# Polybar Notification MCP

> Use this tool when you need to display custom messages and notifications on your desktop via polybar status bar or send alerts using notify-send/dunst, solving notification and alert management problems with a simple interface for inputting messages and receiving output notifications. It accepts message inputs and outputs notifications to the polybar status bar and desktop notification systems. Ideal for use cases requiring customizable desktop notifications and alerts in various contexts.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/khughitt-polybar-dunst-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/khughitt-polybar-dunst-mcp

## Description

A Model Context Protocol server that allows displaying messages via polybar status bar and sending desktop notifications via notify-send/dunst.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.94
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rvpptjvigc)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/khughitt/ohai>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "khughitt-polybar-dunst-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/khughitt-polybar-dunst-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/khughitt-polybar-dunst-mcp/pull`

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