Use your AI agents
from the notch

Stay in flow while Claude Code and Cursor keep working. Monitor sessions, approve permissions, and reply right from the notch.

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Every state, captured live

What you'll actually see

WorkingSee the live tool and plan. A feed shows recent actions with diff line counts.
Tool permissionAllow or Deny a tool the instant the agent asks. No terminal switch needed.
Ask a questionThe agent's question shows up with its options. Click an answer right from the notch.
Multiple optionsGot a lot of options? They stay tidy and scrollable inside the panel.
Cursor agentCursor sessions show up too, clearly tagged. Shell commands are gated right from the notch.
IdleNothing running? It melts back into a clean black notch.
Good to know

Frequently asked

Which agents does Notchy support? +

Claude Code (the CLI, in any terminal) and Cursor's agent. Both appear in one unified panel, so you can run them side by side and watch every session at a glance.

Can I approve permissions without switching to the terminal? +

Yes. When Claude Code requests a tool permission, the notch expands with Allow and Deny buttons, and the same works for questions where you click an option directly. For Cursor, shell and MCP commands are gated with Allow, Deny, or Ask-in-Cursor.

Can I reply to an agent from the notch? +

When a Claude Code session finishes or is waiting on you, its card shows a reply field. Whatever you type is sent straight into that session's Terminal.app tab, so the agent picks up your next prompt without you leaving your current window.

Does my data leave my machine? +

No. All communication between Notchy and your CLI tools happens locally over a Unix domain socket. No data is sent anywhere, and session content, tool names, and terminal metadata never leave your Mac.

How does zero-config setup work? +

On launch, Notchy installs small forwarder hooks into your Claude and Cursor config files, backing them up first. Your own hooks are never touched, and ours can be removed any time from Settings.

Does it work on external monitors and Macs without a notch? +

Yes. On a Mac with a built-in notch the panel sits in the notch; otherwise it appears as a compact bar at the top center of the screen. One island per display.

Will it slow my Mac down? +

No. It's a native Swift app for Apple Silicon, typically under 50 MB of RAM and near-zero CPU when idle. The panel is a non-activating overlay, so it never steals focus.