Alerts that make a difference
Know exactly which agent finished. The alert shows up on your Mac and inside the app, right on the tab of the terminal that finished.
Put the water on.
Kettle whistles when it's ready.
Kettle tells you which terminal finished or is waiting on you. The rest of the time, you do something else.
Coming soon See how it works
WHY KETTLE EXISTS
Every terminal has notifications. None of them get it right.
The terminals I tried told me something had happened, never where. I spent more time hunting for the right tab than reviewing the work.
ONE OF THESE WAS ALWAYS MISSING
✓Knowing which of 10 tabs the agent finished in
✓Tying each terminal to a task: to do, doing, done
✓Several workspaces open at the same time
Kettle brings all three together. Now, later or in sequence
A task can become an agent running right away, wait in line for later or start on its own when another session finishes. And if it's just a terminal, it's just a terminal.
Truly parallel
Several workspaces running together, each task on the current branch or in an isolated worktree. When it's done, the agent writes a summary of what changed and why.
Two kinds of alert
Finished and needs you, each with its own sound.
THE WHISTLE
An alert you can see in the app
A green border on the terminal, a badge on the workspace and "done" in the sidebar.
TASKS
New idea, new task
⌘⇧N from anywhere, ⌘⏎ and the code starts coming out.
ALL TASKS
Everything in one list
Tasks from every workspace, with status and terminal.
YOUR WAY
Set it and forget it
Simple preferences.
Task dependencies
A task starts on its own when the previous one finishes.
Side-by-side diff
See what changed in the workspace with ⌘⇧D.
Other agents
Codex, OpenCode, Gemini or a plain shell, in the same place.
Automatic titles
The title the agent generates becomes the terminal's name in the sidebar.
Drafts
Close the task dialog halfway and it comes back filled in.
Your way
Custom shortcuts, a standard or subtle HUD and any base color you like.
Stop hunting for tabs.
While I polish the last details, Kettle is free, with every feature.
Coming soonOnce the app is stable, it becomes a one-time purchase. No subscription.