Coucou
Coucou is an open-source notch app that shows what AI coding agents are doing, lets you approve their requests, and links to iPhone and Android.
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Pricing and API checked by an OpenBeat editor on Nov 10, 2026 · facts from the maker’s own site ·
Tool insights
Coucou puts the status of your coding agents in the screen notch, so you can approve a request without switching windows. The same approvals can follow you to a phone, so an agent waiting on you doesn't stall while you are away from the desk.
AI coding agents often stop and wait for permission, and the prompt can sit unseen in a terminal or another window. Coucou brings those requests to one visible place and to your phone.
Developers who run Claude Code or Codex regularly and want quicker approvals. People who want a single desktop app that also does dictation and call notes may like it too. If you don't use coding agents, or you need a mature mobile setup on every platform today, it is probably not for you.
What it does
Coucou is a notch app by Louis Raillé. It watches AI coding agents running on your computer and shows their state in the notch area of the screen. When Claude Code or Codex asks for permission, you can approve the request from there.
It also extends to your phone. An iPhone app supports Live Activity and Face ID approvals. An Android app links to your computer over Wi-Fi. Beyond agents, the app includes a chat window, dictation, a call notetaker and a voice assistant.
Key features
- Approve Claude Code and Codex requests from the notch.
- Chat with Anthropic, Google AI or OpenAI models.
- Monitor Stripe, GitHub, Vercel and n8n services.
- Flow dictation that pastes text into any app.
- Notetaker that records calls without a meeting bot and writes transcripts.
- Offline speech recognition with Parakeet, running on your own computer.
- Voice assistant triggered by "OK Coucou", using your own Claude key.
- iPhone app with Live Activity and Face ID approvals.
- Android app linked to the computer over Wi-Fi.
- API keys stored in the OS keychain or credential manager.
Pricing
As of November 2026, Coucou is open source under the MIT license and has a free plan. No paid plans or prices are stated on the maker's site. Chat and the voice assistant use your own provider keys, so any usage costs there are billed by those providers, not by Coucou.
API and integrations
Whether Coucou offers a public API is not stated on the maker's site, and no SDKs are listed. The source code is on GitHub, which showed about 7,094 stars as of November 2026.
The listed integrations are Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, Hermes, Stripe, GitHub, Vercel, n8n, Notion and Resend. Approvals are described for Claude Code and Codex. Service monitoring is described for Stripe, GitHub, Vercel and n8n. How the other integrations work is not detailed. Named models are Claude and Parakeet.
Good to know
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- The Mac app needs macOS 15 or later.
- The Windows build is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may show a warning.
- The Android link needs Coucou 0.4.0 or later on Windows or Linux. It is not available from a Mac.
- Android needs version 11 or later, and the phone and computer must share the same Wi-Fi network.
- The phone link is off by default.
- The iPhone app is described as coming to the App Store. Until then, the Mac app is downloaded from GitHub.
- The latest release listed is v0.5.8 from 31 October 2026. The repository is not archived and was last pushed on 6 November 2026.
- Recent changes: the Mac version 0.4 added an app window, Flow dictation and Notetaker. Version 0.5 on Windows and Linux brought the same app features.
FAQ
Is Coucou free?
Yes. As of November 2026, Coucou is open source under the MIT license and has a free plan. No paid plans are stated on the maker's site. Chat and the voice assistant use your own provider keys, which may carry costs with those providers.
Which AI coding agents can Coucou approve requests for?
Coucou can approve Claude Code and Codex requests from the notch. Cursor, Gemini CLI, Antigravity and Hermes are also listed as integrations. The maker's site does not say whether approvals work for them.
Does Coucou work with Android and iPhone?
Yes. The iPhone app offers Live Activity and Face ID approvals, and it is described as coming to the App Store. The Android app needs Android 11 or later and the same Wi-Fi network as your computer. The Android link works with Windows or Linux on Coucou 0.4.0 or later, not with a Mac.
Which operating systems does Coucou run on?
Coucou runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, with companion apps for iOS and Android. The Mac version needs macOS 15 or later. The Windows build is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may warn you.
Does Coucou have an API?
Whether Coucou has a public API is not stated on the maker's site, and no SDKs are listed. The project is open source under the MIT license, so its code is available on GitHub.
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