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Coding Agents in the Mac Notch

Coding agents in the Mac notch means starting, watching and approving Claude Code, Codex and other agents from the strip at the top of your screen. Brim does this: it streams the transcript into the notch, shows approvals you can answer with ⌘Y or ⌘N, and puts a mascot beside the camera so you know when an agent needs you. $4.99, once.

Updated October 5, 2026 · brimnotch.com/guides/coding-agents-in-the-notch

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Why the notch

Agents are bursty: minutes of work, then a question. The notch is where your eyes already go, so it’s the right place for “I need you”.

What Brim supports

  • Claude Code, over its streaming JSON mode.
  • Codex, over its app server.
  • 19 more over the Agent Client Protocol: Gemini CLI, Cursor Agent, OpenCode, Copilot CLI, Goose, Qwen Code, Amp, Cline, Kimi CLI and others.
  • Sessions you started in Terminal or an editor, through the agents’ own hooks.

A typical run

  1. Pick a folder, an agent, a model and effort.
  2. Type the task and close the panel.
  3. When the mascot waves, hover and read the request.
  4. ⌘Y to allow, ⌘N to deny.

What other notch apps do

Some show AI usage meters, and Notchy can answer Claude Code permission prompts. None of the others start agents, stream their work or work with Codex and ACP agents. See the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Does Brim replace my terminal?
No. It runs alongside it, and picks up terminal sessions too.
Is my code uploaded?
Brim doesn’t upload anything. Agents talk to their own providers as they normally do.
Which agent should I start with?
Whichever you already use. Brim drives the CLIs you have installed.

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