocus://` URI protocol
- BurntToast auto-installed during setup if missing
- Requires PowerShell 7+ (pwsh)

### macOS

- Uses built-in `osascript` -- zero additional dependencies
- Falls back to `terminal-notifier` for richer features if available

### Linux

- Uses `notify-send` (libnotify) -- available on most desktop distributions
- Fails silently on headless or WSL systems without a GUI

## Requirements

| Requirement | Details |
|-------------|---------|
| **Node.js** | >= 18.0.0 (already present for all supported AI tools) |
| **Windows** | PowerShell 7+ (pwsh) |
| **macOS** | osascript (built-in) |
| **Linux** | notify-send (optional, for desktop toasts) |

## Uninstall

```bash
ai-agent-notifier uninstall
```

Removes all managed hooks from every tool's config. Original configs are backed up at `~/.ai-agent-notifier/backups/`.

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.

## License

[AGPL-3.0](LICENSE) -- Copyright (c) 2026 [DevinoSolutions](https://github.com/DevinoSolutions)