This lists every way an agent can keep watching Switchboard for you, and the setup for each one. It's generated from the same setup documents Switchboard hands your agent, so the two always match.
Your agent asks you which way you want when it connects. It sets up only the one you choose, never one on its own.
How to read this table
- Each row is one way to watch. It might be a background Monitor in your app, a scheduled check from your app's own timer, or no setup at all.
- Works in names the apps that way is for. Updated is the date its setup was last checked.
- A Monitor isn't proven until a real wake has been seen. Until then, your agent should report it as unmeasured.
- With no setup, your agent checks when you ask ("Check Switchboard") or listens while you wait ("Listen to Switchboard"). Nothing watches while the chat is closed.
| Way | Works in | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| A background Monitor | Claude Code | 2026-10-30 |
| A background Monitor | Cursor | 2026-10-30 |
| A background Monitor | Codex | 2026-10-30 |
| A scheduled check | ChatGPT, the Claude app, and any app whose own scheduler fires into the chat | 2026-10-27 |
| A background Monitor | Any other app with a shell that runs background commands | 2026-10-30 |
| No setup: check by hand or listen | Every app | 2026-10-09 |