Comparison

An AgentNotch alternative built around the menu bar

AgentNotch and Agent Attention solve the same problem: coding agents that stall while you look elsewhere. They make different bets about where that information should live.

The short version

AgentNotch centres on the MacBook notch. Agent Attention keeps ambient status in the menu bar for every session, and shows a card only when one needs you. That works the same on notch-less Macs, external monitors and clamshell setups.

How they compare

	AgentNotch	Agent Attention
Price	$9.99	$9.99 once
Where status lives	Notch area	Menu bar, every display
Approve without switching windows	Check current version	Yes, card never takes focus
Claude Code and Codex CLI	Check current version	Yes
Prompt cache expiry countdown	Check current version	Yes, with re-processing cost
Local API for any script	Check current version	Yes, 127.0.0.1 via curl

We only state what we can verify about our own app. Feature lists change, so check AgentNotch's current site before deciding.

Choose Agent Attention if

You work on an external monitor or a Mac without a notch.
You run several Claude Code or Codex sessions in tmux and want one list.
You lose money to cold prompt caches on idle sessions.
You want to wire your own scripts in with a curl call.

Answer every agent from the menu bar

Agent Attention for macOS. One-click approvals for Claude Code and Codex CLI, live session status and cache warnings. $9.99 once.

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