diff --git a/Sources/AgentNotch/App/AppDelegate.swift b/Sources/AgentNotch/App/AppDelegate.swift
index dede9fc..24c9351 100644
--- a/Sources/AgentNotch/App/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Sources/AgentNotch/App/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import AppKit
 final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     private let store = SessionStore()
     private let viewModel = NotchViewModel()
-    private let vercel = VercelMonitor()
+    private let vercel = VercelMonitor(notificationsEnabled: { Preferences.vercelNotificationsEnabled })
     private var server: HookServer?
     private var panelController: NotchPanelController?
     private var statusMenu: StatusMenu?
diff --git a/Sources/AgentNotch/App/Preferences.swift b/Sources/AgentNotch/App/Preferences.swift
index 29a08cc..3b0a88c 100644
--- a/Sources/AgentNotch/App/Preferences.swift
+++ b/Sources/AgentNotch/App/Preferences.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ enum Preferences {
         get { bool("soundOnApproval", true) }
         set { save(newValue, "soundOnApproval") }
     }
+    /// Notify when a Vercel deployment reaches a terminal state. Off by default: a build finishing is not your turn.
+    static var vercelNotificationsEnabled: Bool {
+        get { bool("vercelNotificationsEnabled", false) }
+        set { save(newValue, "vercelNotificationsEnabled") }
+    }
     /// 0...1, applied on top of the system volume.
     static var soundVolume: Float {
         get { Float(number("soundVolume", 0.3)) }
diff --git a/Sources/AgentNotch/App/StatusMenu.swift b/Sources/AgentNotch/App/StatusMenu.swift
index 170a7a4..1ed7add 100644
--- a/Sources/AgentNotch/App/StatusMenu.swift
+++ b/Sources/AgentNotch/App/StatusMenu.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ final class StatusMenu: NSObject {
     private let languageItem = NSMenuItem(title: L("Language"), action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
     private let vercelItem = NSMenuItem(title: L("Connect Vercel…"), action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
     private let vercelStatusItem = NSMenuItem(title: "", action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
+    private let vercelNotifyItem = NSMenuItem(title: L("Notify when a Vercel deployment finishes"), action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
 
     private static let volumeChoices: [(title: String, value: Double)] = [(L("Quiet"), 0.15), (L("Normal"), 0.3), (L("Loud"), 0.6)]
     private static let sleepChoices: [(title: String, value: Double)] = [(L("30 seconds"), 30), (L("1 minute"), 60), (L("3 minutes"), 180)]
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ final class StatusMenu: NSObject {
         let connect = NSMenuItem(title: L("Connect agents…"), action: #selector(connectAgents), keyEquivalent: "")
         connect.target = self
         vercelItem.target = self; vercelItem.action = #selector(connectVercel)
-        [connect, vercelItem, vercelStatusItem, .separator(), pauseItem, .separator(), soundItem, approvalSoundItem, volumeItem, .separator(), idleItem, sleepItem,
+        vercelNotifyItem.target = self; vercelNotifyItem.action = #selector(toggleVercelNotifications)
+        [connect, vercelItem, vercelStatusItem, .separator(), pauseItem, .separator(), soundItem, approvalSoundItem, volumeItem, vercelNotifyItem, .separator(), idleItem, sleepItem,
          yourTurnItem, .separator(), languageItem, loginItem, .separator(), quit].forEach(menu.addItem)
         menu.delegate = self
         item.menu = menu
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@ final class StatusMenu: NSObject {
 
     @objc private func toggleSound() { Preferences.soundEnabled.toggle() }
 
+    @objc private func toggleVercelNotifications() { Preferences.vercelNotificationsEnabled.toggle() }
+
     @objc private func toggleLogin() {
         do {
             if SMAppService.mainApp.status == .enabled {
@@ -171,6 +175,8 @@ extension StatusMenu: NSMenuDelegate {
         vercelItem.isHidden = !vercel.configured
         vercelStatusItem.isHidden = !vercel.configured || vercel.error == nil
         vercelStatusItem.title = vercel.error ?? ""
+        vercelNotifyItem.isHidden = !vercel.configured
+        vercelNotifyItem.state = Preferences.vercelNotificationsEnabled ? .on : .off
         soundItem.state = Preferences.soundEnabled ? .on : .off
         approvalSoundItem.state = Preferences.approvalSoundEnabled ? .on : .off
         idleItem.state = Preferences.showIdleMascot ? .on : .off
diff --git a/Sources/AgentNotch/Infrastructure/VercelMonitor.swift b/Sources/AgentNotch/Infrastructure/VercelMonitor.swift
index 5c3b049..8f993c9 100644
--- a/Sources/AgentNotch/Infrastructure/VercelMonitor.swift
+++ b/Sources/AgentNotch/Infrastructure/VercelMonitor.swift
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ final class VercelMonitor: ObservableObject {
     private let worker: URL?
     private let slug: String
     private let session = URLSession(configuration: .ephemeral, delegate: NoRedirects(), delegateQueue: nil)
+    /// Whether a finished deployment may post a notification. Injected by the app layer: this monitor reads no preferences.
+    private let notificationsEnabled: () -> Bool
 
-    init() {
+    init(notificationsEnabled: @escaping () -> Bool = { false }) {
+        self.notificationsEnabled = notificationsEnabled
         if let raw = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "VercelWorkerURL") as? String,
            let url = URL(string: raw), url.scheme == "https", url.host != nil { worker = url }
         else { worker = nil }
@@ -114,11 +117,14 @@ final class VercelMonitor: ObservableObject {
 
     private func notify(_ deployment: Deployment) async {
         guard Bundle.main.bundleURL.pathExtension == "app" else { return }
+        guard notificationsEnabled() else { return }
         let center = UNUserNotificationCenter.current()
-        guard (try? await center.requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .sound])) == true else { return }
+        guard (try? await center.requestAuthorization(options: [.alert])) == true else { return }
         let content = UNMutableNotificationContent()
         content.title = "Vercel · \(deployment.project)"
         content.body = [deployment.status.label, deployment.repository, deployment.commit, deployment.author].compactMap { $0 }.joined(separator: " · ")
+        // A build finishing is ambient news, not the user's turn: deliver it passively, with no sound or banner that demands attention.
+        content.interruptionLevel = .passive
         try? await center.add(UNNotificationRequest(identifier: "vercel-\(deployment.id)", content: content, trigger: nil))
     }
 
diff --git a/packaging/locales/de.lproj/Localizable.strings b/packaging/locales/de.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 88dbf26..836596d 100644
--- a/packaging/locales/de.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/packaging/locales/de.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -88,3 +88,4 @@
 "Ready" = "Bereit";
 "Canceled" = "Abgebrochen";
 "Unknown" = "Unbekannt";
+"Notify when a Vercel deployment finishes" = "Benachrichtigen, wenn ein Vercel-Deployment fertig ist";
diff --git a/packaging/locales/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/packaging/locales/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 2421a2d..2811ea5 100644
--- a/packaging/locales/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/packaging/locales/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -88,3 +88,4 @@
 "Ready" = "Ready";
 "Canceled" = "Canceled";
 "Unknown" = "Unknown";
+"Notify when a Vercel deployment finishes" = "Notify when a Vercel deployment finishes";
diff --git a/packaging/locales/es.lproj/Localizable.strings b/packaging/locales/es.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 1f5b4f8..be21440 100644
--- a/packaging/locales/es.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/packaging/locales/es.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -88,3 +88,4 @@
 "Ready" = "Listo";
 "Canceled" = "Cancelado";
 "Unknown" = "Desconocido";
+"Notify when a Vercel deployment finishes" = "Notificarme cuando termine un despliegue de Vercel";