A Stream Deck button that blinks when Claude is waiting for your input
When Claude is working, most people switch to another window and forget to check back. One user built a tool that makes a Stream Deck button blink the moment Claude is ready. No more repeatedly alt-tabbing to see if it finished.
Claude is an AI assistant used for coding, writing, and other tasks. It can take anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes to finish a response, so users typically switch to another app while waiting. The problem is there's no built-in notification, so you end up constantly flipping back to check.
A Stream Deck is a small physical pad of programmable buttons that sits on your desk. This user set it up so that one of those buttons blinks as soon as Claude is waiting for a reply. It's a simple quality-of-life fix, but for anyone who runs Claude heavily throughout the day, it removes a surprisingly repetitive interruption to your workflow.
Key points
- Stream Deck button blinks when Claude finishes and needs your input
- Eliminates the need to repeatedly switch windows to check progress
- Requires a physical Stream Deck device to use
- Useful for developers or makers who run Claude all day
- Setup details shared on Reddit by the creator
Quick term guide
- Stream Deck
- A small physical pad of programmable buttons for your desk, where each button can be set to trigger any action you choose
- Link
- A fictional bond between two people’s minds, bodies, or powers.
- AI assistant
- A software tool that uses artificial intelligence to answer questions or help with tasks.
- ping
- The time (in milliseconds) it takes for a signal to travel from your device to another and back — lower means faster response.
- RAM
- The part of a computer that temporarily holds the information it is currently using.
- workflow
- A repeatable set of steps for getting a task done.
- developers
- Developers are people who build software, apps, or websites.
- share
- A server folder made available to apps or other devices.