diff --git a/packages/opencode/specs/tui-plugins.md b/packages/opencode/specs/tui-plugins.md
index c1a9b271c1..66f5b5405d 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/specs/tui-plugins.md
+++ b/packages/opencode/specs/tui-plugins.md
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ Example:
   "plugin": ["@acme/opencode-plugin@1.2.3", ["./plugins/demo.tsx", { "label": "demo" }]],
   "plugin_enabled": {
     "acme.demo": false
+  },
+  "attention": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "notifications": true,
+    "sound": true,
+    "volume": 0.4
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -45,6 +51,9 @@ Example:
 - Internal plugins can declare `enabled: false` to be registered but inactive by default; `plugin_enabled` and runtime KV can still enable them by id.
 - `plugin_enabled` is merged across config layers.
 - Runtime enable/disable state is also stored in KV under `plugin_enabled`; that KV state overrides config on startup.
+- `attention.enabled` disables all `api.attention.notify(...)` delivery when set to `false`.
+- `attention.notifications` and `attention.sound` independently control terminal-mediated desktop notifications and built-in sounds.
+- `attention.volume` sets the default built-in sound volume from `0` to `1`.
 - `leader_timeout` is a top-level TUI setting.
 - `keybinds` is a flat object keyed by command id; values are key binding values (`false`, `"none"`, a key string/object, a binding object, or an array of key strings/objects/binding objects).
 - `keybinds.leader` sets the key used by `<leader>` shortcuts.
@@ -212,6 +221,7 @@ That is what makes local config-scoped plugins able to import `@opencode-ai/plug
 Top-level API groups exposed to `tui(api, options, meta)`:
 
 - `api.app.version`
+- `api.attention.notify(input)`
 - `api.keys.formatSequence(parts)`, `formatBindings(bindings)`
 - `api.keymap`
 - `api.route.register(routes)` / `api.route.navigate(name, params?)` / `api.route.current`
@@ -246,6 +256,16 @@ Top-level API groups exposed to `tui(api, options, meta)`:
 - `formatBindings(bindings)` formats binding lists and returns `undefined` when there is nothing to show.
 - For generic config-to-bindings helpers, import `createBindingLookup` from `@opencode-ai/plugin/tui`.
 
+### Attention
+
+- `api.attention.notify({ title?, message, sound?, when? })` requests user attention while keeping terminal focus, notifications, and audio owned by the host.
+- `message` is required; `title` defaults to `"opencode"`; `when` defaults to `"blurred"`; `sound` defaults to `false`.
+- `when: "blurred"` is the only supported mode. Calls are skipped while the terminal is focused or before any focus/blur event has been observed.
+- The host strips ANSI/control characters and collapses newlines before sending text to the terminal notification API.
+- `sound: true` plays the built-in attention sound at `attention.volume`; `sound: { volume }` overrides it for that call; `sound: { enabled: false }` disables sound for that call.
+- Terminal and OS settings decide whether a requested notification is visibly displayed.
+- Prefer privacy-safe messages such as `"A question needs your input"`; avoid full commands, paths, prompts, errors, secrets, or file contents unless the plugin intentionally exposes them.
+
 ### Routes
 
 - Reserved route names: `home` and `session`.
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
index d7f2cd14b0..4d24d0c2ad 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import { TuiConfig } from "@/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui"
 import { TuiPluginRuntime } from "@/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/runtime"
 import { createTuiApi } from "@/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/api"
 import type { RouteMap } from "@/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/api"
+import { createTuiAttention, type TuiAttentionHost } from "@/cli/cmd/tui/attention"
 import { FormatError, FormatUnknownError } from "@/cli/error"
 import { CommandPaletteProvider, useCommandPalette } from "./context/command-palette"
 import { OpencodeKeymapProvider, registerOpencodeKeymap, useBindings, useOpencodeKeymap } from "./keymap"
@@ -180,9 +181,11 @@ export function tui(input: {
     const onBeforeExit = async () => {
       offKeymap()
       await TuiPluginRuntime.dispose()
+      attention.dispose()
     }
 
     const renderer = await createCliRenderer(rendererConfig(input.config))
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: input.config })
     // Prewarm palette before ThemeProvider mounts so `system` theme avoids a first-paint fallback flash.
     void renderer.getPalette({ size: 16 }).catch(() => undefined)
     const mode = (await renderer.waitForThemeMode(1000)) ?? "dark"
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ export function tui(input: {
                                             <PromptHistoryProvider>
                                               <PromptRefProvider>
                                                 <EditorContextProvider>
-                                                  <App onSnapshot={input.onSnapshot} />
+                                                  <App onSnapshot={input.onSnapshot} attention={attention} />
                                                 </EditorContextProvider>
                                               </PromptRefProvider>
                                             </PromptHistoryProvider>
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ export function tui(input: {
   })
 }
 
-function App(props: { onSnapshot?: () => Promise<string[]> }) {
+function App(props: { onSnapshot?: () => Promise<string[]>; attention: TuiAttentionHost }) {
   const tuiConfig = useTuiConfig()
   const route = useRoute()
   const dimensions = useTerminalDimensions()
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@ function App(props: { onSnapshot?: () => Promise<string[]> }) {
     theme: themeState,
     toast,
     renderer,
+    attention: props.attention,
   })
   const [ready, setReady] = createSignal(false)
   TuiPluginRuntime.init({
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/attention.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/attention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1078adf092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/attention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import { Audio, type AudioErrorContext, type AudioSound } from "@opentui/core"
+import type {
+  TuiAttention,
+  TuiAttentionNotifyInput,
+  TuiAttentionNotifyResult,
+  TuiAttentionNotifySkipReason,
+} from "@opencode-ai/plugin/tui"
+import stripAnsi from "strip-ansi"
+import type { TuiConfig } from "./config/tui"
+import attentionSoundPath from "./asset/pulse-a.wav" with { type: "file" }
+import * as Log from "@opencode-ai/core/util/log"
+
+type FocusState = "unknown" | "focused" | "blurred"
+
+type AttentionRenderer = {
+  readonly isDestroyed: boolean
+  on(event: "focus" | "blur", listener: () => void): unknown
+  off(event: "focus" | "blur", listener: () => void): unknown
+  triggerNotification(message: string, title?: string): boolean
+}
+
+type AttentionAudioEngine = {
+  on(event: "error", listener: (error: Error, context: AudioErrorContext) => void): unknown
+  isStarted(): boolean
+  start(): boolean
+  loadSound(data: Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer): AudioSound | null
+  play(sound: AudioSound, options?: { volume?: number }): unknown | null
+  dispose(): void
+}
+
+type AttentionAudio = {
+  create(): AttentionAudioEngine
+  bytes(): Promise<Uint8Array>
+}
+
+export type TuiAttentionHost = TuiAttention & {
+  dispose(): void
+}
+
+const log = Log.create({ service: "tui.attention" })
+
+const DEFAULT_TITLE = "opencode"
+const TITLE_LIMIT = 80
+const MESSAGE_LIMIT = 240
+
+function skipped(reason: TuiAttentionNotifySkipReason): TuiAttentionNotifyResult {
+  return {
+    ok: false,
+    notification: false,
+    sound: false,
+    skipped: reason,
+  }
+}
+
+function normalizeText(input: string | undefined, fallback: string, limit: number) {
+  const text = stripAnsi(input ?? "")
+    .replace(/[ \t]*[\r\n]+[ \t]*/g, " ")
+    .replace(/[\u0000-\u0009\u000B\u000C\u000E-\u001F\u007F-\u009F]/g, "")
+    .trim()
+  const normalized = text.length ? text : fallback
+  return Array.from(normalized).slice(0, limit).join("")
+}
+
+function clampVolume(volume: number) {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(volume)) return 0
+  return Math.min(1, Math.max(0, volume))
+}
+
+function soundVolume(input: TuiAttentionNotifyInput, config: Pick<TuiConfig.Resolved, "attention">) {
+  if (!config.attention.sound) return
+  if (input.sound === undefined || input.sound === false) return
+  if (input.sound === true) return clampVolume(config.attention.volume)
+  if (input.sound.enabled === false) return
+  return clampVolume(input.sound.volume ?? config.attention.volume)
+}
+
+export function createTuiAttention(input: {
+  renderer: AttentionRenderer
+  config: Pick<TuiConfig.Resolved, "attention">
+  audio?: AttentionAudio
+}): TuiAttentionHost {
+  let focus: FocusState = "unknown"
+  let disposed = false
+  let audio: AttentionAudioEngine | undefined
+  let sound: AudioSound | null | undefined
+  let soundTask: Promise<AudioSound | null> | undefined
+
+  const audioInput =
+    input.audio ??
+    ({
+      create: () => {
+        const engine = Audio.create({ autoStart: false })
+        engine.on("error", (error, context) => {
+          log.debug("attention audio error", { error, context })
+        })
+        return engine
+      },
+      bytes: () => Bun.file(attentionSoundPath).bytes(),
+    } satisfies AttentionAudio)
+
+  const onFocus = () => {
+    focus = "focused"
+  }
+  const onBlur = () => {
+    focus = "blurred"
+  }
+
+  input.renderer.on("focus", onFocus)
+  input.renderer.on("blur", onBlur)
+
+  async function loadSound() {
+    if (!audio) return null
+    if (sound !== undefined) return sound
+    soundTask ??= audioInput
+      .bytes()
+      .then((bytes) => audio?.loadSound(bytes) ?? null)
+      .catch((error) => {
+        log.debug("failed to load attention sound", { error })
+        return null
+      })
+    sound = await soundTask
+    return sound
+  }
+
+  async function playSound(volume: number) {
+    try {
+      audio ??= audioInput.create()
+      if (!audio.isStarted() && !audio.start()) return false
+      const current = await loadSound()
+      if (current == null) return false
+      return audio.play(current, { volume }) != null
+    } catch (error) {
+      log.debug("failed to play attention sound", { error })
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    async notify(request) {
+      try {
+        if (!input.config.attention.enabled) return skipped("attention_disabled")
+        if (disposed || input.renderer.isDestroyed) return skipped("renderer_destroyed")
+
+        const message = normalizeText(request.message, "", MESSAGE_LIMIT)
+        if (!message) return skipped("empty_message")
+
+        if (focus === "focused") return skipped("focused")
+        if (focus === "unknown") return skipped("focus_unknown")
+
+        const notification = input.config.attention.notifications
+          ? (() => {
+              try {
+                return input.renderer.triggerNotification(message, normalizeText(request.title, DEFAULT_TITLE, TITLE_LIMIT))
+              } catch (error) {
+                log.debug("failed to trigger attention notification", { error })
+                return false
+              }
+            })()
+          : false
+        const volume = soundVolume(request, input.config)
+        const sound = volume === undefined ? false : await playSound(volume)
+
+        return {
+          ok: notification || sound,
+          notification,
+          sound,
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        log.debug("failed to handle attention notification", { error })
+        return {
+          ok: false,
+          notification: false,
+          sound: false,
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    dispose() {
+      disposed = true
+      input.renderer.off("focus", onFocus)
+      input.renderer.off("blur", onBlur)
+      audio?.dispose()
+      audio = undefined
+      sound = undefined
+      soundTask = undefined
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui-schema.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui-schema.ts
index 80765da3c7..719ae07964 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui-schema.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ export const DiffStyle = Schema.Literals(["auto", "stacked"]).annotate({
   description: "Control diff rendering style: 'auto' adapts to terminal width, 'stacked' always shows single column",
 })
 
+export const Attention = Schema.Struct({
+  enabled: Schema.optional(Schema.Boolean),
+  notifications: Schema.optional(Schema.Boolean),
+  sound: Schema.optional(Schema.Boolean),
+  volume: Schema.optional(Schema.Number.check(Schema.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0), Schema.isLessThanOrEqualTo(1))),
+}).annotate({ description: "Attention notification and sound settings" })
+
 export const TuiInfo = Schema.Struct({
   $schema: Schema.optional(Schema.String),
   theme: Schema.optional(Schema.String),
@@ -24,6 +31,7 @@ export const TuiInfo = Schema.Struct({
   plugin: Schema.optional(Schema.Array(ConfigPlugin.Spec)),
   plugin_enabled: Schema.optional(Schema.Record(Schema.String, Schema.Boolean)),
   leader_timeout: Schema.optional(KeymapLeaderTimeout),
+  attention: Schema.optional(Attention),
   scroll_speed: Schema.optional(ScrollSpeed).annotate({
     description: "TUI scroll speed",
   }),
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui.ts
index e53e20d343..955f9b21c7 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ type Acc = {
   plugin_origins: ConfigPlugin.Origin[]
 }
 
-export type Resolved = Omit<Info, "keybinds" | "leader_timeout"> & {
+export type Resolved = Omit<Info, "attention" | "keybinds" | "leader_timeout"> & {
+  attention: {
+    enabled: boolean
+    notifications: boolean
+    sound: boolean
+    volume: number
+  }
   keybinds: TuiKeybind.BindingLookupView
   leader_timeout: number
   // Internal resolved plugin list used by runtime loading.
@@ -197,6 +203,12 @@ const loadState = Effect.fn("TuiConfig.loadState")(function* (ctx: { directory:
   const parsedKeybinds = TuiKeybind.parse(keybinds)
   const result: Resolved = {
     ...acc.result,
+    attention: {
+      enabled: acc.result.attention?.enabled ?? true,
+      notifications: acc.result.attention?.notifications ?? true,
+      sound: acc.result.attention?.sound ?? true,
+      volume: acc.result.attention?.volume ?? 0.4,
+    },
     keybinds: createBindingLookup(TuiKeybind.toBindingConfig(parsedKeybinds), {
       commandMap: TuiKeybind.CommandMap,
       bindingDefaults: TuiKeybind.bindingDefaults(),
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/api.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/api.tsx
index 54059f4a2d..99ed5b81ec 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/api.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/api.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type Input = {
   theme: ReturnType<typeof useTheme>
   toast: ReturnType<typeof useToast>
   renderer: TuiPluginApi["renderer"]
+  attention: TuiPluginApi["attention"]
 }
 
 function routeRegister(routes: RouteMap, list: TuiRouteDefinition[], bump: () => void) {
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ export function createTuiApi(input: Input): TuiPluginApi {
   }
   return {
     app: appApi(),
+    attention: input.attention,
     // Keep deprecated `api.command` working for v1 plugins; remove in v2.
     command: createCommandShim(input.keymap, input.dialog, input.tuiConfig.keybinds),
     keys: {
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/runtime.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/runtime.ts
index dad4595e7f..901ee36ff8 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/plugin/runtime.ts
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ function pluginApi(runtime: RuntimeState, plugin: PluginEntry, scope: PluginScop
 
   return {
     app: api.app,
+    attention: api.attention,
     // Keep deprecated `api.command` working for v1 plugins; remove in v2.
     command: createCommandShim(keymap, api.ui.dialog, api.tuiConfig.keybinds),
     keys: api.keys,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/cli/cmd/tui/attention.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/cli/cmd/tui/attention.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5821fae80a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/cli/cmd/tui/attention.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import type { AudioErrorContext, AudioSound } from "@opentui/core"
+import { createTuiAttention } from "@/cli/cmd/tui/attention"
+import type { TuiConfig } from "@/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui"
+
+type FocusEvent = "focus" | "blur"
+
+type AttentionConfig = Pick<TuiConfig.Resolved, "attention">
+
+class FakeRenderer {
+  isDestroyed = false
+  notificationResult = true
+  notificationThrows = false
+  notifications: { message: string; title: string | undefined }[] = []
+  listeners: Record<FocusEvent, Set<() => void>> = {
+    focus: new Set(),
+    blur: new Set(),
+  }
+
+  on(event: FocusEvent, listener: () => void) {
+    this.listeners[event].add(listener)
+    return this
+  }
+
+  off(event: FocusEvent, listener: () => void) {
+    this.listeners[event].delete(listener)
+    return this
+  }
+
+  emit(event: FocusEvent) {
+    for (const listener of this.listeners[event]) listener()
+  }
+
+  listenerCount(event: FocusEvent) {
+    return this.listeners[event].size
+  }
+
+  triggerNotification(message: string, title?: string) {
+    if (this.notificationThrows) throw new Error("notification failed")
+    this.notifications.push({ message, title })
+    return this.notificationResult
+  }
+}
+
+class FakeAudioEngine {
+  started = false
+  startResult = true
+  loadResult: AudioSound | null = 1
+  playResult: number | null = 1
+  startCalls = 0
+  startMixerCalls = 0
+  loadCalls = 0
+  playCalls = 0
+  disposeCalls = 0
+  volumes: (number | undefined)[] = []
+  errorListenerCount = 0
+
+  on(_event: "error", _listener: (error: Error, context: AudioErrorContext) => void) {
+    this.errorListenerCount += 1
+    return this
+  }
+
+  isStarted() {
+    return this.started
+  }
+
+  start() {
+    this.startCalls += 1
+    this.started = this.startResult
+    return this.startResult
+  }
+
+  startMixer() {
+    this.startMixerCalls += 1
+    return true
+  }
+
+  loadSound(_data: Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer) {
+    this.loadCalls += 1
+    return this.loadResult
+  }
+
+  play(_sound: AudioSound, options?: { volume?: number }) {
+    this.playCalls += 1
+    this.volumes.push(options?.volume)
+    return this.playResult
+  }
+
+  dispose() {
+    this.disposeCalls += 1
+  }
+}
+
+class FakeAudio {
+  engine = new FakeAudioEngine()
+  createCalls = 0
+  bytesCalls = 0
+  rejectBytes = false
+
+  create() {
+    this.createCalls += 1
+    return this.engine
+  }
+
+  async bytes() {
+    this.bytesCalls += 1
+    if (this.rejectBytes) throw new Error("decode failed")
+    return new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3])
+  }
+}
+
+function config(attention: Partial<AttentionConfig["attention"]> = {}): AttentionConfig {
+  return {
+    attention: {
+      enabled: true,
+      notifications: true,
+      sound: true,
+      volume: 0.4,
+      ...attention,
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+describe("createTuiAttention", () => {
+  test("skips blurred-only requests until focus is known blurred", async () => {
+    const renderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const audio = new FakeAudio()
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: config(), audio })
+
+    expect(await attention.notify({ message: "hello", sound: true })).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      notification: false,
+      sound: false,
+      skipped: "focus_unknown",
+    })
+    expect(renderer.notifications).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(audio.createCalls).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  test("skips focused requests", async () => {
+    const renderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: config(), audio: new FakeAudio() })
+    renderer.emit("focus")
+
+    expect(await attention.notify({ message: "hello", sound: true })).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      notification: false,
+      sound: false,
+      skipped: "focused",
+    })
+    expect(renderer.notifications).toHaveLength(0)
+  })
+
+  test("notifies while blurred", async () => {
+    const renderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: config(), audio: new FakeAudio() })
+    renderer.emit("blur")
+
+    expect(await attention.notify({ title: "opencode", message: "hello" })).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      notification: true,
+      sound: false,
+    })
+    expect(renderer.notifications).toEqual([{ title: "opencode", message: "hello" }])
+  })
+
+  test("skips empty messages and disabled attention", async () => {
+    const empty = new FakeRenderer()
+    empty.emit("blur")
+    const disabled = new FakeRenderer()
+    disabled.emit("blur")
+
+    expect(await createTuiAttention({ renderer: empty, config: config() }).notify({ message: " \n " })).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      notification: false,
+      sound: false,
+      skipped: "empty_message",
+    })
+    expect(
+      await createTuiAttention({ renderer: disabled, config: config({ enabled: false }) }).notify({ message: "hello" }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      notification: false,
+      sound: false,
+      skipped: "attention_disabled",
+    })
+  })
+
+  test("respects notification and sound config independently", async () => {
+    const renderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const audio = new FakeAudio()
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: config({ notifications: false }), audio })
+    renderer.emit("blur")
+
+    expect(await attention.notify({ message: "hello", sound: true })).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      notification: false,
+      sound: true,
+    })
+    expect(renderer.notifications).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(audio.engine.playCalls).toBe(1)
+
+    const soundDisabledRenderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const soundDisabledAudio = new FakeAudio()
+    const soundDisabled = createTuiAttention({
+      renderer: soundDisabledRenderer,
+      config: config({ sound: false }),
+      audio: soundDisabledAudio,
+    })
+    soundDisabledRenderer.emit("blur")
+
+    expect(await soundDisabled.notify({ message: "hello", sound: true })).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      notification: true,
+      sound: false,
+    })
+    expect(soundDisabledAudio.createCalls).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  test("initializes audio lazily only for eligible sound requests", async () => {
+    const renderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const audio = new FakeAudio()
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: config(), audio })
+
+    await attention.notify({ message: "unknown", sound: true })
+    expect(audio.createCalls).toBe(0)
+
+    renderer.emit("blur")
+    expect(await attention.notify({ message: "blurred", sound: { volume: 2 } })).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      notification: true,
+      sound: true,
+    })
+    expect(audio.createCalls).toBe(1)
+    expect(audio.engine.startCalls).toBe(1)
+    expect(audio.engine.startMixerCalls).toBe(0)
+    expect(audio.engine.loadCalls).toBe(1)
+    expect(audio.engine.volumes).toEqual([1])
+  })
+
+  test("handles unavailable or already-started audio correctly", async () => {
+    const unavailableRenderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const unavailableAudio = new FakeAudio()
+    unavailableAudio.engine.startResult = false
+    const unavailable = createTuiAttention({ renderer: unavailableRenderer, config: config(), audio: unavailableAudio })
+    unavailableRenderer.emit("blur")
+
+    expect(await unavailable.notify({ message: "hello", sound: true })).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      notification: true,
+      sound: false,
+    })
+    expect(unavailableAudio.engine.loadCalls).toBe(0)
+    expect(unavailableAudio.engine.playCalls).toBe(0)
+
+    const startedRenderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const startedAudio = new FakeAudio()
+    startedAudio.engine.started = true
+    const started = createTuiAttention({ renderer: startedRenderer, config: config(), audio: startedAudio })
+    startedRenderer.emit("blur")
+
+    await started.notify({ message: "one", sound: true })
+    await started.notify({ message: "two", sound: true })
+    expect(startedAudio.engine.startCalls).toBe(0)
+    expect(startedAudio.engine.loadCalls).toBe(1)
+    expect(startedAudio.engine.playCalls).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  test("does not throw for notification or sound failures", async () => {
+    const renderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const audio = new FakeAudio()
+    renderer.notificationThrows = true
+    audio.rejectBytes = true
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: config(), audio })
+    renderer.emit("blur")
+
+    expect(await attention.notify({ message: "hello", sound: true })).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      notification: false,
+      sound: false,
+    })
+  })
+
+  test("strips unsafe notification text", async () => {
+    const renderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: config(), audio: new FakeAudio() })
+    renderer.emit("blur")
+
+    await attention.notify({
+      title: "\u001b[31m danger\n title\u0007",
+      message: "\u001b[32m hello\n world\u0000",
+    })
+
+    expect(renderer.notifications).toEqual([{ title: "danger title", message: "hello world" }])
+  })
+
+  test("disposes renderer listeners and audio", async () => {
+    const renderer = new FakeRenderer()
+    const audio = new FakeAudio()
+    const attention = createTuiAttention({ renderer, config: config(), audio })
+    renderer.emit("blur")
+    await attention.notify({ message: "hello", sound: true })
+
+    expect(renderer.listenerCount("focus")).toBe(1)
+    expect(renderer.listenerCount("blur")).toBe(1)
+
+    attention.dispose()
+    renderer.isDestroyed = true
+
+    expect(renderer.listenerCount("focus")).toBe(0)
+    expect(renderer.listenerCount("blur")).toBe(0)
+    expect(audio.engine.disposeCalls).toBe(1)
+    expect(await attention.notify({ message: "hello" })).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      notification: false,
+      sound: false,
+      skipped: "renderer_destroyed",
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/cli/run/runtime.boot.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/cli/run/runtime.boot.test.ts
index e2569b0ac6..3d796c564d 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/cli/run/runtime.boot.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/cli/run/runtime.boot.test.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ function config(input?: {
     ...(bind?.inputNewline && { input_newline: bind.inputNewline }),
   })
   return {
+    attention: {
+      enabled: true,
+      notifications: true,
+      sound: true,
+      volume: 0.4,
+    },
     diff_style: input?.diff_style,
     keybinds: createBindingLookup(TuiKeybind.toBindingConfig(keybinds), {
       commandMap: TuiKeybind.CommandMap,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/config/tui.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/config/tui.test.ts
index db04568573..c6c9044709 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/config/tui.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/config/tui.test.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,32 @@ test("loads tui config with the same precedence order as server config paths", a
   expect(config.diff_style).toBe("stacked")
 })
 
+test("resolves attention config defaults and overrides", async () => {
+  await using defaults = await tmpdir()
+  expect((await getTuiConfig(defaults.path)).attention).toEqual({
+    enabled: true,
+    notifications: true,
+    sound: true,
+    volume: 0.4,
+  })
+
+  await using overridden = await tmpdir({
+    init: async (dir) => {
+      await Bun.write(
+        path.join(dir, "tui.json"),
+        JSON.stringify({ attention: { enabled: false, notifications: false, sound: false, volume: 0.7 } }, null, 2),
+      )
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect((await getTuiConfig(overridden.path)).attention).toEqual({
+    enabled: false,
+    notifications: false,
+    sound: false,
+    volume: 0.7,
+  })
+})
+
 test("migrates tui-specific keys from opencode.json when tui.json does not exist", async () => {
   await using tmp = await tmpdir({
     init: async (dir) => {
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/fixture/tui-plugin.ts b/packages/opencode/test/fixture/tui-plugin.ts
index 62a3ae6e6b..2994773072 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/fixture/tui-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/fixture/tui-plugin.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function themeCurrent(): HostPluginApi["theme"]["current"] {
 type Opts = {
   client?: HostPluginApi["client"] | (() => HostPluginApi["client"])
   renderer?: HostPluginApi["renderer"]
+  attention?: HostPluginApi["attention"]
   count?: Count
   keymap?: HostPluginApi["keymap"]
   tuiConfig?: Partial<HostPluginApi["tuiConfig"]>
@@ -183,6 +184,17 @@ export function createTuiPluginApi(opts: Opts = {}): HostPluginApi {
         return opts.app?.version ?? "0.0.0-test"
       },
     },
+    attention:
+      opts.attention ??
+      {
+        async notify() {
+          return {
+            ok: false,
+            notification: false,
+            sound: false,
+          }
+        },
+      },
     keys: {
       formatSequence: () => "",
       formatBindings: () => undefined,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/fixture/tui-runtime.ts b/packages/opencode/test/fixture/tui-runtime.ts
index 64537b6c50..3f928ef8c0 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/fixture/tui-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/fixture/tui-runtime.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { TuiConfig } from "../../src/cli/cmd/tui/config/tui"
 import { TuiKeybind } from "../../src/cli/cmd/tui/config/keybind"
 
 type PluginSpec = string | [string, Record<string, unknown>]
-type ResolvedInput = Omit<TuiConfig.Resolved, "keybinds" | "leader_timeout"> & {
+type ResolvedInput = Omit<TuiConfig.Resolved, "attention" | "keybinds" | "leader_timeout"> & {
+  attention?: Partial<TuiConfig.Resolved["attention"]>
   keybinds?: Partial<TuiKeybind.Keybinds>
   leader_timeout?: number
 }
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ export function createTuiResolvedConfig(input: ResolvedInput = {}): TuiConfig.Re
   const keybinds = TuiKeybind.Keybinds.parse(input.keybinds ?? {})
   return {
     ...input,
+    attention: {
+      enabled: true,
+      notifications: true,
+      sound: true,
+      volume: 0.4,
+      ...input.attention,
+    },
     keybinds: createTuiResolvedKeybinds(keybinds),
     leader_timeout: input.leader_timeout ?? 2000,
   }
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/tui.ts b/packages/plugin/src/tui.ts
index 851b0476e5..d0652f63b0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/tui.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/tui.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,40 @@ export type TuiToast = {
   duration?: number
 }
 
+export type TuiAttentionWhen = "blurred"
+
+export type TuiAttentionSound =
+  | boolean
+  | {
+      enabled?: boolean
+      volume?: number
+    }
+
+export type TuiAttentionNotifyInput = {
+  title?: string
+  message: string
+  sound?: TuiAttentionSound
+  when?: TuiAttentionWhen
+}
+
+export type TuiAttentionNotifySkipReason =
+  | "attention_disabled"
+  | "empty_message"
+  | "focused"
+  | "focus_unknown"
+  | "renderer_destroyed"
+
+export type TuiAttentionNotifyResult = {
+  ok: boolean
+  notification: boolean
+  sound: boolean
+  skipped?: TuiAttentionNotifySkipReason
+}
+
+export type TuiAttention = {
+  notify(input: TuiAttentionNotifyInput): Promise<TuiAttentionNotifyResult>
+}
+
 export type TuiThemeCurrent = {
   readonly primary: RGBA
   readonly secondary: RGBA
@@ -331,9 +365,17 @@ type TuiBindingLookupView = {
   omit: (name: string, commands: readonly string[]) => Binding<Renderable, KeyEvent>[]
 }
 
+type TuiAttentionConfigView = {
+  enabled: boolean
+  notifications: boolean
+  sound: boolean
+  volume: number
+}
+
 type TuiConfigView = Pick<PluginConfig, "$schema" | "theme" | "plugin"> &
   NonNullable<PluginConfig["tui"]> & {
     leader_timeout: number
+    attention: TuiAttentionConfigView
     plugin_enabled?: Record<string, boolean>
     keybinds: TuiBindingLookupView
   }
@@ -497,6 +539,7 @@ export type TuiWorkspace = {
 
 export type TuiPluginApi = {
   app: TuiApp
+  attention: TuiAttention
   /**
    * Legacy `api.command` API kept so v1 plugins can initialize. Remove in v2.
    *