Claude Code while you drink an espresso

January 2026

We have all been there: you are on a 4 hour session with Claude Code and you really need a break; it's in the middle of a big refactoring and you desperately want an espresso.

Don't worry, you can let Claude continue working while you take break - you'll get a notification on Telegram when it needs you.

Well, all you need is to put this python script somewhere on your system - I put it in my ~/.bin directory:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import json
import subprocess
import sys
import urllib.parse
import urllib.request
CHAT_ID = ""
BOT_TOKEN = ""
if '--test' in sys.argv:
    with open('/tmp/claude-notify.json', 'r') as f:
        stdin = f.read()
else:
    stdin = sys.stdin.read()
    with open('/tmp/claude-notify.json', 'w') as f:
        f.write(stdin)
data = json.loads(stdin)
question = data.get('tool_input', {}).get('questions', [{}])[0].get('question', '')
# Build message with options if present
options = data.get('tool_input', {}).get('questions', [{}])[0].get('options', [])
if options:
    message_parts = [question, "", "Options:"]
    for i, opt in enumerate(options, 1):
        label = opt.get('label', '')
        desc = opt.get('description', '')
        message_parts.append(f"{i}. {label}")
        if desc:
            message_parts.append(f"   {desc}")
    question = "\n".join(message_parts)
question = f"Claude: {question}"
print(f"Sending message to Telegram: {question}")
url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage"
post_data = urllib.parse.urlencode({
    'chat_id': CHAT_ID,
    'text': question,
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=post_data)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
        print(response.read().decode(), end='')
except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
    print(f"HTTP Error {e.code}: {e.reason}", file=sys.stderr)
    print(e.read().decode(), file=sys.stderr)
except urllib.error.URLError as e:
    print(f"URL Error: {e.reason}", file=sys.stderr)

You can also download it from this gist.

And then, in your ~/.claude/settings.json, add the following:

{
  "hooks": {
    "PreToolUse": [
      {
        "matcher": "AskUserQuestion",
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "~/.bin/claude-notify"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
}

As for the CHAT_ID and BOT_TOKEN, you can use the @BotFather to get them - it's pretty straightforward:

• Start a chat with @BotFather
• Send /newbot and follow the instructions to create a new bot
• Copy the BOT_TOKEN
• Contact @username_to_id_bot and get your CHAT_ID

Enjoy your espresso!