diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ControlRequestHandler.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ControlRequestHandler.swift
index 30a578c33..3c7057de6 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ControlRequestHandler.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/ControlRequestHandler.swift
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ enum ControlRequestHandler {
         }
 
         switch request {
-        case let .notify(title, body, sound):
+        case let .notify(title, body, sound, priority):
             let chosenSound = sound?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-            let ok = await notifier.send(title: title, body: body, sound: chosenSound)
+            let ok = await notifier.send(title: title, body: body, sound: chosenSound, priority: priority)
             return ok ? Response(ok: true) : Response(ok: false, message: "notification not authorized")
 
         case let .ensurePermissions(caps, interactive):
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/NotificationManager.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/NotificationManager.swift
index f2d51bb9b..3f48da8c2 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/NotificationManager.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/NotificationManager.swift
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import ClawdisIPC
 import Foundation
 import UserNotifications
 
 @MainActor
 struct NotificationManager {
-    func send(title: String, body: String, sound: String?) async -> Bool {
+    func send(title: String, body: String, sound: String?, priority: NotificationPriority? = nil) async -> Bool {
         let center = UNUserNotificationCenter.current()
         let status = await center.notificationSettings()
         if status.authorizationStatus == .notDetermined {
@@ -20,6 +21,18 @@ struct NotificationManager {
             content.sound = UNNotificationSound(named: UNNotificationSoundName(soundName))
         }
 
+        // Set interruption level based on priority
+        if let priority {
+            switch priority {
+            case .passive:
+                content.interruptionLevel = .passive
+            case .active:
+                content.interruptionLevel = .active
+            case .timeSensitive:
+                content.interruptionLevel = .timeSensitive
+            }
+        }
+
         let req = UNNotificationRequest(identifier: UUID().uuidString, content: content, trigger: nil)
         do {
             try await center.add(req)
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/ClawdisCLI/main.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/ClawdisCLI/main.swift
index f031f2280..45a3bda78 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/ClawdisCLI/main.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/ClawdisCLI/main.swift
@@ -54,17 +54,20 @@ struct ClawdisCLI {
             var title: String?
             var body: String?
             var sound: String?
+            var priority: NotificationPriority?
             while !args.isEmpty {
                 let arg = args.removeFirst()
                 switch arg {
                 case "--title": title = args.popFirst()
                 case "--body": body = args.popFirst()
                 case "--sound": sound = args.popFirst()
+                case "--priority":
+                    if let val = args.popFirst(), let p = NotificationPriority(rawValue: val) { priority = p }
                 default: break
                 }
             }
             guard let t = title, let b = body else { throw CLIError.help }
-            return .notify(title: t, body: b, sound: sound)
+            return .notify(title: t, body: b, sound: sound, priority: priority)
 
         case "ensure-permissions":
             var caps: [Capability] = []
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ struct ClawdisCLI {
         clawdis-mac — talk to the running Clawdis.app XPC service
 
         Usage:
-          clawdis-mac notify --title <t> --body <b> [--sound <name>]
+          clawdis-mac notify --title <t> --body <b> [--sound <name>] [--priority <passive|active|timeSensitive>]
           clawdis-mac ensure-permissions
             [--cap <notifications|accessibility|screenRecording|microphone|speechRecognition>]
             [--interactive]
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/ClawdisIPC/IPC.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/ClawdisIPC/IPC.swift
index 9bdfe8a47..8eacc033f 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/ClawdisIPC/IPC.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/ClawdisIPC/IPC.swift
@@ -14,8 +14,15 @@ public enum Capability: String, Codable, CaseIterable, Sendable {
 
 // MARK: - Requests
 
+/// Notification interruption level (maps to UNNotificationInterruptionLevel)
+public enum NotificationPriority: String, Codable, Sendable {
+    case passive      // silent, no wake
+    case active       // default
+    case timeSensitive // breaks through Focus modes
+}
+
 public enum Request: Sendable {
-    case notify(title: String, body: String, sound: String?)
+    case notify(title: String, body: String, sound: String?, priority: NotificationPriority?)
     case ensurePermissions([Capability], interactive: Bool)
     case screenshot(displayID: UInt32?, windowID: UInt32?, format: String)
     case runShell(
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ public struct Response: Codable, Sendable {
 extension Request: Codable {
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case type
-        case title, body, sound
+        case title, body, sound, priority
         case caps, interactive
         case displayID, windowID, format
         case command, cwd, env, timeoutSec, needsScreenRecording
@@ -70,11 +77,12 @@ extension Request: Codable {
     public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
         var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         switch self {
-        case let .notify(title, body, sound):
+        case let .notify(title, body, sound, priority):
             try container.encode(Kind.notify, forKey: .type)
             try container.encode(title, forKey: .title)
             try container.encode(body, forKey: .body)
             try container.encodeIfPresent(sound, forKey: .sound)
+            try container.encodeIfPresent(priority, forKey: .priority)
 
         case let .ensurePermissions(caps, interactive):
             try container.encode(Kind.ensurePermissions, forKey: .type)
@@ -119,7 +127,8 @@ extension Request: Codable {
             let title = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .title)
             let body = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .body)
             let sound = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .sound)
-            self = .notify(title: title, body: body, sound: sound)
+            let priority = try container.decodeIfPresent(NotificationPriority.self, forKey: .priority)
+            self = .notify(title: title, body: body, sound: sound, priority: priority)
 
         case .ensurePermissions:
             let caps = try container.decode([Capability].self, forKey: .caps)