Recipes · Dynotch

When a long command finishes

Source notify-long-commands.zsh from ~/.zshrc. It sits next to dynotch in the app:

source /Applications/Dynotch.app/Contents/Resources/notify-long-commands.zsh

Any command that runs for 30 seconds or more then ends with a Done or Failed notice.

Variable	What it does	Starts as
`DYNOTCH_LONG_COMMAND`	The threshold, in seconds	`30`
`DYNOTCH_LONG_COMMAND_DETAIL`	Set it to `full` to show the command’s arguments too	Off

The notice names the command alone, make say, since its arguments can hold tokens, and the notch is on screen when you share it.

The closed notch showing Done, make test, 2 minutes 14 seconds. — With DYNOTCH_LONG_COMMAND_DETAIL=full, the arguments show too.

When Claude Code needs you

Claude Code hooks can call the same command. Add this to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "hooks": {
    "Notification": [{ "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "dynotch notify 'Claude needs you' --symbol bubble.left.fill --tint orange" }] }],
    "Stop": [{ "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "dynotch notify 'Claude is done' --symbol checkmark.circle.fill --tint green" }] }]
  }
}

This needs the dynotch command on your PATH.

A deploy that tells you when it’s done

Anything that can run a command can use the notch:

./deploy.sh && dynotch notify "Deployed" --detail "api" --symbol checkmark.circle.fill --tint green

A Shortcut that starts a focus session

In the Shortcuts app, add an Open URLs action with this link, and pin the Shortcut to the Shortcuts widget:

dynotch://timer/start