Guides

How to work with Claude Code and Codex and still keep your focus: knowing when an agent needs you, what to do while it works, and when to step away. Written by the people who make Meowdoro, with the built-in ways first.

• Get notified when Claude Code finishes or needs you

  Built-in notifications, the terminal bell, Notification hooks, your phone, and how to keep alerts from breaking your focus.

• What to do while Claude Code is working

  Stay with the task, take a real micro-break or start your break: what to do with each kind of wait, and what to avoid.

• Pomodoro with AI coding agents: 25/5, 50/10 or flowtime?

  Which rhythm fits which work, where agent runs go in a round, and how to keep breaks free of agents.

• Claude Code /compact vs /clear vs a new session: when to use each

  What survives /compact, why timing matters, and when a clean start beats a long conversation.

• Running several Claude Code sessions without losing track

  A worktree per session, names, one place to see them all, alerts that say which one needs you, and how many is too many.

• AI coding burnout: why agent work wears you out and what helps

  Why agent work can be more tiring than coding yourself, the signs of burnout, and the habits that help.

• Best MacBook notch apps for AI coding agents (2026), compared

  Vibe Island, AgentPeek, CodeIsland, Coucou, Vibe Notch, Glint, CrewTower, Notchcode and Meowdoro: prices, agents and approvals.

• Codex usage limits explained: 5-hour and weekly windows

  The windows by plan, how to check what’s left, what happens when you hit a limit, and what uses it up faster.

• Get notified when Codex finishes or needs approval

  Built-in CLI notifications, tui.notifications, Stop and PermissionRequest hooks, notify, the ChatGPT app and your phone.