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Claude Code users get desktop alerts for task interruptions

A developer has created a notification hook for Claude Code to alert users when the AI assistant requires attention. This hook, saved as a Python script, triggers a desktop notification when Claude Code stops due to a permission prompt or waiting for input. The script can be registered in Claude Code's settings.json file, offering a way to avoid lengthy task interruptions. AI

IMPACT Enhances user experience for Claude Code by preventing task interruptions and improving workflow efficiency.

RANK_REASON This is a user-created tool/utility for an existing AI product, not a release from the AI provider.

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Claude Code users get desktop alerts for task interruptions

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Vildanden ·

    Get a desktop ping when Claude Code is waiting on you, with a Notification hook

    <p>You kick off a long Claude Code task, switch to another window, and come back twenty minutes later to find it stopped after two minutes, waiting for you to approve one command.</p> <p>A <code>Notification</code> hook fixes that. Claude Code fires it when it needs your attentio…