NotchApprove – Approve AI agent prompts from the Mac notch

Route coding-agent approval requests to the MacBook notch so you never leave your editor

Problem

When using Claude Code or similar coding agents, the agent frequently asks for tool-call approvals. Developers must switch back to the terminal to confirm, breaking flow. Meanwhile, the Mac notch stays empty despite being the most prominent notification spot.

Solution

A tiny Mac menu bar/notch app that renders approval requests as lightweight cards in the notch. Users can approve or reject with a click or hotkey, and the result is sent back to the agent without leaving their current window.

Users

Mac developers using Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or similar coding agents, especially those running long multi-step agent sessions.

MVP

Listen to local agent approval events (via webhook/socket/FSEvents); render approval cards in the notch; support keyboard approve/reject; relay results back to the agent; zero-config connection to one major agent.

Revenue

One-time $9.99 or $19/year; open-source the core and sell advanced multi-agent support and themes.

Why now

Coding agents are exploding, but approval UX is still stuck in the terminal. The Mac notch is an underused real estate, perfect for an indie-made lightweight utility.