TapNoiseStart by identifying which notifications require an immediate response. Turn down the rest in notification settings or use a temporary Focus, rather than silencing everything and repeatedly checking every app.
Review by consequence
A message from a colleague, an agent waiting for permission and a promotional update do not have the same urgency. Decide which can wait until the current work interval ends.
Inspect System Settings › Notifications for each noisy app and choose the presentation options it exposes. Banner, badge and sound preferences may be separate, and an app may also have its own controls.
Use a bounded Focus
Set up a Focus for the session and allow the people and applications you actually need. Choose an end time or remember to switch it off afterward. Test important exceptions before relying on them during a deadline.
Focus restrictions apply to notifications; they do not automatically stop music or every app-generated audio cue. Focus versus audio muting explains that distinction.
Keep completion signals useful
For a coding agent, one cue at a meaningful event is easier to understand than a sound for every tool call. If you never act on an alert, reconsider whether it deserves a sound.
TapNoise’s agent cue settings let you preview the supported events. Use the actual agent result to decide what to do next, especially when a cue arrives while you are working on something else.
Source: Apple: set up a Focus, TapNoise agent cues.