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Running more than one coding agent
Guides and honest comparisons for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Antigravity.
Guides
- How to approve Claude Code permissions without switching windowsAnswer Claude Code, Codex and Cursor permission requests from a popup at your cursor.
- Claude Code vs Codex vs Cursor: how to monitor all of them in one placeWhat you can see and answer in Herdbell for each of the four agents.
- What to do when you hit a Claude Code or Codex usage limitHand a chat to another agent in about a second, without explaining the project again.
- How to get notified when Claude Code finishes or needs your approvalFour ways to know the moment Claude Code stops, from a terminal bell to a one-key popup.
- Skipping Claude Code permissions is risky: a safer way to move fasterWhy people turn permission prompts off, and how to keep them on without the slowdown.
- How to run multiple Claude Code sessions at once and keep track of themSee every chat, which one is waiting, and jump straight to it.
- How to know when OpenAI Codex finishes a task or needs your approvalAnswer Codex permission requests and questions, and reply when it is done.
- Cursor agent waiting for approval? How to answer it from anywhereSee Cursor shell and MCP commands as a card and allow or deny them in one key.
- How to continue a Claude Code session in Codex or CursorMove a half-finished job to another agent without starting from zero.
- Claude Code hooks, explained: what they are and what you can buildWhat a hook is, which events exist, and how a Mac app uses them to answer permission requests.
- A Mac menu bar app for AI coding agents: what to look forA checklist for choosing a tool that watches your agents, and how Herdbell measures up.
- What is Herdbell?The short answer: what it is, who it is for, what it costs and what it is not.
- AI coding agent safety checklist: 10 rules before you let it run commandsTen practical habits that keep an AI coding agent from doing damage on your machine.
- How to stop Claude Code and Codex asking for permission every time (safely)Three levels, from safest to riskiest, for cutting the permission prompts.
- How to monitor Claude Code and Codex usage from your Mac menu barSee how much each agent has used, from the same popup that answers it.
Compare and alternatives
- Herdbell alternatives: 5 ways to keep track of your AI coding agentsFive other ways to know which agent needs you, and when each one is the better choice.
- Herdbell vs a DIY notification script for Claude CodeWhen a few lines of script are enough, and when a ready-made app saves you the work.
- Menu bar popup vs a session-manager dashboard: which fits how you work?Two shapes of tool for many AI agent sessions, and who each one suits.