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Heads-up · Office #56,094

Your Mac speaks up when Claude Code or Codex needs you

In the Working with AI coding agents neighborhood (AI and agents). In town since 30 Oct 2026.

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What Tablif read on Heads-up's site

Heads-up describes itself as: “Heads-up Your Mac speaks up when Claude Code or Codex needs you”

What it is

Calls itself “MCP server” and “plugin”.

  • Calls itself: MCP server · plugin
“Heads-up is a plugin for Claude Code (and Codex): a small local MCP server, a skill that teaches the agent when to speak up, and hooks.”
“Heads-up is a plugin for Claude Code (and Codex): a small local MCP server”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “analytics” and “telemetry”.

  • Says it will not: analytics · telemetry
“No analytics, no telemetry, no other servers.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

  • Free plan: free forever
“Free and open source, by Brand Bakery.”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers.

  • Sells to: developers
“GitHub Repository hosting, code review, and collaboration”

How it runs

A command-line tool and browser extension for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the npm. Offers an API. Open source. AI is a side feature. You can bring your own API key.

  • Kind: cli · extension
  • Runs on: macOS
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
  • Distributed via: npm
  • API: yes
  • Open source: yes
  • AI role: a side feature
  • Bring your own key: yes
“…npx headsup-mcp install # add --dry-run to see the changes first”
“Heads-up is a plugin for Claude Code (and Codex): a small local MCP server, a skill that teaches the agent when to speak up, and hooks.”

What it works with

Names Brand Bakery, Claude Code and 2 more on its pages.

  • Names: Brand Bakery · Claude Code · Codex · +1
“Free and open source, by Brand Bakery.”
“Heads-up speaks a short line on your Mac when Claude Code or Codex finishes a task or needs your review, input or approval.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“/plugin install heads-up --marketplace abhishek207/headsup-mcp”
“Free and open source, by Brand Bakery.”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 30 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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