diff --git a/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-permission-row.tsx b/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-permission-row.tsx
index 628dcaa25..e176fad98 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-permission-row.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-permission-row.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ export interface DesktopPermissionRowProps {
   isRequesting: boolean;
   showBorder?: boolean;
   onRequest: () => void;
+  extraActionLabel?: string;
+  isExtraActionBusy?: boolean;
+  isExtraActionDisabled?: boolean;
+  onExtraAction?: () => void;
 }
 
 export function DesktopPermissionRow({
@@ -18,6 +22,10 @@ export function DesktopPermissionRow({
   isRequesting,
   showBorder,
   onRequest,
+  extraActionLabel,
+  isExtraActionBusy = false,
+  isExtraActionDisabled = false,
+  onExtraAction,
 }: DesktopPermissionRowProps) {
   const { theme } = useUnistyles();
   const state = status?.state ?? "unknown";
@@ -36,9 +44,21 @@ export function DesktopPermissionRow({
       </View>
       <View style={styles.permissionRowActions}>
         {isGranted ? (
-          <View style={styles.permissionStatusPill}>
-            <Check size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-            <Text style={styles.permissionStatusText}>Granted</Text>
+          <View style={styles.permissionGrantedActions}>
+            <View style={styles.permissionStatusPill}>
+              <Check size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+              <Text style={styles.permissionStatusText}>Granted</Text>
+            </View>
+            {extraActionLabel && onExtraAction ? (
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="sm"
+                onPress={onExtraAction}
+                disabled={isExtraActionDisabled || isExtraActionBusy}
+              >
+                {isExtraActionBusy ? `${extraActionLabel}...` : extraActionLabel}
+              </Button>
+            ) : null}
           </View>
         ) : (
           <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onPress={onRequest} disabled={isRequesting}>
@@ -75,6 +95,11 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     alignItems: "flex-end",
     gap: theme.spacing[1],
   },
+  permissionGrantedActions: {
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    gap: theme.spacing[2],
+  },
   permissionStatusPill: {
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-permissions-section.tsx b/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-permissions-section.tsx
index c268158e1..cb265876c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-permissions-section.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-permissions-section.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ export function DesktopPermissionsSection() {
     snapshot,
     isRefreshing,
     requestingPermission,
+    isSendingTestNotification,
     refreshPermissions,
     requestPermission,
+    sendTestNotification,
   } = useDesktopPermissions();
 
   if (!isDesktop) {
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ export function DesktopPermissionsSection() {
   }
 
   const isBusy = isRefreshing || requestingPermission !== null;
+  const notificationsGranted = snapshot?.notifications.state === "granted";
 
   return (
     <View style={settingsStyles.section}>
@@ -48,6 +51,12 @@ export function DesktopPermissionsSection() {
           onRequest={() => {
             void requestPermission("notifications");
           }}
+          extraActionLabel="Test"
+          isExtraActionBusy={isSendingTestNotification}
+          isExtraActionDisabled={!notificationsGranted || isBusy}
+          onExtraAction={() => {
+            void sendTestNotification();
+          }}
         />
         <DesktopPermissionRow
           title="Microphone"
diff --git a/packages/app/src/desktop/permissions/use-desktop-permissions.ts b/packages/app/src/desktop/permissions/use-desktop-permissions.ts
index f5f7be672..8845b2834 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/desktop/permissions/use-desktop-permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/desktop/permissions/use-desktop-permissions.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ import {
   type DesktopPermissionKind,
   type DesktopPermissionSnapshot,
 } from "@/desktop/permissions/desktop-permissions";
+import { sendOsNotification } from "@/utils/os-notifications";
 
 export interface UseDesktopPermissionsReturn {
   isDesktop: boolean;
   snapshot: DesktopPermissionSnapshot | null;
   isRefreshing: boolean;
   requestingPermission: DesktopPermissionKind | null;
+  isSendingTestNotification: boolean;
   refreshPermissions: () => Promise<void>;
   requestPermission: (kind: DesktopPermissionKind) => Promise<void>;
+  sendTestNotification: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 const EMPTY_NOTIFICATION_STATUS = {
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ export function useDesktopPermissions(): UseDesktopPermissionsReturn {
   const [requestingPermission, setRequestingPermission] = useState<DesktopPermissionKind | null>(
     null
   );
+  const [isSendingTestNotification, setIsSendingTestNotification] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     return () => {
@@ -109,6 +113,29 @@ export function useDesktopPermissions(): UseDesktopPermissionsReturn {
     [isDesktop, refreshPermissions]
   );
 
+  const sendTestNotification = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!isDesktop) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setIsSendingTestNotification(true);
+    try {
+      const sent = await sendOsNotification({
+        title: "Paseo notification test",
+        body: "If you can see this, delivery works. Click it to verify the open flow.",
+      });
+      if (!sent) {
+        console.warn("[Settings] Desktop test notification was not delivered");
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("[Settings] Failed to send desktop test notification", error);
+    } finally {
+      if (isMountedRef.current) {
+        setIsSendingTestNotification(false);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [isDesktop]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isDesktop) {
       return;
@@ -122,7 +149,9 @@ export function useDesktopPermissions(): UseDesktopPermissionsReturn {
     snapshot,
     isRefreshing,
     requestingPermission,
+    isSendingTestNotification,
     refreshPermissions,
     requestPermission,
+    sendTestNotification,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 2c9caf9c7..811a88973 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -2632,12 +2632,12 @@ name = "paseo"
 version = "0.1.30"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
+ "cc",
  "dirs",
  "dunce",
  "futures-util",
  "http",
  "log",
- "mac-notification-sys",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tauri",
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index bb445f6de..6389c6118 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ name = "Paseo"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [build-dependencies]
+cc = "1"
 tauri-build = { version = "2.5.3", features = [] }
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -41,9 +42,6 @@ tauri-plugin-websocket = "2"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["net", "sync"] }
 tokio-tungstenite = "0.24"
 
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
-mac-notification-sys = "0.6"
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/build.rs b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/build.rs
index d860e1e6a..49297dfa3 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 fn main() {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=macos/paseo_notifications.h");
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=macos/paseo_notifications.m");
+
+        cc::Build::new()
+            .file("macos/paseo_notifications.m")
+            .flag("-fobjc-arc")
+            .compile("paseo_notifications");
+
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=framework=Foundation");
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=framework=UserNotifications");
+    }
+
     tauri_build::build()
 }
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/macos/paseo_notifications.h b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/macos/paseo_notifications.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bbec5b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/macos/paseo_notifications.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#import <stdbool.h>
+
+typedef void (*PaseoNotificationClickCallback)(const char* payload_json);
+
+bool paseo_notifications_initialize(PaseoNotificationClickCallback callback, char** error_out);
+bool paseo_notifications_send(
+    const char* title,
+    const char* body,
+    const char* payload_json,
+    char** error_out
+);
+void paseo_notifications_free_string(char* value);
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/macos/paseo_notifications.m b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/macos/paseo_notifications.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06b04921d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/macos/paseo_notifications.m
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+#import "paseo_notifications.h"
+
+#import <dispatch/dispatch.h>
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <UserNotifications/UserNotifications.h>
+
+@interface PaseoNotificationDelegate : NSObject <UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate>
+@property(nonatomic, assign) PaseoNotificationClickCallback clickCallback;
+@end
+
+@implementation PaseoNotificationDelegate
+
+- (void)userNotificationCenter:(UNUserNotificationCenter*)center
+       didReceiveNotificationResponse:(UNNotificationResponse*)response
+                withCompletionHandler:(void (^)(void))completionHandler {
+    if ([response.actionIdentifier isEqualToString:UNNotificationDefaultActionIdentifier] &&
+        self.clickCallback != NULL) {
+        id payload = response.notification.request.content.userInfo[@"paseoPayloadJson"];
+        if ([payload isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
+            self.clickCallback([(NSString*)payload UTF8String]);
+        } else {
+            self.clickCallback(NULL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [center removeDeliveredNotificationsWithIdentifiers:@[
+        response.notification.request.identifier,
+    ]];
+    completionHandler();
+}
+
+- (void)userNotificationCenter:(UNUserNotificationCenter*)center
+      willPresentNotification:(UNNotification*)notification
+        withCompletionHandler:
+            (void (^)(UNNotificationPresentationOptions options))completionHandler {
+    if (@available(macOS 11.0, *)) {
+        completionHandler(
+            UNNotificationPresentationOptionBanner | UNNotificationPresentationOptionList
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    completionHandler((UNNotificationPresentationOptions)0);
+}
+
+@end
+
+static PaseoNotificationDelegate* paseoNotificationDelegate = nil;
+static BOOL paseoNotificationsAvailable = NO;
+
+static void paseo_run_on_main_sync(dispatch_block_t block) {
+    if ([NSThread isMainThread]) {
+        block();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), block);
+}
+
+static char* paseo_strdup(NSString* value) {
+    if (value == nil) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    const char* utf8 = [value UTF8String];
+    if (utf8 == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    size_t length = strlen(utf8);
+    char* buffer = malloc(length + 1);
+    if (buffer == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    memcpy(buffer, utf8, length + 1);
+    return buffer;
+}
+
+static BOOL paseo_is_bundled_app_host(void) {
+    NSURL* bundleURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundleURL];
+    NSString* pathExtension = [[bundleURL pathExtension] lowercaseString];
+    return [pathExtension isEqualToString:@"app"];
+}
+
+bool paseo_notifications_initialize(PaseoNotificationClickCallback callback, char** error_out) {
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        paseo_run_on_main_sync(^{
+          if (paseoNotificationDelegate == nil) {
+              paseoNotificationDelegate = [[PaseoNotificationDelegate alloc] init];
+              paseoNotificationsAvailable = paseo_is_bundled_app_host();
+              if (paseoNotificationsAvailable) {
+                  [[UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter]
+                      setDelegate:paseoNotificationDelegate];
+              }
+          }
+
+          paseoNotificationDelegate.clickCallback = callback;
+        });
+
+        if (error_out != NULL) {
+            *error_out = NULL;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+bool paseo_notifications_send(
+    const char* title,
+    const char* body,
+    const char* payload_json,
+    char** error_out
+) {
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        if (paseoNotificationDelegate == nil) {
+            if (error_out != NULL) {
+                *error_out = paseo_strdup(@"Notification bridge is not initialized.");
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!paseoNotificationsAvailable) {
+            if (error_out != NULL) {
+                *error_out = NULL;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        NSString* notificationTitle =
+            [NSString stringWithUTF8String:(title != NULL ? title : "")];
+        NSString* notificationBody =
+            (body != NULL && body[0] != '\0') ? [NSString stringWithUTF8String:body] : nil;
+        NSString* payloadString =
+            (payload_json != NULL && payload_json[0] != '\0')
+                ? [NSString stringWithUTF8String:payload_json]
+                : nil;
+        NSString* identifier = [[NSUUID UUID] UUIDString];
+
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+          UNMutableNotificationContent* content = [[UNMutableNotificationContent alloc] init];
+          content.title = notificationTitle;
+          if (notificationBody != nil) {
+              content.body = notificationBody;
+          }
+          if (payloadString != nil) {
+              content.userInfo = @{
+                  @"paseoPayloadJson" : payloadString,
+              };
+          }
+
+          UNNotificationRequest* request =
+              [UNNotificationRequest requestWithIdentifier:identifier
+                                                   content:content
+                                                   trigger:nil];
+          [[UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter]
+              addNotificationRequest:request
+               withCompletionHandler:^(NSError* _Nullable error) {
+                 if (error != nil) {
+                     NSLog(@"[PaseoNotifications] Failed to schedule notification: %@",
+                           error.localizedDescription);
+                 }
+               }];
+        });
+
+        if (error_out != NULL) {
+            *error_out = NULL;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+void paseo_notifications_free_string(char* value) {
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        free(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/desktop_notifications.rs b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/desktop_notifications.rs
index b57a4aaf5..2d7b7c7fb 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/desktop_notifications.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/desktop_notifications.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
-use tauri::{AppHandle, Runtime};
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Wry};
 
 pub const DESKTOP_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_EVENT: &str = "desktop-notification-click";
 
@@ -22,70 +22,240 @@ struct DesktopNotificationClickPayload {
 mod platform {
     use super::{
         AppHandle, DesktopNotificationClickPayload, DesktopNotificationInput,
-        DESKTOP_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_EVENT,
+        DESKTOP_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_EVENT, Value, Wry,
     };
-    use std::sync::OnceLock;
-    use tauri::{async_runtime, Emitter, Runtime};
+    use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+    use std::os::raw::c_char;
+    use std::sync::{Mutex, OnceLock};
+    use tauri::Emitter;
 
-    const MACOS_NOTIFICATION_SENDER_BUNDLE_ID: &str = "dev.paseo.desktop";
-    static MACOS_NOTIFICATION_SENDER_INIT: OnceLock<Result<(), String>> = OnceLock::new();
+    #[link(name = "paseo_notifications", kind = "static")]
+    unsafe extern "C" {
+        fn paseo_notifications_initialize(
+            callback: extern "C" fn(*const c_char),
+            error_out: *mut *mut c_char,
+        ) -> bool;
+        fn paseo_notifications_send(
+            title: *const c_char,
+            body: *const c_char,
+            payload_json: *const c_char,
+            error_out: *mut *mut c_char,
+        ) -> bool;
+        fn paseo_notifications_free_string(value: *mut c_char);
+    }
 
-    fn ensure_notification_sender() -> Result<(), String> {
-        MACOS_NOTIFICATION_SENDER_INIT
+    static MACOS_NOTIFICATION_APP: OnceLock<Mutex<Option<AppHandle<Wry>>>> = OnceLock::new();
+    static MACOS_NOTIFICATION_INIT: OnceLock<Result<(), String>> = OnceLock::new();
+
+    fn app_slot() -> &'static Mutex<Option<AppHandle<Wry>>> {
+        MACOS_NOTIFICATION_APP.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(None))
+    }
+
+    fn read_owned_error_message(error_ptr: *mut c_char) -> String {
+        if error_ptr.is_null() {
+            return "Unknown macOS notification error".to_string();
+        }
+
+        let message = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(error_ptr) }
+            .to_string_lossy()
+            .into_owned();
+        unsafe {
+            paseo_notifications_free_string(error_ptr);
+        }
+        message
+    }
+
+    extern "C" fn handle_notification_click(payload_json: *const c_char) {
+        let data = if payload_json.is_null() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let raw = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(payload_json) }.to_string_lossy();
+            serde_json::from_str::<Value>(&raw).ok()
+        };
+
+        let payload = DesktopNotificationClickPayload { data };
+        let Ok(guard) = app_slot().lock() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let Some(app) = guard.clone() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        if let Err(error) = app.emit(DESKTOP_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_EVENT, payload) {
+            log::warn!("failed to emit desktop notification click event: {error}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn ensure_notification_bridge() -> Result<(), String> {
+        MACOS_NOTIFICATION_INIT
             .get_or_init(|| {
-                mac_notification_sys::set_application(MACOS_NOTIFICATION_SENDER_BUNDLE_ID)
-                    .map_err(|error| {
-                        format!(
-                            "Failed to initialize macOS notification sender for {}: {error}",
-                            MACOS_NOTIFICATION_SENDER_BUNDLE_ID
-                        )
-                    })
+                let mut error_ptr: *mut c_char = std::ptr::null_mut();
+                let ok = unsafe {
+                    paseo_notifications_initialize(handle_notification_click, &mut error_ptr)
+                };
+                if ok {
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    Err(read_owned_error_message(error_ptr))
+                }
             })
             .clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn send_notification<R: Runtime>(
-        app: AppHandle<R>,
+    pub fn send_notification(
+        app: AppHandle<Wry>,
         input: DesktopNotificationInput,
     ) -> Result<(), String> {
-        let _task = async_runtime::spawn_blocking(move || {
-            if let Err(error) = ensure_notification_sender() {
-                log::warn!("{error}");
-                return;
+        {
+            let mut guard = app_slot()
+                .lock()
+                .map_err(|_| "Failed to lock macOS notification app handle".to_string())?;
+            *guard = Some(app);
+        }
+
+        ensure_notification_bridge()?;
+
+        let title = CString::new(input.title)
+            .map_err(|_| "Desktop notification title contains interior NUL byte".to_string())?;
+        let body = CString::new(input.body.unwrap_or_default())
+            .map_err(|_| "Desktop notification body contains interior NUL byte".to_string())?;
+        let payload_json = CString::new(
+            input
+                .data
+                .map(|value| value.to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
+        )
+        .map_err(|_| "Desktop notification payload contains interior NUL byte".to_string())?;
+
+        let mut error_ptr: *mut c_char = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        let ok = unsafe {
+            paseo_notifications_send(
+                title.as_ptr(),
+                body.as_ptr(),
+                payload_json.as_ptr(),
+                &mut error_ptr,
+            )
+        };
+        if ok {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(read_owned_error_message(error_ptr))
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    mod tests {
+        use super::*;
+        use std::sync::mpsc;
+        use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+        extern "C" fn noop_notification_click(_payload_json: *const c_char) {}
+
+        static CLICK_TEST_SENDER: std::sync::OnceLock<mpsc::Sender<Option<String>>> =
+            std::sync::OnceLock::new();
+
+        extern "C" fn capture_notification_click(payload_json: *const c_char) {
+            let payload = if payload_json.is_null() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(
+                    unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(payload_json) }
+                        .to_string_lossy()
+                        .into_owned(),
+                )
+            };
+
+            if let Some(sender) = CLICK_TEST_SENDER.get() {
+                let _ = sender.send(payload);
             }
+        }
 
-            let mut notification = mac_notification_sys::Notification::default();
-            notification
-                .title(&input.title)
-                .message(input.body.as_deref().unwrap_or(""))
-                .wait_for_click(true);
+        #[test]
+        #[ignore = "requires a running Cocoa app main queue; verify through the desktop app"]
+        fn native_notification_send_returns_without_waiting_for_click() {
+            let mut error_ptr: *mut c_char = std::ptr::null_mut();
+            let initialized = unsafe {
+                paseo_notifications_initialize(noop_notification_click, &mut error_ptr)
+            };
+            assert!(
+                initialized,
+                "bridge initialization failed: {}",
+                read_owned_error_message(error_ptr)
+            );
 
-            match notification.send() {
-                Ok(mac_notification_sys::NotificationResponse::Click) => {
-                    let payload = DesktopNotificationClickPayload { data: input.data };
-                    if let Err(error) = app.emit(DESKTOP_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_EVENT, payload) {
-                        log::warn!("failed to emit desktop notification click event: {error}");
-                    }
-                }
-                Ok(_) => {}
-                Err(error) => {
-                    log::warn!("failed to send macOS notification: {error}");
-                }
-            }
-        });
+            let title = CString::new("Paseo notification smoke test").expect("valid title");
+            let started_at = Instant::now();
+            let sent = unsafe {
+                paseo_notifications_send(
+                    title.as_ptr(),
+                    std::ptr::null(),
+                    std::ptr::null(),
+                    &mut error_ptr,
+                )
+            };
+            assert!(
+                sent,
+                "native send failed: {}",
+                read_owned_error_message(error_ptr)
+            );
+            assert!(
+                started_at.elapsed() < Duration::from_secs(2),
+                "native send unexpectedly blocked for {:?}",
+                started_at.elapsed()
+            );
+        }
 
-        Ok(())
+        #[test]
+        #[ignore = "manual smoke test; click the macOS notification within 60 seconds"]
+        fn native_notification_click_callback_roundtrip() {
+            let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+            let _ = CLICK_TEST_SENDER.set(tx);
+
+            let mut error_ptr: *mut c_char = std::ptr::null_mut();
+            let initialized = unsafe {
+                paseo_notifications_initialize(capture_notification_click, &mut error_ptr)
+            };
+            assert!(
+                initialized,
+                "bridge initialization failed: {}",
+                read_owned_error_message(error_ptr)
+            );
+
+            let title = CString::new("Paseo manual click test").expect("valid title");
+            let body = CString::new("Click this notification to verify the callback path.")
+                .expect("valid body");
+            let payload_json =
+                CString::new(r#"{"kind":"manual-smoke","source":"codex"}"#).expect("valid payload");
+
+            let sent = unsafe {
+                paseo_notifications_send(
+                    title.as_ptr(),
+                    body.as_ptr(),
+                    payload_json.as_ptr(),
+                    &mut error_ptr,
+                )
+            };
+            assert!(
+                sent,
+                "native send failed: {}",
+                read_owned_error_message(error_ptr)
+            );
+
+            eprintln!("Notification sent. Click it within 60 seconds.");
+            let payload = rx
+                .recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(60))
+                .expect("timed out waiting for notification click");
+            assert_eq!(payload.as_deref(), Some(r#"{"kind":"manual-smoke","source":"codex"}"#));
+        }
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
 mod platform {
-    use super::{AppHandle, DesktopNotificationInput};
-    use tauri::Runtime;
+    use super::{AppHandle, DesktopNotificationInput, Wry};
     use tauri_plugin_notification::NotificationExt;
 
-    pub fn send_notification<R: Runtime>(
-        app: AppHandle<R>,
+    pub fn send_notification(
+        app: AppHandle<Wry>,
         input: DesktopNotificationInput,
     ) -> Result<(), String> {
         let mut notification = app.notification().builder().title(&input.title);
@@ -102,8 +272,8 @@ mod platform {
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
-pub async fn send_desktop_notification<R: Runtime>(
-    app: AppHandle<R>,
+pub async fn send_desktop_notification(
+    app: AppHandle<Wry>,
     input: DesktopNotificationInput,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     platform::send_notification(app, input)