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🪃 Boomerang Notifier
Boomerang Notifier is a VS Code / Cursor extension that alerts you when AI output is complete through multiple notification channels.
For Chinese documentation, see README.zh-CN.md .
✨ Features
Detects AI activity from editor changes and chat generation events.
Sends notifications via multiple channels: PushPlus, ServerChan Turbo, Webhook channel, Bark, WxPusher, ntfy.sh, and Telegram.
Supports keyword suffix in targetValue with format main|your_keyword.
Shows clear in-app warnings when channel config is invalid or missing.
One-click monitoring control from the status bar with friendly emoji UI messages.
English and Simplified Chinese UI messages (auto-detected from IDE language).
⚙️ Configuration
Set these in Settings (search boomerang):
boomerang.pushChannel
Select your push channel.
boomerang.targetValue
Channel target value. Supports main|keyword.
boomerang.idleTimeout
Idle timeout threshold in milliseconds.
boomerang.notificationTemplate
Custom completion notification template ({source} supported).
🚀 Usage
Install the extension.
Configure boomerang.pushChannel and boomerang.targetValue.
Run Boomerang: Toggle Monitoring from Command Palette.
Start an AI coding/chat task.
When AI output ends, Boomerang sends a notification via your configured channel.
🛠️ Debugging
If notifications are not delivered:
Open View: Output.
Select Boomerang in the channel dropdown.
Check webhook response logs (status, errcode, errmsg).
☕️ Support the Author
Boomerang is a free and open-source extension. If it has saved you from staring at the screen for hours and allowed you to grab a coffee in peace, consider buying me one! Your support is my motivation to keep maintaining and developing new features.