# Show HN: I stopped babysitting my AI agents by pushing them to Telegram > Source: > Published: 2026-07-31 07:05:26+00:00 macOS menu bar app · Claude Code & Codex # Let your agents run. Touch some grass. BlackFlare keeps your Mac awake while Claude or Codex runs, pings you the moment a task finishes or needs you — on your Mac, Telegram, or Slack. Tune your defaults and track your usage right from the menu bar. On-device. Private. Requires macOS 13 or later · Universal (Apple silicon & Intel) The gap between "running" and "done" You kick off a long task and step away. Your Mac dozes off and the whole run stalls halfway. Or it finishes — or sits *waiting for your input* — and you don't notice for an hour. **BlackFlare closes every one of those gaps.** - Terminal / CLI - VS Code - JetBrains - Claude Code - Codex ## Long task? Your Mac stays up. A sleeping Mac is a stalled agent. While a Claude or Codex session is running, BlackFlare keeps your Mac awake — so overnight refactors and marathon test runs never pause halfway. The moment the session ends, normal sleep resumes on its own. ## Know the instant it needs you The moment Claude or Codex is waiting for input — or finishes a task — BlackFlare sends you a notification. Every session counts: the CLI in your terminal *and* agents running inside VS Code or JetBrains. ## On your Mac. Or your phone. Route notifications to Telegram or Slack and go touch some grass while your agents work. Flip on *"only when away"* and BlackFlare stays quiet at your desk — reaching your phone only once you've actually stepped out. ## Set the defaults. Ship faster. Pick your default model, permission mode, effort level, and thinking mode right from the menu bar. BlackFlare applies them to your next session — no flags to remember, no config files to hand-edit. ## See your limits before you hit them Your Claude and Codex usage lives in the menu — and right in the menu bar icon. Track each model on its own, keep an eye on extra usage, and get a heads-up the moment you cross a threshold you set. No more mid-task surprises. ## Private by design. Actually. BlackFlare asks for exactly one thing: **read-only** Keychain access to your Claude token, used only to show your exact usage. That token is **never written or sent anywhere but Anthropic**. No accounts, no analytics, no telemetry — BlackFlare collects nothing about you. Ever. - ✓ Runs entirely on-device - ✓ Read-only Keychain access - ✓ Token only ever reaches Anthropic - ✓ Zero telemetry, zero accounts Up and running in a minute ## Three steps, then go be human - 1 ### Install Open and drag it to Applications. From there it lives quietly in your menu bar. - 2 ### Grant Permissions Two gentle asks: notifications, so it can tap you on the shoulder, and Keychain — **read-only**— to read your usage limits. Nothing more, ever. - 3 ### Walk away Start a session and go enjoy life. BlackFlare keeps watch, and pings you when it matters. Thoughtful down to the last toggle ## Built like a native Mac app should be Questions, answered ## Frequently asked ## Does it work with the CLI and with IDEs? Yes. BlackFlare watches Claude Code and Codex sessions whether they run in your terminal or inside VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. ## Which AI tools are supported? Claude Code and Codex — both notifications and usage, side by side in the same menu. ## Where does my token go? Nowhere new. BlackFlare reads your Claude token from the macOS Keychain (read-only) to show your exact usage. It is never written or transmitted anywhere except Anthropic. ## Do you collect any of my data? No. No accounts, no analytics, no telemetry. Everything runs on your Mac. ## Can it notify my phone? Yes — via Telegram or Slack, with an "only when away" mode so you're not pinged twice while you're sitting at your desk. ## Will it keep my Mac from sleeping? Only while a session is running, so long tasks don't stall. Normal sleep behavior resumes automatically the moment the session ends. ## What do I need to run it? A Mac on macOS 13 or later. It's a universal build for both Apple silicon and Intel.