# farouqaldori/vibe-notch

Claude Code notifications without the context switch. A minimal, always-present session manager for macOS.

Repository: https://github.com/farouqaldori/vibe-notch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vibe-notch
Language: Swift
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-04-20T20:02:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 80, longevity 19
- inputs: {"age_days": 268, "days_push": 135, "days_rel": 135, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2493, forks 352 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:56.437444+00:00)

## What it is
A macOS menu bar app that displays Dynamic Island-style notifications from the MacBook notch for Claude Code CLI sessions. It monitors sessions in real time, lets users approve or deny tool permissions, and shows chat history without switching to the terminal.

## Use cases
- get notified when Claude Code finishes a task without watching the terminal
- approve or deny Claude Code tool permission requests from the notch
- monitor multiple Claude Code sessions at a glance
- read Claude Code conversation history with markdown rendering
- avoid context switching while running long Claude Code tasks

## When to choose
- you use Claude Code CLI on a MacBook with a notch and want ambient session notifications
- you want to approve permission prompts without switching windows
- you run multiple Claude Code sessions and need a unified monitor

## When to avoid
- you are not a Claude Code user
- you are on Linux or Windows, or your Mac lacks a notch
- you run macOS older than 15.6
- you prefer not to run an app with anonymous Mixpanel telemetry

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, chatbot
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: claude-code, notch-ui, dynamic-island, menu-bar-app, session-monitoring, swift, notifications, notification, ai-agents, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- farouqaldori/vibe-notch (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.437444+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:27:18.766897+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/farouqaldori/vibe-notch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.437444+00:00, sha 69e9b932715a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.