I Made Claude Code Ding When It's Done (And It Changed My Workflow)

A 5-line config that plays a sound notification when Claude Code finishes a task or needs your input. Tiny hack, massive quality-of-life upgrade.

domenica 28 giugno 2026 New tab

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This article was originally published on Jo4 Blog.

You know that feeling when you ask Claude Code to refactor a module, switch to Twitter for "just a sec," and come back 12 minutes later to find it's been sitting there waiting for your input for the last 11?

Yeah. That was my Friday evening.

The "Are You Still There?" Problem

I've been using Claude Code as my daily driver while building jo4.io. It's brilliant at crunching through multi-file refactors, running tests, and fixing bugs. But here's the thing - when Claude finishes a task or has a question, it just... sits there. Silently. Like a polite intern who finished their work but doesn't want to interrupt your YouTube rabbit hole.

I Made Claude Code Ding When It's Done (And It Changed My Workflow)

I Made Claude Code Ding When It's Done (And It Changed My Workflow)

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