Standby
Notifications and Agent Management for Claude Code
Standby launched on May 4, 2026 with 3 votes, #3,449 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
What it does
Standby sits in your macOS menu bar and tracks every Claude Code session. Get notified when Claude needs you. - All data stays on your system. - Banner notifications every time Claude needs you. - Click on any session to navigate right to the terminal window.
Standby sits in your macOS menu bar and tracks every Claude Code session. Get notified when Claude needs you.
Standby sits in your menu bar and tracks every Claude Code session on your machine. When Claude finishes, gets stuck, or errors out, you know immediately. Drag the DMG to Applications. Standby appears in your menu bar and installs Claude Code hooks automatically. Give Claude a task and switch to Slack, your browser, or another project. The menu bar icon shows how many sessions are active. When Claude needs your input, a chime plays and a notification tells you exactly what's waiting. Click to jump straight to the right terminal. Click the ⚡ icon to see every Claude Code session on your machine. Project name, status, what Claude is doing right now, how long it's been running, and any…from claudenotifications.com
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UsagebarJan 2026 · usagebar.com · ▲172A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.

macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real timeJan 2026 · github.com · ▲161I built a macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time via API after hitting limits mid-flow too often. Signed and notarised by Apple. Open source. https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage https://x.com/richhickson
Claude Usage TrackerMar 2026 · github.com · ▲236See exactly how much you spend on Claude, across every tool
Redlight Greenlight for Claude CodeJan 2026 · yogesh.co · ▲124Accept or reject Claude Code permission from anywhere on Mac
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