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get a notification when Claude\Gemini finish a job in the terminal

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Python script that alerts when your CLI AI agent goes idle

by davecandi·Mar 7, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

○Pass

Solves a genuine frustration, but it's a one-liner problem—call alert() on subprocess exit.

Strengths
  • •Real use case: interrupting context-switching while waiting for agents to finish
  • •GitHub repo + demo video shows it ships and works
Weaknesses
  • •Scope is microscopic—a 50-line wrapper around subprocess monitoring, not a product
  • •No depth: no configuration, no integrations, no reason to install vs. writing 3 lines of bash
Target Audience

Developers running Claude Code, Gemini, or similar AI agents in the terminal

Post Description

Creator here. Built this after wasting hours switching to other tabs while Claude Code/Gemini sat idle waiting for permission.

Simple Python script that monitors terminal activity and plays a sound when your agent stops.

Demo video: https://youtu.be/cligunGJgwY

get it free on github: https://github.com/davecandi/vibechime project page here https://davecandi.com/projects/vibechime

Would love feedback!

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