I got tired of checking whether Claude Code was still working, so I built this
I've been using Claude Code quite a bit and realized I was constantly looking back at my screen to see whether it had:
- finished the task
- stopped and needed my input
- was still working
So I built BrainSnack, a VS Code/Cursor extension that handles this for me.
While Claude is working, it opens a small panel with something short to read — AI news, technical articles, interview questions, output-based questions, etc.
And when Claude finishes or needs my input, it plays a sound so I know I can come back.
The interesting part is that it doesn't monitor the screen or scrape terminal output.
It's free and open source.
I'd really appreciate some honest feedback from other developers.
I also shared the build/story on LinkedIn. If you'd like to see it there (and help a small indie project get a little more reach), here's the post:
Download links -
VS Code - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=shikhargupta.brainsnack
Cursor - https://open-vsx.org/extension/shikhargupta/brainsnack
Thanks! Would love to hear what you think.