Crest – Answer Claude Code approvals from your MacBook's notch
Puts Claude Code and Codex approval prompts on your Mac's notch so idle runs aren't missed
Crest shows Claude Code's Allow/Deny prompts as a pill on your Mac's notch, backed by a chime and menu-bar icon, so a stalled agent run doesn't sit idle until you happen to check the terminal. Hovering the prompt reveals the full command or diff before you decide, and it works the same way for OpenAI Codex once you approve its one-time hook-trust prompt. It runs on Claude Code's own PreToolUse hook system — nothing is patched or injected, and turning the toggle off removes the hooks entirely.
What holds up
- +Free tier needs no account, and Now Playing, Shelf and window snapping never expire
- +One-time $19.99 for Pro, or 7 days free — no forced subscription
- +Uses Claude Code's own hook system, not a patch — turning it off removes the hooks cleanly
Mind the limits
- −macOS 14 or later only — no Windows or Linux support
- −Codex needs a one-time manual trust prompt before its hooks work at all
- −The HN launch thread was flagged, per the judge note — reception there was mixed
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