# Win Notify

> Send Windows toast notifications via PowerShell (no dependencies).

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

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# win-notify

Send native Windows 10/11 toast notifications from the agent using PowerShell.
No external dependencies — uses built-in WinRT APIs.

## Usage

Send a simple notification:

```powershell
powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null
[Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument, Windows.Data.Xml.Dom, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null

$template = @'
<toast>
  <visual>
    <binding template=`"ToastGeneric`">
      <text>TITLE_HERE</text>
      <text>BODY_HERE</text>
    </binding>
  </visual>
</toast>
'@

$xml = New-Object Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument
$xml.LoadXml($template)
$toast = [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml)
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('OpenClaw').Show($toast)
"
```

Replace `TITLE_HERE` and `BODY_HERE` with actual content.

## Examples

### Basic notification

```powershell
powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null
[Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument, Windows.Data.Xml.Dom, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null
$xml = New-Object Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument
$xml.LoadXml('<toast><visual><binding template=\"ToastGeneric\"><text>Task Complete</text><text>Your build finished successfully.</text></binding></visual></toast>')
$toast = [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml)
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('OpenClaw').Show($toast)
"
```

### Notification with attribution

```powershell
powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null
[Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument, Windows.Data.Xml.Dom, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null
$xml = New-Object Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument
$xml.LoadXml('<toast><visual><binding template=\"ToastGeneric\"><text>Reminder</text><text>Meeting with Alex in 15 minutes</text><text placement=\"attribution\">via OpenClaw</text></binding></visual></toast>')
$toast = [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml)
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('OpenClaw').Show($toast)
"
```

### Notification with image

```powershell
powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null
[Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument, Windows.Data.Xml.Dom, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null
$xml = New-Object Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument
$xml.LoadXml('<toast><visual><binding template=\"ToastGeneric\"><text>Screenshot Captured</text><text>Saved to Desktop</text><image placement=\"hero\" src=\"file:///C:/Users/user/Desktop/screenshot.png\"/></binding></visual></toast>')
$toast = [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml)
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('OpenClaw').Show($toast)
"
```

## Notes

- Works on Windows 10 1607+ and Windows 11.
- Notifications appear in the Windows Action Center.
- The `ToastGeneric` template supports title, body, attribution text, images, and progress bars.
- No installation required — uses PowerShell and built-in WinRT APIs.
- For WSL: call `powershell.exe` from within WSL to send notifications to the Windows desktop.
- XML special characters in title/body must be escaped (`&amp;`, `&lt;`, `&gt;`).