Ori can send you native desktop notifications — the same kind of banners you get from Slack or Mail. Every notification is also stored in a persistent inbox so you never miss anything.
How it works
Ori sends notifications when:
- A scheduled task completes and has something to report
- Ori wants your attention on something (a question, an approval needed, a result)
- You’ve asked Ori to notify you about something specific
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Notification types
| Type | Description |
|---|
| Informational | Results, summaries, status updates |
| Action needed | Ori needs your input or approval |
| Alert | Something unexpected happened |
Native desktop notifications
Notifications use your operating system’s native notification system:
- macOS — Notification Center banners
- Windows — Windows notification toasts
- Linux — System notification daemon
They work even when Ori is minimized to the tray — you don’t need to have the window open.
Inbox
Every notification is stored in the inbox — a persistent log of all alerts. Access it from the Home view or the activity bar.
The inbox shows:
- Unread count badge on the activity bar
- Notification list with timestamps and content
- Mark as read — clear individual notifications
- Clear all — dismiss everything at once
Agent-generated informational notifications auto-dismiss from the inbox after 12 hours to keep things tidy. Important alerts stay until you manually clear them.
- Unread count
- Most recent notification preview
- Quick link to view the full inbox
Using notifications with schedules
Notifications pair naturally with Scheduled Tasks. A typical workflow:
- Create a schedule: “Every morning at 8am, check if our API is passing all tests”
- Ori runs the check on schedule
- If tests fail, Ori sends a notification: “3 tests failing in auth.test.ts”
- You click the notification to see the full results in the linked thread
