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Sound Notification

by ks0318-p

Enhance productivity with customizable audio notifications in your development environment. Ideal for game dev softwares

Plays customizable audio notifications for key interaction points in development environments, alerting users when AI assistance requires attention or completes tasks.

github stars

2

macOS onlyBuilt-in system sound optionsIntegrates with Cursor and Windsurf

best for

  • / Developers using Cursor or Windsurf AI assistants
  • / Getting audio alerts during long coding sessions
  • / Staying notified when stepping away from screen

capabilities

  • / Play system sounds at key interaction points
  • / Notify when AI assistance completes tasks
  • / Alert when user approval is required
  • / Customize notification sounds from macOS library

what it does

Plays audio notifications when AI coding assistants need your attention or complete tasks. Currently supports macOS only.

about

Sound Notification is a community-built MCP server published by ks0318-p that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Enhance productivity with customizable audio notifications in your development environment. Ideal for game dev softwares It is categorized under productivity, developer tools.

how to install

You can install Sound Notification in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

license

MIT

Sound Notification is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

Sound Notification MCP (JPN followed By ENG)

このプロジェクトは、WindsurfやCursorなどのAIコーディングアシスタントがユーザーの注意が必要な場合に通知音を鳴らすMCPサーバーです。コーディングの終了時やユーザーの承認が必要なときに通知音を鳴らすことができます。

注意事項&免責

  • ※設定を追加する際は必ずセットでrules(windsurfにはメモリ)に記載を追加してください。
  • 現状MacOSにのみ対応しています。
  • MCPのCALLはLLMの判断に任せることになるため、予想外のタイミングで音が鳴ったり想定通りに動作しない可能性があります。
  • Cursor/Windsurf共通でコマンド実行前の承認は鳴らないことが多いです。
  • Windsurfは終了時に通知音を複数回鳴らしてしまう現象があります。(クレジット消費しますのでご注意ください。)

セットアップ

前提条件

  • Node.js (v18以上)
  • Yarn

インストール

# リポジトリをクローン
git clone <repository-url>
cd sound-notification-mcp

# 依存関係のインストール
yarn install

# ビルド
yarn build

これで準備完了です。

WindsurfやCursorでの設定

Cursor

サンプルを/.cursor/mcp.jsonに記載しました。 (/.cursor/mcp.jsonに書くとプロジェクト毎に記載が必要になります。Globalで有効にしたければ設定アイコンから設定してください。)

Windsurf

mcp_config.jsonに設定を記載します。 /.cursor/mcp.jsonと全く同じ内容で問題ありません。

カスタマイズ

通知音の変更

src/index.tsファイル内の以下の部分を変更します:

const SYSTEM_SOUND_PATH = '/System/Library/Sounds/Glass.aiff'; // macOSのデフォルトサウンド

macOSで利用可能なシステムサウンドは /System/Library/Sounds/ ディレクトリにあります:

  • Bottle.aiff
  • Frog.aiff
  • Funk.aiff
  • Glass.aiff
  • Hero.aiff
  • Morse.aiff
  • Ping.aiff
  • Pop.aiff
  • Purr.aiff
  • Sosumi.aiff
  • Submarine.aiff
  • Tink.aiff

トラブルシューティング

音が鳴らない場合

  1. システム音量が適切に設定されているか確認してください。
  2. 指定した音声ファイルが存在するか確認してください。
  3. ターミナルの出力でエラーメッセージを確認してください。

MCPサーバーが起動しない場合

  1. Node.jsとYarnが正しくインストールされているか確認してください。
  2. 依存関係が正しくインストールされているか確認してください:
    yarn install
    
  3. ビルドエラーがないか確認してください:
    yarn build
    

ライセンス

MIT


English Version

This project is an MCP server that plays notification sounds when AI coding assistants like Windsurf or Cursor require user attention. It can play notification sounds when coding is complete or when user approval is needed.

Notes & Disclaimer

  • ※ When adding settings, please always add corresponding entries to the rules.
  • Currently only supports MAC as the creator uses a Mac and cannot verify on Windows.
  • Since MCP CALLS depend on LLM judgment, sounds may play at unexpected times or not work as expected.
  • For Cursor, sounds may sometimes not play before command execution approval.
  • With Windsurf, there is a phenomenon where notification sounds may play multiple times.

Setup

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (v18 or higher)
  • Yarn

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd sound-notification-mcp

# Install dependencies
yarn install

# Build
yarn build

Now you're ready to go.

Configuration for Windsurf and Cursor

Cursor

A sample configuration is provided in /.cursor/mcp.json (Writing to /.cursor/mcp.json requires configuration for each project. If you want to enable it globally, please configure it from the settings icon.)

Windsurf

Add configuration to mcp_config.json. The content can be exactly the same as /.cursor/mcp.json.

For Windsurf, it is also strongly recommended to:

  1. Add the notification instructions to your global_rules.md file
  2. Add the notification settings to your memories

This ensures that the AI assistant consistently uses sound notifications when needed.

Customization

Changing the Notification Sound

Modify the following section in the src/index.ts file:

const SYSTEM_SOUND_PATH = '/System/Library/Sounds/Glass.aiff'; // macOS default sound

System sounds available on macOS can be found in the /System/Library/Sounds/ directory:

  • Bottle.aiff
  • Frog.aiff
  • Funk.aiff
  • Glass.aiff
  • Hero.aiff
  • Morse.aiff
  • Ping.aiff
  • Pop.aiff
  • Purr.aiff
  • Sosumi.aiff
  • Submarine.aiff
  • Tink.aiff

Troubleshooting

If No Sound Plays

  1. Check that the system volume is properly set.
  2. Verify that the specified sound file exists.
  3. Check the terminal output for error messages.

If the MCP Server Fails to Start

  1. Verify that Node.js and Yarn are correctly installed.
  2. Check that dependencies are properly installed:
    yarn install
    
  3. Check for build errors:
    yarn build
    

License

MIT

FAQ

What is the Sound Notification MCP server?
Sound Notification is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
How are reviews shown for Sound Notification?
This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
MCP server reviews

Ratings

4.510 reviews
  • Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024

    Sound Notification is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.

  • Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024

    We evaluated Sound Notification against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.

  • Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: Sound Notification is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024

    Sound Notification reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.

  • Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024

    I recommend Sound Notification for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024

    Strong directory entry: Sound Notification surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.

  • Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024

    Sound Notification has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.

  • Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024

    According to our notes, Sound Notification benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.

  • Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024

    We wired Sound Notification into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024

    Sound Notification is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.