Answer a waiting Claude Code session from a Mac notification
Agent Lookout is a Mac app that watches your coding agent sessions. Version 0.2.8 lets you reply to a waiting Claude Code session straight from the notification or the menu bar, and can ping your phone through ntfy or Pushover when an agent is waiting.
Source
@olanetsoft on X · 2026-10-08
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
Agent Lookout is a Mac app that watches your coding agent sessions. Version 0.2.8 lets you reply to a waiting Claude Code session straight from the notification or the menu bar, and can ping your phone through ntfy or Pushover when an agent is waiting.
Result (as claimed)
Three releases in two days; waiting agents now reach you on your phone instead of sitting idle.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo.
Set it up
Pick a contained repo or task
Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.
Install and configure
Set up Claude Code, macOS, ntfy. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.
Run it on a real task
Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.
Add guardrails
Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Answer a waiting Claude Code session from a Mac notification What the original author did: Agent Lookout is a Mac app that watches your coding agent sessions. Version 0.2.8 lets you reply to a waiting Claude Code session straight from the notification or the menu bar, and can ping your phone through ntfy or Pushover when an agent is waiting. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Three releases in two days; waiting agents now reach you on your phone instead of sitting idle. Source: https://x.com/olanetsoft/status/2108163405798379672 Tools they used: Claude Code, macOS, ntfy Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Answer a waiting Claude Code session from a Mac notification What the original author did: Agent Lookout is a Mac app that watches your coding agent sessions. Version 0.2.8 lets you reply to a waiting Claude Code session straight from the notification or the menu bar, and can ping your phone through ntfy or Pushover when an agent is waiting. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Three releases in two days; waiting agents now reach you on your phone instead of sitting idle. Source: https://x.com/olanetsoft/status/2108163405798379672 Tools they used: Claude Code, macOS, ntfy Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Answer a waiting Claude Code session from a Mac notification What the original author did: Agent Lookout is a Mac app that watches your coding agent sessions. Version 0.2.8 lets you reply to a waiting Claude Code session straight from the notification or the menu bar, and can ping your phone through ntfy or Pushover when an agent is waiting. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Three releases in two days; waiting agents now reach you on your phone instead of sitting idle. Source: https://x.com/olanetsoft/status/2108163405798379672 Tools they used: Claude Code, macOS, ntfy Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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How to get notified when Claude Code or Codex needs you · How to build a Mac menu bar app with AI · How to vibe code an app with Claude Code · How to save, share and resume coding agent sessions
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