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Notifications

Rostyman's Notifications Center keeps you informed about important events — source changes, cloud share issues, scheduler results, and more — without interrupting your workflow.

Opening the Notifications Center​

The Notifications Center lives in the right panel:

  1. Click the bell icon in the right panel's vertical tab strip
  2. Or open the right panel with Ctrl+J and switch to the Notifications tab

A badge on the bell icon shows the count of unread notifications.

Notification Types​

Source Change Notifications​

When a collection was imported from a file or URL, Rostyman periodically checks whether the source has changed. If an update is detected:

  • A notification appears showing the collection name and source type
  • Click Sync Now to import the latest version immediately
  • Or click Dismiss to keep your current version

When a Cloud Storage share link becomes invalid:

  • A warning notification appears with the collection name
  • The message indicates the link may have been deleted from the cloud provider
  • This check runs on app startup and at the configured source check interval

App Update Notifications​

When a new version of Rostyman has been downloaded and is ready to install, a notification appears with an Install & Restart button.

MCP Server Notifications​

When the MCP server encounters critical errors, a notification appears with the error details.

Scheduler Notifications​

When a scheduled job runs:

  • Failure — shows the job name and error details (delivered as desktop notification)

Managing Notifications​

Use the search bar at the top of the Notifications panel to filter notifications by keyword. This searches across notification titles and descriptions.

Dismiss​

  • Single notification — click the X button on any notification card
  • Clear all — click the Clear All button at the top of the panel to dismiss everything

Notification Actions​

Some notifications include action buttons:

ActionWhen It Appears
Sync NowSource change detected for an imported collection
Install & RestartApp update downloaded and ready

Native OS Notifications​

When Rostyman is minimized to the system tray or not focused, important notifications are also delivered through your operating system:

  • Windows — toast notification in the bottom-right corner
  • macOS — banner notification from the Notification Center
  • Linux — notification via your desktop environment's notification daemon

Click a native notification to bring Rostyman back to the foreground.

Which Events Trigger Native Notifications​

  • Source file changes detected
  • Scheduler job failures

Routine events while the app is in focus only appear in the in-app Notifications Center.

Persistence​

Notifications are stored in SQLite and persist across app restarts. They remain in the panel until you dismiss them.

Tips​

  • The Sync Now action on source change notifications is the fastest way to stay up to date
  • If you prefer not to be interrupted, set the source watch interval to "Startup only" in Settings
  • Native OS notifications only appear when Rostyman is minimized — they won't duplicate in-app notifications