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My AI-built tool turns off notification sounds for every app on my Mac

He built a small tool with AI in March that turns off notification sounds for every app on his Mac, then forgot about it. Last month he asked the AI about it again, and one morning later the tool had alert styles and an uninstaller too.

How it works

  1. Builds a small CLI tool with AI to turn off notification sounds for every app on his Mac
  2. Forgets about it for months
  3. Asks the AI about it again
  4. The AI adds alert styles and an uninstaller in one morning

Why it’s worth knowing

He forgot the tool existed, and months later one morning of work with AI had it doing more than the first version.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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