IslePick AgentPeek if…
You exclusively use Claude Code and/or Codex, you mainly want token-usage tracking, and you'd rather have the smallest, cheapest tool that does exactly that.
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Isle vs AgentPeek
Both put your AI coding agents in the MacBook notch. AgentPeek is a focused, lightweight monitor for Claude Code and Codex usage. Isle watches ten agents, approves their permissions, jumps you back to the right terminal — and doubles as a full Dynamic Island for media, weather and messages.
TL;DR
Choose AgentPeek if you only run Claude Code and Codex and want the lightest possible token + permission monitor for $9. Choose Isle if you run a mix of agents, want one tool that's also your notch companion, and prefer GPL source with signed supporter builds.
| Feature | Isle | AgentPeek |
|---|---|---|
| Agents supported | 10 (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Kimi, OpenCode + 4 forks) | 2 (Claude Code, Codex) |
| One-click permission approval | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keyboard shortcuts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Token / usage tracking | Planned | ✓ (5h & 7d windows) |
| Local dev-server list | — | ✓ |
| Jump back to running terminal | ✓ | — |
| Media · podcasts · weather · messages | ✓ | — |
| System HUD & lock-screen glance | ✓ | — |
| Runs 100% on-device | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ (GPL v3) | — |
| Price | Free source / $9+ support | $9 once |
Where AgentPeek is strong
AgentPeek is genuinely good at what it sets out to do. If your world is Claude Code and Codex, its token-usage tracking (5-hour and 7-day windows) and grouped local dev-server view are useful and well executed, and at $9 it's an easy yes. It's lighter than Isle precisely because it's narrower — there's no media or notch-companion layer to it.
Where Isle pulls ahead
Isle watches ten agents, not two — Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kimi, OpenCode and four Claude-Code-compatible forks join Claude Code and Codex. It can jump you back to the exact terminal running a session, and crucially it isn't only an agent tool: it's a full Dynamic Island — music, podcasts, weather, the system HUD, AirPods and unread-message badges all live in the same notch. And it's open source under GPL v3, so nothing is locked behind a black box.
Who should pick which
Pick Isle if…
You run a mix of agents, want permission approval plus terminal jump-back, and would like one notch app that also handles media, weather and messages — with GPL source and signed supporter builds.
Try the one that does both.
Ten agents, full notch companion, GPL source. Support the signed build or inspect the repo.