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Multi-backend notification system (audio, Telegram, SMS, phone)

2 starsPython

Scitex-notification – Give AI agents a voice: TTS, phone calls, SMS

by ywatanabe1989·Mar 15, 2026·1 point·1 comment
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AI Analysis

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Seven unanswered audio alerts trigger a phone call — works through iPhone Silent Mode.

Strengths
  • •Escalation chain from TTS → desktop → email → SMS → call is thoughtfully designed.
  • •MCP server integration lets AI agents notify without custom code.
  • •Eight backends including Emacs, Playwright, and Twilio for flexibility.
Weaknesses
  • •Orchestrates existing notification services — no novel underlying technology.
  • •Zero stars suggests limited real-world validation so far.
Target Audience

AI agent developers, ML engineers running long jobs

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Post Description

I built this after getting tired of staring at terminals waiting for agents to finish.

scitex-notification gives AI agents working on local and remote servers (via MCP) a multi-backend notification system — they speak progress aloud from speakers on your desktop, and escalate to a phone call if you don't respond (Twilio setup needed).

The escalation chain: TTS audio → desktop → email → SMS → phone call. After 7 unanswered audio alerts, the agent calls your phone. Works through iPhone Silent Mode via Emergency Bypass or the repeated-calls trick (iOS allows the second call from the same number within 3 minutes).

Spun out of SciTeX, a scientific computing ecosystem — but works standalone.

pip install "scitex-notification[all]"

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