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ding

Play a sound and post a desktop notification when Claude finishes a turn or needs you to answer a question or a permission prompt.

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v0.1.0MITupdated 2026-10-09MDmubarak786/claude-mods/mods/ding
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› fix the failing auth test and add an audit log call ╭────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ ding │ ⏺ Read(src/auth.ts) │ Claude finished: Done. I made `refresh` │ ⎿ Read 6 lines │ reject expired claims, added an audit │ ⏺ Update(src/auth.ts) │ call, and created `src/audit.ts`. One … │ ⎿ Added 2 lines, removed 1 line ╰────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ⏺ Bash(bun test) ⎿ 3 pass, 1 fail ● Done. refresh now rejects expired claims and logs an audit event. ✻ Worked for 42s · done 4:20 PM › /ding ⎿ ding: ding on (dev). /ding off, /ding on, /ding test ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── › ? for shortcuts
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ding

A sound and a desktop notification when Claude finishes a turn or needs you. Two different sounds, so from across the room you know whether to come back now (Claude is asking a question or waiting on a permission prompt) or whenever (the turn is done).

Claude Code's own preferredNotifChannel setting already gives you a bell or a desktop notification when a turn completes. What it doesn't do is tell you that Claude is waiting on an answer or a permission prompt, which is the case that costs you twenty minutes. ding adds that, with a different sound so you can tell the two apart, and puts the first line of the answer or the question in the notification.

Install

/plugin marketplace add MDmubarak786/claude-mods
/plugin install ding@modhub

Try it for one session without installing:

claude --plugin-dir ./mods/ding

Use it

CommandWhat it does
/dingShow whether it's on, and which OS it detected.
/ding offQuiet, on this machine, until /ding on. Saved across sessions.
/ding testPlay both sounds now.
MomentSound (macOS)Notification
The main turn endsGlass"Claude finished" and the first line of the answer
The turn was interruptedGlass"Claude stopped"
Claude asks you a questionPing"Claude has a question" and the question
A tool call is about to show a permission promptPing"Claude needs permission" and the tool name

Subagents are silent. On an OS it doesn't recognize, it shows a toast inside Claude Code instead.

What it touches

From claude plugin validate ./mods/ding:

hooks: session.start, command.run{command=ding}, turn.complete, tool.call{tool=AskUserQuestion}, tool.check
calls: $.command.register, $.process.run (via loadSettings, notify), $.store.get (via loadSettings), $.store.set, $.ui.log, $.ui.toast (via notify)
  • $.process.run starts uname once at session start, then afplay and osascript on macOS or paplay and notify-send on Linux. The title and body are passed as arguments, never spliced into a script.
  • tool.check is observe-only. The hook awaits the decision Claude Code reached, dings if it's ask, and returns that decision unchanged. It never approves or refuses anything.
  • No environment variables, no network. The on/off flag is the only thing saved.

Tested with

  • Claude Code 2.1.295 on macOS, claude plugin validate --strict and claude plugin test pass. The Linux path is covered by tests only.

Limitations

  • macOS notifications come from Script Editor's identity, so the first one may ask you to allow notifications for it.
  • On Linux it assumes PulseAudio or PipeWire (paplay) and a notification daemon (notify-send). If either is missing, the call fails quietly and nothing plays.
  • Windows isn't supported yet; you get a toast inside Claude Code.
  • It can't tell whether your terminal is focused, so it dings even when you're looking at it. /ding off while you're pairing with it.

License

MIT, see the repository root.

Source 1 files
hooks/register.ts 119 lines
1// ding: a sound and a desktop notification when Claude finishes a turn or needs you.
2//
3//   /ding          show whether it's on
4//   /ding off      quiet for this machine until /ding on
5//   /ding on       turn it back on
6//   /ding test     play both sounds now
7//
8// "Done" fires at the end of a main-conversation turn. "Needs you" fires when
9// Claude asks a question (AskUserQuestion) or a tool call is about to show you a
10// permission prompt. Subagent turns and calls are ignored. Sounds and
11// notifications use the system's own tools, so there are no audio files here.
12
13type Kind = 'done' | 'needs-you'
14
15let os = ''          // 'Darwin', 'Linux', or '' when unknown
16let enabled = true
17
18async function loadSettings($) {
19  try {
20    const saved = await $.store.get('enabled')
21    enabled = saved !== false
22  } catch {
23    enabled = true
24  }
25  try {
26    const uname = await $.process.run(['uname'])
27    os = uname.stdout.trim()
28  } catch {
29    os = ''
30  }
31}
32
33// Fire and forget: nothing here is awaited, so a slow player never delays Claude.
34function notify($, kind: Kind, title: string, body: string) {
35  if (!enabled) return
36  if (os === 'Darwin') {
37    const sound = kind === 'done' ? '/System/Library/Sounds/Glass.aiff' : '/System/Library/Sounds/Ping.aiff'
38    $.process.run(['afplay', sound]).catch(() => {})
39    // Title and body go in as arguments, never spliced into the script.
40    $.process.run([
41      'osascript',
42      '-e', 'on run argv',
43      '-e', 'display notification (item 2 of argv) with title (item 1 of argv)',
44      '-e', 'end run',
45      title, body,
46    ]).catch(() => {})
47  } else if (os === 'Linux') {
48    const sound = kind === 'done' ? '/usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/complete.oga' : '/usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/dialog-information.oga'
49    $.process.run(['paplay', sound]).catch(() => {})
50    $.process.run(['notify-send', '--app-name=Claude Code', title, body]).catch(() => {})
51  } else {
52    $.ui.toast(title + ': ' + body)
53  }
54}
55
56function excerpt(text: string): string {
57  const line = text.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()
58  return line.length > 100 ? line.slice(0, 99) + '…' : line || 'Turn finished'
59}
60
61export function register(on) {
62  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
63    await loadSettings($)
64    try {
65      await $.command.register({
66        name: 'ding',
67        description: 'Sound and notification when Claude finishes or needs you',
68        argumentHint: '[on | off | test]',
69        immediate: true,
70      })
71    } catch (error) {
72      $.ui.log('could not register /ding: ' + error)
73    }
74    return next(e)
75  })
76
77  on('command.run', { command: 'ding' }, async ($, e) => {
78    const args = e.args.trim()
79    if (args === 'off' || args === 'on') {
80      enabled = args === 'on'
81      await $.store.set('enabled', enabled)
82      return { text: enabled ? 'ding on.' : 'ding off. Run /ding on to turn it back on.' }
83    }
84    if (args === 'test') {
85      notify($, 'done', 'Claude finished', 'This is the done sound.')
86      notify($, 'needs-you', 'Claude needs you', 'This is the needs-you sound.')
87      return { text: enabled ? 'Played both.' : 'ding is off, so nothing played. Run /ding on first.' }
88    }
89    return { text: (enabled ? 'ding on' : 'ding off') + (os ? ' (' + os + ')' : ' (unknown OS: toasts only)') + '. /ding off, /ding on, /ding test' }
90  }).catch(async () => ({ text: 'ding: the command failed, so nothing changed.' }))
91
92  // Done: the main conversation's turn ended. Subagent turns carry agentId.
93  on('turn.complete', async ($, e, next) => {
94    if (typeof e.agentId !== 'string') {
95      notify($, 'done', e.isAborted ? 'Claude stopped' : 'Claude finished', excerpt(e.answer))
96    }
97    return next(e)
98  })
99
100  // Needs you: Claude is asking a question.
101  on('tool.call', { tool: 'AskUserQuestion' }, async ($, e, next) => {
102    if (typeof e.agentId !== 'string') {
103      const first = Array.isArray(e.questions) && e.questions[0] ? String(e.questions[0].question) : 'Claude has a question'
104      notify($, 'needs-you', 'Claude has a question', excerpt(first))
105    }
106    return next(e)
107  }).catch(async ($, e, next) => next(e))
108
109  // Needs you: a tool call is about to show a permission prompt. Observe only:
110  // the decision is returned exactly as it came.
111  on('tool.check', async ($, e, next) => {
112    const decided = await next(e)
113    if (decided.decision === 'ask' && typeof e.agentId !== 'string') {
114      notify($, 'needs-you', 'Claude needs permission', e.tool)
115    }
116    return decided
117  }).catch(async ($, e, next) => next(e))
118}
119