Buddypress Compatible?

Hi @kylenedas2 ,

Currently, there are no additional options for BuddyPress, but it’s possible to add it to your site with custom code.

Yes, it’s possible with custom code. You can get notification count value with ajax and append any menu item with JS.

Here’s basic example:
Ajax:

jQuery(document).ready(function($){
  function updateNotificationCount() {
    $.ajax({
      url: ajaxurl,
      type: 'POST',
      data: {
        action: 'bp_notification_count'
      },
      success: function(response) {
        if (response.success) {
          $('.notification-count').text(response.count);
        }
      }
    });
  }
  setInterval(updateNotificationCount, 60000);
});

Function:

 add_action( 'wp_ajax_bp_notification_count', function(){
wp_send_json(['success' => true, 'count'=> bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count(bp_loggedin_user_id())])
} );

Don’t forget. This is just an simple example.