block · Kvadratni · Jun 16, 2025 · Jun 10, 2025 · Jun 11, 2025 · Jun 11, 2025
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/app/AppSettingsSection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/app/AppSettingsSection.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Switch } from '../../ui/switch';
+import { Button } from '../../ui/button';
+import { Settings } from 'lucide-react';
+import Modal from '../../Modal';
 import UpdateSection from './UpdateSection';
 import { UPDATES_ENABLED } from '../../../updates';
 
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ export default function AppSettingsSection({ scrollToSection }: AppSettingsSecti
   const [dockIconEnabled, setDockIconEnabled] = useState(true);
   const [isMacOS, setIsMacOS] = useState(false);
   const [isDockSwitchDisabled, setIsDockSwitchDisabled] = useState(false);
+  const [showNotificationModal, setShowNotificationModal] = useState(false);
   const updateSectionRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   // Check if running on macOS
@@ -90,6 +94,38 @@ export default function AppSettingsSection({ scrollToSection }: AppSettingsSecti
       <div className="pb-8">
         <p className="text-sm text-textStandard mb-6">Configure Goose app</p>
         <div>
+          {/* Task Notifications */}
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+            <div>
+              <h3 className="text-textStandard">Notifications</h3>
+              <p className="text-xs text-textSubtle max-w-md mt-[2px]">
+                Notifications are managed by your OS{' - '}
+                <span
+                  className="underline hover:cursor-pointer"
+                  onClick={() => setShowNotificationModal(true)}
+                >
+                  Configuration guide
+                </span>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex items-center">
+              <Button
+                className="flex items-center gap-2 justify-center text-textStandard bg-bgApp border border-borderSubtle hover:border-borderProminent hover:bg-bgApp [&>svg]:!size-4"
+                onClick={async () => {
+                  try {
+                    await window.electron.openNotificationsSettings();
+                  } catch (error) {
+                    console.error('Failed to open notification settings:', error);
+                  }
+                }}
+              >
+                <Settings />
+                Open Settings
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Menu Bar */}
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
             <div>
               <h3 className="text-textStandard">Menu Bar Icon</h3>
@@ -106,6 +142,7 @@ export default function AppSettingsSection({ scrollToSection }: AppSettingsSecti
             </div>
           </div>
 
+          {/* Dock Icon */}
           {isMacOS && (
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
               <div>
@@ -157,6 +194,86 @@ export default function AppSettingsSection({ scrollToSection }: AppSettingsSecti
           </div>
         )}
       </div>
+
+      {/* Notification Instructions Modal */}
+      {showNotificationModal && (
+        <Modal
+          onClose={() => setShowNotificationModal(false)}
+          footer={
+            <Button
+              onClick={() => setShowNotificationModal(false)}
+              variant="ghost"
+              className="w-full h-[60px] rounded-none hover:bg-bgSubtle text-textSubtle hover:text-textStandard text-md font-regular"
+            >
+              Close
+            </Button>
+          }
+        >
+          {/* Title and Icon */}
+          <div className="flex flex-col mb-6">
+            <div>
+              <Settings className="text-iconStandard" size={24} />
+            </div>
+            <div className="mt-2">
+              <h2 className="text-2xl font-regular text-textStandard">
+                How to Enable Notifications
+              </h2>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Content */}
+          <div>
+            {isMacOS ? (
+              <div className="space-y-4">
+                <p className="text-textStandard">To enable notifications for Goose on macOS:</p>
+                <ol className="list-decimal list-inside space-y-3 text-textStandard ml-4">
+                  <li>Click the "Open Settings" button</li>
+                  <li>Find "Goose" in the list of applications</li>
+                  <li>Click on "Goose" to open its notification settings</li>
+                  <li>Toggle "Allow Notifications" to ON</li>
+                  <li>Choose your preferred notification style</li>
+                </ol>
+              </div>
+            ) : window.electron.platform === 'win32' ? (
+              <div className="space-y-4">
+                <p className="text-textStandard">To enable notifications for Goose on Windows:</p>
+                <ol className="list-decimal list-inside space-y-3 text-textStandard ml-4">
+                  <li>Click the "Open Settings" button</li>
+                  <li>
+                    In the Notifications & actions settings, scroll down to "Get notifications from
+                    these senders"
+                  </li>
+                  <li>Find "Goose" in the list of applications</li>
+                  <li>Click on "Goose" to expand its notification settings</li>
+                  <li>Toggle the main switch to ON to enable notifications</li>
+                  <li>Customize notification banners, sounds, and other preferences as desired</li>
+                </ol>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="space-y-4">
+                <p className="text-textStandard">To enable notifications for Goose on Linux:</p>
+                <ol className="list-decimal list-inside space-y-3 text-textStandard ml-4">
+                  <li>Click the "Open Settings" button</li>
+                  <li>
+                    In the notification settings panel, look for application-specific settings
+                  </li>
+                  <li>Find "Goose" or "Electron" in the list of applications</li>
+                  <li>Enable notifications for the application</li>
+                  <li>Configure notification preferences such as sound and display options</li>
+                </ol>
+                <div className="mt-4 p-3 bg-bgSubtle rounded-md">
+                  <p className="text-sm text-textSubtle">
+                    <strong>Note:</strong> The exact steps may vary depending on your desktop
+                    environment (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, etc.). If the "Open Settings" button doesn't
+                    work, you can manually access notification settings through your system's
+                    settings application.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </Modal>
+      )}
     </section>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/tool_selection_strategy/ToolSelectionStrategySection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/tool_selection_strategy/ToolSelectionStrategySection.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ export const all_tool_selection_strategies = [
   {
     key: 'vector',
     label: 'Vector',
-    description:
-      'Filter tools based on vector similarity.',
+    description: 'Filter tools based on vector similarity.',
   },
   {
     key: 'llm',
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ export const ToolSelectionStrategySection = ({
       </div>
       <div className="border-b border-borderSubtle pb-8">
         <p className="text-sm text-textStandard mb-6">
-          Configure how Goose selects tools for your requests. Recommended when many extensions are enabled. 
-          Available only with Claude models served on Databricks for now.
+          Configure how Goose selects tools for your requests. Recommended when many extensions are
+          enabled. Available only with Claude models served on Databricks for now.
         </p>
         <div>
           {all_tool_selection_strategies.map((strategy) => (

diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/main.ts b/ui/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -796,6 +796,62 @@ ipcMain.handle('get-dock-icon-state', () => {
   }
 });
 
+// Handle opening system notifications preferences
+ipcMain.handle('open-notifications-settings', async () => {
+  try {
+    if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+      spawn('open', ['x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.notifications']);
+      return true;
+    } else if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      // Windows: Open notification settings in Settings app
+      spawn('ms-settings:notifications', { shell: true });
+      return true;
+    } else if (process.platform === 'linux') {
+      // Linux: Try different desktop environments
+      // GNOME
+      try {
+        spawn('gnome-control-center', ['notifications']);
+        return true;
+      } catch (gnomeError) {
+        console.log('GNOME control center not found, trying other options');
+      }
+
+      // KDE Plasma
+      try {
+        spawn('systemsettings5', ['kcm_notifications']);
+        return true;
+      } catch (kdeError) {
+        console.log('KDE systemsettings5 not found, trying other options');
+      }
+
+      // XFCE
+      try {
+        spawn('xfce4-settings-manager', ['--socket-id=notifications']);
+        return true;
+      } catch (xfceError) {
+        console.log('XFCE settings manager not found, trying other options');
+      }
+
+      // Fallback: Try to open general settings
+      try {
+        spawn('gnome-control-center');
+        return true;
+      } catch (fallbackError) {
+        console.warn('Could not find a suitable settings application for Linux');
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.warn(
+        `Opening notification settings is not supported on platform: ${process.platform}`
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error opening notification settings:', error);
+    return false;
+  }
+});
+
 // Add file/directory selection handler
 ipcMain.handle('select-file-or-directory', async () => {
   const result = (await dialog.showOpenDialog({

diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/preload.ts b/ui/desktop/src/preload.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type ElectronAPI = {
   getMenuBarIconState: () => Promise<boolean>;
   setDockIcon: (show: boolean) => Promise<boolean>;
   getDockIconState: () => Promise<boolean>;
+  openNotificationsSettings: () => Promise<boolean>;
   on: (
     channel: string,
     callback: (event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, ...args: unknown[]) => void
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ const electronAPI: ElectronAPI = {
   getMenuBarIconState: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-menu-bar-icon-state'),
   setDockIcon: (show: boolean) => ipcRenderer.invoke('set-dock-icon', show),
   getDockIconState: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-dock-icon-state'),
+  openNotificationsSettings: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('open-notifications-settings'),
   on: (
     channel: string,
     callback: (event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, ...args: unknown[]) => void