✨ Notifications MCP Server ✨

by pinkpixel-dev

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A Model Context Protocol server that allows AI agents to play a notification sound via a tool when a task is completed.

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Author
pinkpixel-dev
GitHub stars
12
Downloads
448
Categories
Communication, AI

- Plays notification sounds when tasks are completed.
- Cross-platform support (Windows and macOS).
- Offers 5 high-quality bundled sounds: cosmic, fairy, gentle, pleasant, retro.
- Supports random sound selection with MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND=random.
- Allows custom MP3 files via MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PATH.
- Works immediately via npx without manual downloads.

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

  1. Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
  2. Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
  3. Configure the plugin with the settings below
    Plugin Name ✨ Notifications MCP Server ✨
    Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

    Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.

  4. Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

From the repository

Configure it in your MCP client with command: "npx" and args: ["-y", "@pinkpixel/notification-mcp"]. Optionally set environment variables MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND (chooses from 5 bundled sounds) or MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PATH (custom MP3 file). Then call the play_notification tool with an optional message parameter.

play_notification

Play a notification sound to indicate task completion

notify

Show a toast notification and/or play a sound when tasks complete

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\u2728 notifications mcp server \u2728": {
            "notification-mcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "@pinkpixel/notification-mcp"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "notification-mcp": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
            "@pinkpixel/notification-mcp"
        ]
    }
}

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# ✨ Notifications MCP Server ✨

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Overview

A Model Context Protocol server that allows AI agents to play notification sounds when tasks are completed. This TypeScript-based MCP server provides a simple, configurable notification system with bundled sounds that work out of the box with npx!

✨ Features

🔧 Tools

- play_notification - Play a notification sound to indicate task completion - Takes an optional message parameter to display with the notification - Supports cross-platform sound playback (Windows and macOS) - Works with bundled sounds - no manual downloads required!

🎵 Built-in Sound Library

5 high-quality notification sounds bundled with the package: - cosmic - Space-themed notification 🌌 - fairy - Magical, whimsical tone 🧚‍♀️ - gentle - Soft, pleasant default sound (default) 🔔 - pleasant - Balanced, professional tone 📞 - retro - Nostalgic, vintage-style notification 🕹️ - random - Randomly plays one of the 5 sounds 🎲

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: Use Bundled Sounds (Recommended) ⭐

Just run it with npx - sounds included!
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notifications": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pinkpixel/notification-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Choose a Different Bundled Sound

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notifications": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pinkpixel/notification-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND": "cosmic"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 3: Random Sound Each Time 🎲

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notifications": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pinkpixel/notification-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND": "random"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 4: Use Your Own Custom Sound

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notifications": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pinkpixel/notification-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PATH": "C:\\path\\to\\your\\sound.mp3"
      }
    }
  }
}

⚙️ Configuration

The notification sound can be configured using environment variables:

Environment Variables

| Variable | Description | Default |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND | Choose from bundled sounds: cosmic, fairy, gentle, pleasant, retro, random | gentle |
| MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PATH | Absolute path to your own MP3 file (overrides bundled sounds) | null |

Priority Order

1. Custom Path (MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PATH) - highest priority 2. Bundled Sound (MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND) - choose from 5 included sounds 3. Default - gentle chime if nothing is specified

💻 Usage

Once configured, your MCP client can call the play_notification tool:

await client.request({
  method: "tools/call",
  params: {
    name: "play_notification",
    arguments: {
      message: "Task completed successfully! 🎉"
    }
  }
});

🛠️ Development

Local Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/pinkpixel-dev/notification-mcp.git
cd notification-mcp

Install dependencies

npm install

Build the server

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild

npm run watch

Local Development Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notifications": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["./build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND": "retro"
      }
    }
  }
}

Debugging

Use the MCP Inspector for interactive debugging:

npm run inspector

The Inspector provides a web interface to test your MCP server in your browser.

📦 Installation Methods

NPX (Recommended)

No installation required - sounds are bundled automatically:
npx @pinkpixel/notification-mcp

Global Install

npm install -g @pinkpixel/notification-mcp
notification-mcp

Local Install

npm install @pinkpixel/notification-mcp
npx notification-mcp

🎵 Sound Files

All sound files are located in the sounds/ directory and are automatically included when you install the package:

- Cosmic: sounds/cosmic_chime.mp3 - 🌌 Space-themed
- Fairy: sounds/fairy_chime.mp3 - 🧚‍♀️ Magical
- Gentle: sounds/gentle_chime.mp3 - 🔔 Default (soft)
- Pleasant:sounds/pleasant_chime.mp3 - 📞 Professional
- Retro: sounds/retro_chime.mp3 - 🕹️ Vintage
- Random: Set MCP_NOTIFICATION_SOUND=random - 🎲 Surprise me!

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🌟 About Pink Pixel

- Website: pinkpixel.dev
- GitHub: github.com/pinkpixel-dev
- Discord: @sizzlebop

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