If you're running autonomous AI agents, fine-tuning scripts, or long background jobs, you know the drill: you hit enter
, switch to another tab to work on something else, and then spend the next hour periodically flipping back to the terminal just to check if:
Watching lines of terminal output scroll by isn't a good use of anyone's time.
To solve this for my own workflow, I built NockIt—a free, open-source, plug-and-play notification utility that hooks into your local or remote AI agents and pushes real-time alerts directly to your phone or desktop via ** ntfy**.
Learn More: https://nockit.uk
NockIt provides a simple, zero-bloat bridge between your autonomous dev pipelines and your devices.
ntfy
:Instead of keeping your terminal pinned to your screen while your agent runs through an multi-step workflow, you can trigger a push alert when key state changes happen:
import requests
def notify_dev(title, message, priority="default"):
requests.post(
"https://ntfy.sh/your_custom_nockit_topic",
data=message.encode('utf-8'),
headers={
"Title": title,
"Priority": priority,
"Tags": "robot,warning"
}
)
try:
agent.run_task()
notify_dev("Agent Finished!", "Task completed successfully without errors.")
except Exception as e:
notify_dev("Agent Crashed 🚨", f"Error encountered: {str(e)}", priority="high")
Ofc, no one wants to write such long code! Just set it up via a single command (requires Node Js installed):
npx -y nockit-mcp@latest setup
I'd love for the community to test it out and share feedback!
Drop a comment below and share your experience—what's your current setup for monitoring long-running background tasks or AI scripts, and what features would make your workflow easier?