Ping Balloon v0.4.0 - VS Code Integration

Ping Balloon v0.4.0 - VS Code Integration

This release adds the first VS Code integration for Ping Balloon.

Ping Balloon now supports a VS Code-focused workflow, making it easier to use with Claude Code inside the VS Code integrated terminal.

Added

• ping-balloon start --focus vscode
• PING_BALLOON_FOCUS_TARGET=vscode
• Initial VS Code companion extension in vscode-extension/
• VS Code commands for:
  • Start
  • Check Status
  • Doctor
  • Test Complete Notification
  • Test Permission Notification
  • Install Claude Code Hooks
• Workspace-aware Doctor command for VS Code projects
• VS Code status bar integration
• Extension Development Host launch configuration

Changed

• Focus behavior can now prioritize VS Code when started with VS Code focus enabled.
• The VS Code extension runs project-specific commands from the active workspace root.

Notes

The VS Code extension is included in the GitHub repository under:

vscode-extension/

It is not yet published on the VS Code Marketplace.

The npm package continues to provide the core Ping Balloon CLI and desktop app.

Install

npm install -g @quantthieres/ping-balloon@latest

Ping Balloon v0.2.0

Ping Balloon v0.2.0

Ping Balloon v0.2.0 improves the core notification experience for daily use with Claude Code and terminal coding agents.

This release makes the bubble less intrusive: it now appears only when something important happens.

What's new

Event-only notifications

Ping Balloon no longer stays visible all the time.

New behavior:

• complete notifications appear, play a short sound, and auto-hide after a few seconds.
• permission notifications appear, play a sound, and stay visible until the user clicks or closes them.
• generic waiting notifications are suppressed by default to reduce noise.

You can still manually test waiting notifications with:

ping-balloon notify waiting

Install the latest version:

npm install -g @quantthieres/ping-balloon@latest