{"slug": "sidepulse-agent-status-at-a-glance-leds-in-macbook-pro-sd-slot", "title": "SidePulse: Agent Status, at a Glance (LEDs in MacBook Pro SD Slot)", "summary": "SidePulse, a new hardware accessory from Inteliwear, displays AI agent status through RGB LEDs that fit into a MacBook Pro's SD card slot or connect via USB-C, priced at $69 for the Pro model with 8 LEDs and $29 for the Dot with 2 LEDs. The device mounts as a filesystem, allowing users to control lights by writing to a file, and is designed for monitoring coding agents, builds, and background tasks, with initial support for Claude and Codex agents.", "body_md": "##### SidePulse\n\n# Agent status, at a glance\n\nYour AI agents work while the lid is closed, while you're in another app, while you're across the room. SidePulse turns their status into light — a string of RGB LEDs that lives in a port you already have.\n\nNo driver. No app. The device mounts as a tiny filesystem, and you control the lights by writing a file: `LEDS.LED`.\n\n### SidePulse Pro\n\n$69 8 RGB LEDs · MacBook Pro SD slot →\n\n### SidePulse Dot\n\n$29 2 LEDs · USB-C · works everywhere →\n### Which one is for me?\n\n- **SidePulse Pro** tucks into the SD card slot of a MacBook Pro — the slot that 99% of people never use. 8 RGB LEDs, inconspicuous when you want it, glowing when you need it.\n- **SidePulse Dot** is a tiny USB-C dot with 2 LEDs. It works on*every* Mac — Air, mini, iMac, Studio — and on iPhone, where the SidePulse app lets you drive it from the CLI or Shortcuts.\n\nBoth speak the same simple, CSS-inspired animation language. Learn it once, use it everywhere — the full syntax is in the [LED format reference](https://github.com/inteliwear/sidepulse/blob/main/LEDS_FORMAT.md).\n\n**Don't want to learn it?** Just ask your AI. Point your coding agent at the device and say *\"blink the lights green when the build passes\"* — it writes `LEDS.LED` for you.\n\n### Designed for the agent era\n\nCoding agents, long builds, deploys, background jobs, downloads, reminders — anything that finishes when you're not looking. Give it a color.\n\n**First batch — built for enthusiasts.** This is an early run for tinkerers and early adopters. The software is intentionally minimal right now, but it's **fully hackable and agent-controllable** — the device is just a file, so your own scripts and AI agents can drive the lights however you want.\n\n**Included from day one:** agent monitoring (Claude & Codex), MacBook battery display, works with the lid closed, and lets your Mac sleep once your agents finish.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sidepulse-agent-status-at-a-glance-leds-in-macbook-pro-sd-slot", "canonical_source": "https://sidepulse.io/", "published_at": "2026-09-08 02:58:58+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-08 03:32:21.111364+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["SidePulse", "Inteliwear", "MacBook Pro", "Claude", "Codex"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sidepulse-agent-status-at-a-glance-leds-in-macbook-pro-sd-slot", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sidepulse-agent-status-at-a-glance-leds-in-macbook-pro-sd-slot.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sidepulse-agent-status-at-a-glance-leds-in-macbook-pro-sd-slot.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/sidepulse-agent-status-at-a-glance-leds-in-macbook-pro-sd-slot.jsonld"}}