# Coucou — AI Coding Tool Review & Pricing

> Coucou is an open-source notch companion that keeps an eye on AI coding agent sessions from the Mac's notch, or the top of the screen on Windows and Linux, with companion iPhone and Android apps. It shows what Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents are reading, editing and running, and lets you approve permission requests or answer agent questions without switching windows.

Source: https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/coucou · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Category: Developer Productivity & Workflow · Published by dosa.dev

## At a glance

- **Tool**: Coucou
- **Company**: Louis Raillé (Louis-CFM)
- **Category**: [Developer Productivity & Workflow](https://ai.dosa.dev/category/productivity)
- **Pricing model**: Free
- **Official website**: https://louis-cfm.github.io/coucou/

## Key features

- Live view of Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, Copilot CLI, OpenCode, Amp, Hermes and other agent sessions
- Allow/Deny/Always permission approvals and AskUserQuestion answers from the notch, Lock Screen or Dynamic Island
- iPhone (Live Activities, widgets, Siri, Shortcuts) and Android (fingerprint approvals, widgets) companions
- Claude and Codex plan-usage pills
- Multi-provider chat with Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Qwen, Moonshot or local Ollama/LM Studio
- Offline hold-to-talk dictation and call notes in 0.4

## Pricing

**Model**: Free

Free and open source; the code is MIT-licensed while the Coucou name, the Mochi character and sounds remain © Louis Raillé. The iPhone app is a free TestFlight beta and the Android app is a free APK. Built-in chat uses your own provider API keys or local models.

## Who it is for

- **Best for**: Developers running several coding agents in parallel who want to see status and handle approvals at a glance, including from their phone when away from the desk.
- **Not ideal for**: Users who want a pure productivity tool without a playful mascot, or those needing App Store distribution today (Mac and iPhone App Store builds are still pending).

## Verdict

A fast-moving, genuinely cross-platform agent monitor that makes approvals and session status ambient; its feature scope is expanding beyond agents, but agent supervision remains the core reason to install it.

## Recent updates

Coucou 0.4.0 (October 15, 2026) turned the Mac build into a full Dock app with offline Parakeet dictation and call notetaking; Windows and Linux builds plus an Android app (October 11–13, 2026) followed the late-September first release.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Coucou free?

Yes - Coucou is Free. Free and open source; the code is MIT-licensed while the Coucou name, the Mochi character and sounds remain © Louis Raillé. The iPhone app is a free TestFlight beta and the Android app is a free APK. Built-in chat uses your own provider API keys or local models.

### Is Coucou open source?

Coucou is not listed as open source on ai.dosa.dev - it is Free.

### Who is Coucou best for?

Developers running several coding agents in parallel who want to see status and handle approvals at a glance, including from their phone when away from the desk.

### Who is Coucou not ideal for?

Users who want a pure productivity tool without a playful mascot, or those needing App Store distribution today (Mac and iPhone App Store builds are still pending).

### What are the best Coucou alternatives?

The closest Coucou alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Pieces for Developers, agenttrace, Vibe Kanban - all listed under Developer Productivity & Workflow.

### Who makes Coucou?

Coucou is developed by Louis Raillé (Louis-CFM). It is listed in the Developer Productivity & Workflow category on ai.dosa.dev.

## Top alternatives

- [Pieces for Developers](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/pieces-for-developers) (Freemium) — Developers and teams who need to manage disparate workflow context, revisit past coding decisions, and maintain consistent documentation across multiple tools and projects.
- [agenttrace](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/agenttrace) (Open Source) — Developers who need a privacy-conscious way to audit, monitor, and diagnose the behavior, costs, and performance of various AI coding agents locally.
- [Vibe Kanban](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/vibe-kanban) (Free) — Solo developers and individual power users who need to run multiple AI coding agents in parallel while managing separate git worktrees and tasks locally.
- [ai-memory](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/ai-memory) (Open Source) — Developers who frequently switch between multiple AI coding agents or machines and want a unified, persistent knowledge base that survives session ends and tool switches.
- [smolvm](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/smolvm) (Open Source) — Running untrusted code, powering coding agents with persistent/resettable workspaces, and deploying portable VM-based workloads that require a real Linux kernel.
- [coop](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/coop) (Open Source) — Security-conscious developers who want to run autonomous coding agents on real projects without risking host machine compromise.
- Full alternatives guide: https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/coucou/alternatives