How do I install the Notify skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/notify in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Notify safe to use?

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Is Notify free to use?

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Who published Notify?

tomevault-io (@tomevault-io) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Notify by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Notify
Author: tomevault-io

Notify

Send a push notification to your phone/devices via ntfy when a task completes. Use this whenever Claude finishes a long-running command, build, deployment, or background task and the user might want to be notified. Also use when the user says things like "let me know when done", "ping me", or "notify me". Use when this capability is needed.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Skill: Send Notification via ntfy

Goal

Send a notification to your phone/devices when a long-running task completes.

Setup Check

Verify ntfy is available before use:

nix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy --version"

Default topic: agent. Server: ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org

Basic Notification

nix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy publish ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent 'Task completed'"

After Long-Running Command (Success + Failure)

Wrap any command to notify on both outcomes:

nix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy publish ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent 'Task succeeded'" || \
nix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy publish --tags warning --priority high ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent 'Task FAILED'"

Title, Emoji Tags & Priority

Add a title, emojis, and priority level to make notifications more useful:

nix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy publish \
  --title 'NixOS Deploy' \
  --tags white_check_mark,rocket \
  --priority high \
  ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent 'Switch complete'"

Tags work two ways: if a tag matches an emoji shortcode (e.g. warning, skull, rocket), it's prepended as an emoji to the notification. Other tags appear as labels below the message. Comma-separate multiple tags.

Priority levels: min / low / default / high / urgent — controls vibration and sound on your device.

Useful emoji shortcodes for task notifications:

white_check_mark ✅ — success
warning ⚠️ — failure or caution
rotating_light 🚨 — urgent / critical
rocket 🚀 — deploy / launch
stopwatch ⏱️ — timing info
computer 💻 — generic script/task

Full list: https://docs.ntfy.sh/emojis/

Rich Markdown Notification

nix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run 'ntfy publish --markdown \
  --title "Deploy Complete" \
  --tags rocket \
  ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent "# Success
**Duration:** 5 minutes
**Result:** All systems go"'

Use single quotes around the message to prevent bash from interpreting special characters. With --markdown, use double quotes and escape internally, or use a heredoc.

Supported Markdown

Bold, italic, # headings, - lists, `code`, [links](url)

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---name: notifydescription: Send a push notification to your phone/devices via ntfy when a task completes. Use this whenever Claude finishes a long-running command, build, deployment, or background task and the user might want to be notified. Also use when the user says things like "let me know when done", "ping me", or "notify me". Use when this capability is needed.---# Skill: Send Notification via ntfy## GoalSend a notification to your phone/devices when a long-running task completes.## Setup CheckVerify ntfy is available before use:```bashnix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy --version"```Default topic: `agent`. Server: `ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org`## Basic Notification```bashnix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy publish ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent 'Task completed'"```## After Long-Running Command (Success + Failure)Wrap any command to notify on both outcomes:```bashnix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy publish ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent 'Task succeeded'" || \nix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy publish --tags warning --priority high ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent 'Task FAILED'"```## Title, Emoji Tags & PriorityAdd a title, emojis, and priority level to make notifications more useful:```bashnix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run "ntfy publish \ --title 'NixOS Deploy' \ --tags white_check_mark,rocket \ --priority high \ ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent 'Switch complete'"```**Tags** work two ways: if a tag matches an emoji shortcode (e.g. `warning`,`skull`, `rocket`), it's prepended as an emoji to the notification. Other tagsappear as labels below the message. Comma-separate multiple tags.**Priority levels:** `min` / `low` / `default` / `high` / `urgent` — controlsvibration and sound on your device.**Useful emoji shortcodes for task notifications:**- `white_check_mark` ✅ — success- `warning` ⚠️ — failure or caution- `rotating_light` 🚨 — urgent / critical- `rocket` 🚀 — deploy / launch- `stopwatch` ⏱️ — timing info- `computer` 💻 — generic script/taskFull list: <https://docs.ntfy.sh/emojis/>## Rich Markdown Notification```bashnix-shell -p ntfy-sh --run 'ntfy publish --markdown \ --title "Deploy Complete" \ --tags rocket \ ntfy.hallstrom.duckdns.org/agent "# Success**Duration:** 5 minutes**Result:** All systems go"'```Use single quotes around the message to prevent bash from interpretingspecial characters. With `--markdown`, use double quotes and escapeinternally, or use a heredoc.## Supported Markdown**Bold**, *italic*, `# headings`, `- lists`, `` `code` ``, `[links](url)`---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/claha) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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