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Used Claude Code to setup my workflow so I get notified…
by Prashanth Vaidya (@pvbuilds) · 2026-01-08
✓ Opened via the X API on 2026-10-15
Read the original ↗Part 1 · What the source did
He had Claude Code configure itself so he gets a notification whenever it is waiting on input or a permission.
- Asked Claude Code to set up notifications for permission or input requests.
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Part 2 · Our copy-paste version
Adapted by us from what the source described. Fill in the [BRACKETS].
The prompt
Set up a Claude Code Notification hook in my user settings that shows a desktop notification "Claude needs input: [project folder]" whenever you're waiting on me or a permission.
Use [osascript on macOS / notify-send on Linux]. Show me the settings JSON before writing it.
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Approval ruleApprove the settings edit yourself; hooks run shell commands.
Set it up
- Paste the prompt in any session.
- Approve the settings change.
- Trigger a permission prompt to test.
Common failures
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What usually goes wrong
- Notification spam if you run many sessions; include the folder name.
- Hooks copied from the web can run anything. Read them.
Variations
- Send to your phone via a push service.
- Also notify on Stop (task finished).