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May 26, 2026 · View on GitHub

CodeIsland

Real-time AI coding agent status panel for macOS Dynamic Island (Notch)
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CodeIsland Panel Preview

What is CodeIsland?

CodeIsland lives in your MacBook's notch area and shows you what your AI coding agents are doing — in real time. No more switching windows to check if Claude is waiting for approval or if Codex finished its task.

It connects to 12 AI coding tools via Unix socket IPC, displaying session status, tool calls, permission requests, and more — all in a compact, pixel-art styled panel.

Features

Notch-native UI — Expands from the MacBook notch, collapses when idle
12 AI tools supported — Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Copilot, Trae/Traecli, Qoder, Factory, CodeBuddy, OpenCode, Kimi Code CLI, Cline
Live status tracking — See active sessions, tool calls, and AI responses in real time
Permission management — Approve/deny tool permissions directly from the panel
Question answering — Respond to agent questions without leaving your current app
Pixel-art mascots — Each AI tool has its own animated character
One-click jump — Click a session to jump to its terminal tab or IDE window
Smart suppress — Tab-level terminal detection: only suppresses notifications when you're looking at the specific session tab, not just the terminal app
Sound effects — Optional 8-bit sound notifications for session events
Auto hook install — Automatically configures hooks for all detected CLI tools, with auto-repair and version tracking
Bilingual UI — English and Chinese, auto-detects system language
Multi-display — Works with external monitors, auto-detects notch displays

Supported Tools

Tool	Events	Jump	Status
Claude Code	13	Terminal tab	Full
Codex	3	Terminal	Basic
Gemini CLI	6	Terminal	Full
Cursor	10	IDE	Full
TraeCli	10	Terminal	Full
Qoder	10	IDE	Full
Copilot	6	Terminal	Full
Factory	10	IDE	Full
CodeBuddy	10	APP/Terminal	Full
Kimi Code CLI	10	Terminal	Full
OpenCode	All	APP/Terminal	Full
Cline	5	VSCode	Full

Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew tap wxtsky/tap
brew install --cask codeisland

Manual Download

Go to Releases
Download CodeIsland.dmg
Open the DMG and drag CodeIsland.app to your Applications folder
Launch CodeIsland — it will automatically install hooks for all detected AI tools

Note: On first launch, macOS may show a security warning. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

Build from Source

Requires macOS 14+ and Swift 5.9+.

git clone https://github.com/wxtsky/CodeIsland.git
cd CodeIsland

# Development (debug build + launch; Buddy Bluetooth needs the .app below)
swift build && ./.build/debug/CodeIsland

# Release (universal binary: Apple Silicon + Intel)
./build.sh
open .build/release/CodeIsland.app

How It Works

AI Tool (Claude/Codex/Gemini/Cursor/...)
  → Hook event triggered
    → codeisland-bridge (native Swift binary, ~86KB)
      → Unix socket → /tmp/codeisland-<uid>.sock
        → CodeIsland app receives event
          → Updates UI in real time

CodeIsland installs lightweight hooks into each AI tool's config. When the tool triggers an event (session start, tool call, permission request, etc.), the hook sends a JSON message through a Unix socket. CodeIsland listens on this socket and updates the notch panel instantly.

For OpenCode, a JS plugin connects directly to the socket — no bridge binary needed.

Settings

CodeIsland provides a 7-tab settings panel:

General — Language, launch at login, display selection
Behavior — Auto-hide, smart suppress, session cleanup
Appearance — Panel height, font size, AI reply lines
Mascots — Preview all pixel-art characters and their animations
Sound — 8-bit sound effects for session events
Hooks — View CLI installation status, reinstall or uninstall hooks
About — Version info and links

Requirements

macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
Works best on MacBooks with a notch, but also works on external displays