AC Bridge

AC Bridge turns your smart lights, plugs and LED strips into status lights for Claude Code and Codex, changing colour when a session is working, needs permission, or has finished, and lets the agents switch devices as part of a task.

Why it matters

For developers who run long Claude Code or Codex sessions and keep checking the terminal. A glance at a lamp replaces notification sounds, and each repo can have its own light.

Highlights

• Listens to Claude Code and Codex hooks and maps agent states (29 for Claude Code, 19 for Codex) such as working, needs permission and finished to device scenes.
• Drives 16 brands directly on your local network, including Philips Hue, Govee, LIFX, WLED and Shelly, plus devices in Home Assistant.
• Agents can flip a plug or set a scene during a task; locks, garage doors, valves and cameras are always refused.
• When the session ends or you press Stop, it puts the devices it changed back as close to how it found them as each allows.
• Profiles per repo let several sessions share one lamp or give each project its own.

Taken from the project's own README, docs or launch page. Claims about speed or accuracy are the maker's unless stated otherwise.

Worth knowing: Setup pre-approves AC Bridge's device tools in your agent's permissions; your account, device list and session states sync through the maker's servers, though prompts and code aren't collected per the site.

Quick facts

Links

• Official site: https://ac-bridge.com/
• Docs: https://ac-bridge.com/docs

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Checked 2026-10-31 from the tool's own pages. Prices and star counts change, so confirm on the official site. Listing here is not a ranking or an endorsement.