The latest articles on DEV Community by chaher dridi (@chahedridi). https://dev.to/chahedridi https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4107865%2F109f9689-61f3-49b7-a6f5-a9d29ac6aa1c.jpg https://dev.to/chahedridi en chaher dridi Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:59:20 +0000 https://dev.to/chahedridi/my-ai-agent-kept-waiting-on-me-i-built-a-vs-code-extension-to-fix-that-11on https://dev.to/chahedridi/my-ai-agent-kept-waiting-on-me-i-built-a-vs-code-extension-to-fix-that-11on <p>I kept missing Claude Code prompts.</p> <p>I'd kick off a long task, switch windows, come back 10 minutes later — and Claude had been sitting at (y/n) the whole time.</p> <p>So I built Notification Bell: a VS Code extension that plays a sound and shows an OS notification the moment your AI agent needs you.</p> <h2> Install </h2> <p>Search <strong>"Notification Bell"</strong> in the VS Code Extensions view, or:</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash code --install-extension chahe-dridi.agent-confirm-sound GitHub: https://github.com/chahe-dridi/vscode-agent-bell It's open source and has a bunch of good first issues open if anyone wants to contribute — adding new agent patterns, platform-specific fixes, new commands. Would love feedback from anyone using Claude Code, aider, or other terminal agents. </code></pre> </div> vscode productivity ai opensource