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by tomtranter 115 days ago
Agents don’t need sound effects. But I do.

I made a tiny Python “music alert” for when my agents finish running: original dual-track chiptune jingles with a properly raunchy bass line.

success → end-game credits vibe failure → nervous twitchy riff quick tasks → microwave ping

It’s opt-in (env var gated), so CI stays quiet.

Completely unnecessary. Weirdly addictive. And a great way to make “done” impossible to miss.

What’s your best unnecessary-but-useful dev hack?