# Herdbell blog

> Guides and comparisons for running Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Antigravity together.

Canonical: https://herdbell.com/blog

- [How to approve Claude Code permissions without switching windows](https://herdbell.com/blog/approve-claude-code-permissions.md): Answer 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 place](https://herdbell.com/blog/claude-code-vs-codex-vs-cursor.md): What 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 limit](https://herdbell.com/blog/usage-limit-handoff.md): Hand 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 approval](https://herdbell.com/blog/get-notified-when-claude-code-finishes.md): Four 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 faster](https://herdbell.com/blog/claude-code-dangerously-skip-permissions-alternative.md): Why 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 them](https://herdbell.com/blog/run-multiple-claude-code-sessions.md): See every chat, which one is waiting, and jump straight to it.
- [How to know when OpenAI Codex finishes a task or needs your approval](https://herdbell.com/blog/codex-notifications-when-task-finishes.md): Answer Codex permission requests and questions, and reply when it is done.
- [Cursor agent waiting for approval? How to answer it from anywhere](https://herdbell.com/blog/cursor-agent-approval-notifications.md): See 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 Cursor](https://herdbell.com/blog/continue-claude-code-session-in-another-agent.md): Move a half-finished job to another agent without starting from zero.
- [Claude Code hooks, explained: what they are and what you can build](https://herdbell.com/blog/claude-code-hooks-explained.md): What 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 for](https://herdbell.com/blog/mac-menu-bar-app-for-ai-coding-agents.md): A checklist for choosing a tool that watches your agents, and how Herdbell measures up.
- [What is Herdbell?](https://herdbell.com/blog/what-is-herdbell.md): 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 commands](https://herdbell.com/blog/ai-coding-agent-safety-checklist.md): Ten 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)](https://herdbell.com/blog/stop-ai-coding-agent-asking-permission.md): Three levels, from safest to riskiest, for cutting the permission prompts.
- [How to monitor Claude Code and Codex usage from your Mac menu bar](https://herdbell.com/blog/monitor-claude-code-usage-mac-menu-bar.md): See how much each agent has used, from the same popup that answers it.
- [Herdbell alternatives: 5 ways to keep track of your AI coding agents](https://herdbell.com/blog/herdbell-alternatives.md): Five other ways to know which agent needs you, and when each one is the better choice.
- [Herdbell vs a DIY notification script for Claude Code](https://herdbell.com/blog/herdbell-vs-notification-script.md): When 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?](https://herdbell.com/blog/menu-bar-popup-vs-session-manager-dashboard.md): Two shapes of tool for many AI agent sessions, and who each one suits.

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