Clanking

Clanking is an audio tool that turns coding agent activity into a subtle, harmonized soundscape.

Clanking is a sound utility that translates coding agent activity into an ambient soundscape to signal different operational states. It plays cues from multiple agents at once, harmonizing them into a single audio stream to indicate when an agent is working, waiting for input, finishing, or encountering an error. The system uses a CLI invoked by coding agent hooks and a background daemon that synthesizes sounds, quantizing them to sixteenth or thirty-second notes. It positions each agent session in the stereo field according to its working directory so users can easily distinguish between them. Users can configure the tempo and root note from the command line or the GTK 4 user interface.

Clanking at a glance

Best for: Software engineer
Runs on: Linux, CLI
Pricing: Free
Released: October 2026
Category: AI coding tool
Website: github.com/chrchr/clanking

Key features

Plays sound cues for agent activity states
Harmonizes multiple agent sounds into a chorus
Uses stereo positioning based on working directories
Quantizes sounds to sixteenth or thirty-second notes
Includes a GTK 4 user interface for configuration
Runs as a background daemon started by CLI invocation
Supports Claude and Codex coding agents via plugins

Use it for

Monitoring background coding agents through audio cues
Distinguishing multiple agent sessions via stereo sound
Listening to agent status changes like errors or waiting states
Customizing audio tempo and root notes for agent activity

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