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My Claude Code Buddy Moved Into My MacBook's Notch and I Can't Stop Looking at It
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My Claude Code Buddy Moved Into My MacBook's Notch and I Can't Stop Looking at It

via Dev.toKrisYing9h ago

I'm literally losing productivity because I keep expanding my MacBook's notch to check on my AI buddy. Let me explain. It Started With a Problem I run 5-8 Claude Code sessions simultaneously. Different projects, different terminals, total chaos. I was Alt-Tabbing like a maniac, missing permission requests, forgetting which session finished. Then I built CodeIsland and everything changed. Wait, Your Notch Does WHAT? Yes. The MacBook notch. That ugly camera cutout everyone complained about. It's now the most useful part of my screen. This is my actual workflow. 8 Claude Code sessions. Zero Alt-Tab. See that tiny green dot and pixel cat at the top? That's CodeIsland. It sits in the notch, watching all my Claude sessions. When I hover over it, it expands into a full control panel: Every session at a glance. Color-coded terminals. Usage stats. And yes, that's my buddy in the corner. The Buddy Thing Hit Different Ok here's where it gets ridiculous. You know Claude Code's /buddy feature? The

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