Observed arrival · 2026-10-11
Beckon: phone approvals for terminal jobs
A command-line tool that sends phone notifications when terminal jobs need attention, then lets you approve or deny a prompt remotely.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Developers monitoring long-running terminal jobs
- Worth noticing
- The helper watches OSC 7501 status reports or recognized prompts, with quiet hours and per-state notification switches.
Field notes
The quick start presents a shell install command followed by `beckon login` and `beckon run -- claude`. The page says users can configure quiet hours and choose which job states trigger notifications. It describes the helper as a single static binary and says the server stores ciphertext; these are product claims on the homepage.
Observed signals
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○OpenPublic substance visible
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
◎NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central
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