Working
Session and weekly usage sit either side of the camera, in the tool's colour.
For Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Grok
Never babysit your
AI agent again.
Your MacBook's notch nudges you when an agent is done or stuck, lets you Allow or Deny right there, and warns you before you hit your limit.
1/7Claude Code is working. Its session and weekly usage sit either side of the notch.
01Status light
Your notch, now a status light.
Start an agent and get on with something else. The notch shows what it's doing, so you stop flipping back to the terminal.
Needs you
A pulsing orange outline: who's waiting, for how long, and what they want.
Done
A green check and a chime, with how long the run took.
02Allow or Deny
Approve commands without leaving what you're doing.
When Claude Code or Codex asks to run something, the notch drops down with the full command. Long ones scroll; they're never cut short.
- Never approves for you. Nothing runs unless you click. Ignore it and the usual prompt is waiting in your terminal.
- No stray clicks. Allow and Deny wait a moment after the alert drops, like macOS security prompts.
- Nothing to break. If NotchNudge is closed, your agents work exactly as they do today.
Claude Code needs youweb-app · waiting 12s
Bash: npm run db:migrate03The queue
Three agents waiting? Oldest first.
Every agent that needs you gets a timer. Alerts drop down in the order they started waiting, and the pill says who's been stuck longest.
04Usage
Know before you hit the limit.
A percentage alone doesn't say much. 60% used is fine at hour four and a problem at hour one. NotchNudge compares your usage with the time left and tells you plainly.
- On trackUsage is keeping pace with the clock.
- Past halfwayMore than half used. Worth keeping an eye on.
- Runs out 2:05 PMAt this rate you'll hit the limit before it resets, and here's when.
- At limitWith the reset time, so you know when you're back.
CodexActive now
SessionRuns out 2:05 PM
71% usedResets in 55m
WeeklyOn track
33% usedResets Tue 9:00 AM
api-serverWorking · Running tests
Manage Plan ↗
75% A heads-up, with when you'll run out.
90% Time to wrap up or switch tools.
100% With the exact reset time.
Reset Back at full allowance. Go.
05Agents
Four agents. One notch.
NotchNudge uses the sign-ins already on your Mac and connects each tool on first launch. Nothing to paste.
Claude Code
From your Claude Code sign-in
- Working & done
- Needs-you alerts
- Allow / Deny
- Usage
- Session + weekly
Codex
From your Codex sign-in
- Working & done
- Needs-you alerts
- Allow / Deny
- Usage
- Session + weekly
Cursor
Cursor editor; usage from the app
- Working & done
- Needs-you alerts
- —
- Allow / Deny
- —
- Usage
- Monthly
Grok
Grok Build; credits from your sign-in
- Working & done
- Needs-you alerts
- —
- Allow / Deny
- —
- Usage
- Monthly credits
06Details
The small things, done properly.
Connects itself
Finds Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Grok on first launch and hooks them up. Nothing to paste.
Leaves your config alone
Backs up each settings file, keeps your own hooks, and removes only its own when you disconnect.
Quiet when you're looking
If the agent's terminal is already in front, no alert and no sound. Just the pill changes.
Jump to the terminal
Brings forward the app the agent runs in: Terminal, iTerm2, Ghostty, Warp, WezTerm, kitty, VS Code, Cursor or Zed.
Works without a notch
On an external display or an older Mac, a floating pill sits at the top centre instead.
Your sounds
Funk, Ping, Sosumi or Submarine when an agent needs you. Glass, Hero, Purr or Tink when it's done. Or none.
Out of the way
The pill hides while a video or game is full screen, and one click pauses nudges for an hour.
Your total AI spend
Pick your plans and NotchNudge adds them up, with a hint when a smaller plan would do.
07Privacy
Safe by design. It stays on your Mac.
NotchNudge has no account, no analytics and no server of its own beyond the license check.
Localhost only
Your agents talk to NotchNudge on 127.0.0.1 with a secret token. Nothing listens on your network.
One permission
No Accessibility, Screen Recording or Full Disk Access. Just one Keychain prompt, to read Claude Code's login for usage.
Sign-ins untouched
Each tool's login only goes to that tool's own server. NotchNudge never refreshes, copies or stores it.
No tracking
No analytics and no account. The app's only other request checks your license.
08Pricing
One price. Everything included.
NotchNudge
$9.99
One-time payment, plus local tax
Buy nowSecure checkout by Dodo Payments.
Your license key arrives on screen and by email.
14-day money-back guarantee.
Everything in NotchNudge
- Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Grok in your notch
- Allow or Deny commands without switching apps
- Needs-you alerts and done chimes
- Session, weekly and monthly usage, with pace
- Alerts at 75%, 90% and 100%, and when limits reset
- Every future update included
- One Mac at a time, move it whenever you like
- Buy on the secure checkout
- Get your key on screen and by email
- Paste it into NotchNudge
How does the license work?
Buy once for $9.99 and your license key appears on the next page and in your email. Paste it into NotchNudge and it unlocks. It checks the key quietly at launch, and keeps working offline for up to 14 days.
Can I move it to a new Mac?
Yes. A key works on one Mac at a time. Enter it on the new Mac and choose Move license to this Mac. No email needed.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. If NotchNudge isn't right for you, email support@notchnudge.app within 14 days of buying for a full refund.
Which tools does it support?
Claude Code and Codex get everything: needs-you alerts, done chimes, Allow and Deny from the notch, and session and weekly limits. Cursor (the editor) and Grok Build get working and done alerts plus their monthly usage.
Will it ever approve something for me?
No. A command only runs if you click Allow. If you ignore the alert, or NotchNudge isn't running, your agent asks in the terminal exactly as it does today.
Does it slow my agents down?
No. The hook is a short script that tells NotchNudge what happened over localhost and returns at once. If NotchNudge is closed, it stops straight away.
What does it change on my Mac?
It adds its own hooks to each tool's settings file, after backing the file up. Your own hooks stay as they are, and Disconnect in Settings removes only NotchNudge's entries.
Which permissions does it need?
None of the scary ones: no Accessibility, Screen Recording or Full Disk Access. The only prompt is Keychain, once, so it can read Claude Code's login to show your usage.
How accurate are the usage numbers?
They come straight from each provider's own usage data, the same numbers their apps show. Some of those sources aren't officially documented, so if a provider changes theirs, an update may be needed.
What do I need to run it?
A Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It's built around the MacBook notch; on a display without one, it shows a floating pill at the top centre instead.