# Desktop Notifications

> Send desktop notifications from the terminal. Use this skill when the user wants to display system notifications, pipe command output to notifications, or get alerts after long-running operations complete. Supports cross-platform (Windows Toast, macOS osascript, Linux notify-send).

- Skill: `lirrensi/desktop-notifications` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lirrensi/desktop-notifications`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lirrensi/desktop-notifications/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: lirrensi (https://skillmd.com/u/lirrensi)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lirrensi/desktop-notifications

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# Notify Skill

Send desktop notifications from the terminal.

## Installation Check

```bash
notify --help
```

If not installed:
```bash
uv tool install "git+https://github.com/lirrensi/agent-sommelier"
```

## Usage

### Basic Notification
```bash
notify "Title" "Body message"
```

### Pipe Input
```bash
echo "Status update" | notify "Progress"
cat log.txt | notify "Logs"
```

### In Scripts
```bash
# After long operation
long_operation && notify "Done" "Operation completed successfully"
```

## Examples

```bash
# Simple alert
notify "Build Complete" "All tests passed!"

# With pipe
curl -s http://api/status | notify "API Status"

# Chain with other commands
find . -name "*.py" | wc -l | notify "File Count"
```

## Platform Support

- **Windows**: Uses Windows Toast notifications
- **macOS**: Uses osascript for native notifications
- **Linux**: Uses notify-send (libnotify)