claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Notification hook should fire when agent is blocked waiting for tool approval (VSCode extension) [1 comments, 2 participants]

TL;DR

Modify the VSCode extension to fire the Notification hook event when an agent is blocked waiting for user approval on a tool call.

Guidance

• Review the VSCode extension's approval flow to identify why the Notification hook is not firing in this scenario.
• Consider adding agent context to the Notification hook payload to enable identification of the agent needing attention.
• Investigate potential modifications to the Claude panel to emit an external signal when an agent is waiting for approval.
• Evaluate the feasibility of integrating desktop notifications (e.g., via terminal-notifier on macOS) to surface waiting agents.

Notes

The current implementation of the VSCode extension's approval flow may require significant changes to support the proposed behavior.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by modifying the VSCode extension to fire the Notification hook event when an agent is blocked, as this would provide the necessary visibility into waiting agents.