Audio/visual alert when permission prompt is waiting for input (accessibility)

Status Fixed / completed
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Activity 3 comments · opened Apr 22, 2026 · closed Apr 22, 2026

When Claude Code requires user approval for a tool call, there is no audio or system-level notification — the only signal is text appearing in the terminal. For users who step away from their screen while a task runs, this means Claude silently blocks with no way to know it's waiting.

This is also an accessibility concern: users who rely on audio cues, or who have attention or focus difficulties (e.g. ADHD), may not notice a visual-only prompt in a terminal window that isn't in the foreground.

Suggested behaviour:

  • Play a system sound when a permission prompt is displayed and waiting for input
  • Optionally: send a desktop notification (macOS/Linux notify-send) with the prompt text

Workarounds considered:

  • iTerm2 Triggers can approximate this on macOS, but only for iTerm2 users
  • A PreToolUse hook fires on every tool call, not specifically when approval is required — so it can't be used to target just the waiting state

A native solution that works in any terminal and on any supported OS would be the right fix.

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3 Comments

github-actions[bot] · 5 months ago

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

  1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/36850
  2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/41639
  3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/34654

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SpoonJimSquareSocks · 5 months ago

Closing as duplicate of #36850 which proposes the same fix (terminal bell on approval prompt). Upvoting that one instead.

github-actions[bot] · 5 months ago

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