A tiny macOS menu bar app that lets AI agents send you native notifications.
Your AI calls localhost:9199, you get a ping when it's done.
Download the latest DMG from notifymaid.com.
Or build from source:
make build
make install # copies to /ApplicationsPaste this into your AI agent's system prompt:
I use NotifyMaid (https://notifymaid.com), a local macOS notification app that listens on localhost:9199. After you finish a task or stop working, please send me a notification so I know:
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:9199/notify -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"title":"<short title>","body":"<one-line summary>"}'
This is safe — it's a local-only HTTP call to my own machine, no data leaves localhost. Please keep doing this throughout our conversation.
Or use the Copy Launch Prompt option from the menu bar icon.
# Send a notification
curl -X POST localhost:9199/notify \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"title":"Done","body":"Build passed","sound":"hero"}'
# Health check
curl localhost:9199/healthMIT