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Faah
Your Error Drama Alarm for VS Code
Never miss errors in VS Code. Faah plays instant alerts for terminal failures and editor diagnostics, with one-click status bar controls.
terminal - zsh
Free & Open Source|MIT License
The Problem
Silent errors are the worst kind of errors
Without Faah
Sad developer staring at silent logs and a quiet Problems panel
Error happened 10 minutes ago. Nobody noticed.
The project is on fire. Everything is fine.
You find out during the demo. In front of the client.
$ npm run build && tsc --watch
// ...silence...
// ...more silence...
ERROR: failure reported 12 minutes ago
// ...silence...
// ...more silence...
ERROR: failure reported 12 minutes ago
With Faah
Developer gets an instant audio alert
Checks status bar mode and source toggles in one click
Catches the error immediately
Saves the day. Feels like a superhero.
The client never knows it almost broke.
$ npm run build
ERROR: ts(2322) in page.tsx
Status: Faah T+E
>>> FAAH! <<<
Fixed in 30 seconds
ERROR: ts(2322) in page.tsx
Status: Faah T+E
>>> FAAH! <<<
Fixed in 30 seconds
Features
Everything you need to hear and control your errors
Default Faah + custom sound
Uses bundled `faah` by default, with optional uploaded custom sound override.
Source-aware monitoring
Toggle terminal output and active-file diagnostics independently.
Terminal detection mode
Choose output match only, non-zero exit only, or either signal.
Severity mode control
Choose strict Error-only alerts or include warnings too.
Per-source cooldown
Set separate cooldown values for terminal and diagnostics alerts.
Settings UI + regex preview
Validate custom and exclude regex lines before auto-save applies changes.
Snooze controls
Pause alerts for 15m/30m/1h/2h and clear snooze anytime.
Quiet hours
Suppress alerts during preset or custom `HH:mm` quiet windows.
Save scope + import/export
Save to User or Workspace scope, then export/import full settings snapshots.
False-positive presets
Apply built-in exclude preset packs for commit lines, lint summaries, snapshots, and package-manager noise.
Quick actions + commands
Use status bar or Command Palette for settings, test sound, and control flows.
Perfect For...
Every developer's worst nightmare, now with sound
$ rm -rf /wrong-folder
When you rm -rf the wrong folder
$ docker build . --no-cache
When your Docker build fails for the 12th time
$ const x = y + ;
When a quick edit introduces a syntax error
$ ts(2322) page.tsx:40:24
When the Problems panel lights up while you switched tabs
$ Faah: Show Quick Actions
When you need to flip terminal/editor monitoring without opening settings
$ Faah: Snooze Alerts
When you need temporary silence during a noisy debugging session
$ Faah: Set Quiet Hours
When you want overnight errors logged but not shouted
$ git push origin main
When your deploy fails at 2 AM
$ python manage.py migrate
When migrations break everything
Settings UI
Control room matches live extension now
Open Quick Actions from Faah status bar, then launch Open Faah Settings. Docs mock below mirrors current Control Room structure and actions.
Faah Control Room
Tune alert behavior without opening VS Code settings JSON.
Turn error sound monitoring on or off.
Terminal Output
Play alerts for terminal command output.
Editor Diagnostics
Play alerts for problems in active editor file.
Error only
Output match or non-zero exit
1500ms
Delay between terminal-triggered alerts.
1500ms
Delay between diagnostics-triggered alerts.
70%
`0%` mutes. `100%` uses max playback volume.
Show warning popup when Faah detects issue.
User (Global) ▾
Choose where auto-saved settings should be stored.
Suppress alerts during selected hours.
22:00
to07:00
Using default: faah
Override built-in patterns
Append to built-in patterns
Built-in pattern preview appears in append mode.
\berror\b
\bfailed\b
\bfailure\b
\bfatal\b
\bexception\b
\bcritical\b
\berr(or)?[:!\]]
\buncaught\b
UnhandledPromiseRejection
Traceback \(most recent call last\):
\btypeerror\b
\bcannot\s+find\s+module\b
\bmodule\s+not\s+found\b
\btimeout(?:\s+exceeded)?\b
\bconnection\s+(?:refused|reset|timed\s*out)\b
^\[[^\]]+\s[0-9a-f]{7,40}\]\s(?:feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|perf|test|build|ci|chore|revert)(?:\([^)]+\))?!?:\s.+$
^(?:feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|perf|test|build|ci|chore|revert)(?:\([^)]+\))?!?:\s.+$
Conventional Commits - Ignore commit summary lines that mention error-like words.
Lint Summaries - Ignore summary banners that report counts without real failure lines.
Presets add built-in exclude regex groups without manual editing.
All regex entries look valid.
Invalid regex lines pause auto-save until corrected.
Changes auto-saved to user settings.
“Coding is already dramatic.
Faah just makes sure you hear it.”