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Pocketty sends encrypted push alerts when remote agent panes need input

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A Rust daemon watches agent panes over SSH and sends HPKE-sealed alerts through a stateless Cloudflare Workers relay to APNs. The design shows how to notify developers about agent state while keeping alert contents unreadable to the relay.

What
Pocketty is an iPhone and iPad SSH terminal that alerts users when a herdr agent pane needs input.
How
A host-side Rust daemon watches herdr and seals alerts to the phone’s key; a stateless relay forwards them through APNs for the phone to open.
Why it matters
The relay cannot read or retain alerts, illustrating how remote agent notifications can be routed while keeping their contents private.
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The host seals pane alerts before a relay forwards them to the phone. Sketched from the article's own text.

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