A cross-platform desktop application for managing Claude Code projects with an integrated terminal environment, git workflows, plugin management, and more.

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Language	Coverage	Keys
🇺🇸 English (base)		~800 / ~800
🇫🇷 French		~800 / ~800
🇪🇸 Spanish		~800 / ~800

Coverage badges are updated automatically on every push to locale files. See .github/i18n-coverage.md for details and instructions on how to add a new language.

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Table of Contents

• Installation
• Features
• Usage
• Building
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Architecture
• Contributing

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Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Claude Code installed globally
• Windows 10 or 11
• macOS 12+ (Intel or Apple Silicon)
• Linux Ubuntu 22.04+, Fedora 38+, or equivalent
  • AppImage requires libfuse2 on Ubuntu 24.04+: sudo apt install libfuse2
  • GitHub token storage requires libsecret: sudo apt install libsecret-1-dev gnome-keyring

Installation

Download the latest installer from Releases.

Important

macOS users: If you see "Claude Terminal is damaged and can't be opened", run this in Terminal:

xattr -cr /Applications/Claude\ Terminal.app

This is needed because the app is not code-signed yet. Alternatively, right-click the app → Open.

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/Sterll/claude-terminal.git
cd claude-terminal
npm install

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Features

Chat UI (Claude Agent SDK)

• Built-in chat interface powered by the Claude Agent SDK with streaming responses
• Rich markdown rendering: mermaid diagrams, KaTeX math, syntax-highlighted code, file trees, kanban boards, diff blocks, HTML previews, and more
• Permission cards: Allow, Always Allow, or Deny tool use requests
• Plan mode: review and approve/reject agent plans before execution
• Thinking blocks: expandable sections showing Claude's reasoning
• Tool cards: collapsible cards showing tool execution with formatted details
• Subagent visualization: nested task tracking for spawned agents
• Todo widget: persistent task list above the input, auto-dismisses on completion
• Image attachments: paste, drag-drop, or pick PNG/JPEG/GIF/WebP images (up to 20MB)
• Slash commands: auto-completing commands (/compact, /clear, /help, custom skills)
• Inline @mentions: rich contenteditable input field lets you type @mentions inline without leaving the message composition area
• File rewind: revert chat context to an earlier file state via SDK checkpointing — useful for undoing unwanted edits mid-session
• Cost tracking: model name, token count, and USD cost in the status bar
• 1M context window: extended context for larger codebases (API mode only)
• Dynamic model and effort switching: change model (Sonnet, Opus 4.8, Haiku) and effort level (low, medium, high, xhigh) mid-conversation without starting a new session
• Pin conversations: keep important sessions at the top of the list
• Fork sessions: branch from any message to explore alternative paths
• Follow-up suggestions: context-aware suggestion chips appear after Claude responds to help guide the conversation
• Session recaps: automatic AI-generated summaries of completed sessions
• Type @project to attach README.md and file tree from any project as context
• Type @tab to share your current terminal session or @conversation to reference another chat thread
• Type @context to inject a context pack or @prompt to insert a saved prompt template directly into your message
• Prompt enhancement: one-click AI rewrite of your message using Haiku for clearer instructions before sending
• Interrupt streaming mid-turn, auto-generated tab names via haiku model
• Compacting indicator shown during conversation compaction so you know when context is being compressed

Terminals

• Multiple Claude Code terminals per project with tabbed interface
• GPU-accelerated rendering via xterm.js + WebGL (DOM fallback)
• Switch between terminal and chat mode per tab
• Tab drag-and-drop reordering, renaming, desktop notifications
• Filter terminals by project
• Adaptive ready detection with spinner status

Project Management

• Organize projects in nested folders with drag-and-drop
• Customize each project with colors and emoji icons
• Quick Actions toolbar: configurable one-click commands per project (build, test, deploy, custom scripts...)
• Built-in file explorer with tree view, multi-select, search, git status indicators, and inline rename; right-click any file to attach it as context in the current chat
• Modular project type system (standard, FiveM, webapp, Python, API, Minecraft)
• Per-project settings modal

Git Integration

• Branches: switch, create, delete with tree view of local/remote branches
• Sync: pull (rebase), push, merge with conflict detection and resolution
• Changes panel: view staged/unstaged/untracked files, stage/unstage and commit
• Commit history: IntelliJ-style commit graph with SVG rendering, branch/author filtering, infinite scroll
• Cherry-pick & revert: advanced commit operations from history
• Worktree management: create, switch, and delete Git worktrees with quick-switch badge in the toolbar
• Stash management: save, apply, pop, and inspect stashes
• History search: full-text search across commit history
• Discard changes: quickly discard unstaged edits per file
• Amend commits: edit the last commit message or staged content before pushing
• AI commit messages: auto-generate conventional commit messages via GitHub Models API
• Pull Requests: create and view PRs directly from the app

GitHub Integration

• OAuth Device Flow authentication (secure, no token copy-paste)
• GitHub Enterprise support: connect to self-hosted GitHub Enterprise instances
• Repository search in clone wizard: search GitHub repos by name without leaving the app
• CI/CD status pill: live inline status of the latest workflow run shown directly in the terminal header bar, with a Fix-it button to jump straight to a failing step
• View CI/CD workflow runs per repository
• View, create, and review pull requests from the app; multi-forge support (GitHub, GitLab)
• Token stored securely via keytar (Windows Credential Manager, macOS Keychain, Linux libsecret)

Control Tower

• Real-time overview of all active Claude agents across every project
• See what each agent is doing (tools it's running, current status, last activity)
• Interrupt any running session directly from the panel
• Reply to AskUserQuestion prompts without switching to the chat tab
• MCP tools for agent monitoring and remote interrupt

Parallel Tasks

• Decompose a feature into parallel subtasks and run them simultaneously as separate Claude agents
• Each task runs in its own Git worktree and branch, keeping work isolated
• Auto mode lets Claude decide the optimal number of parallel tasks
• Collapsible task cards with per-task diff viewer and terminal access
• Auto-merge agent: Claude reviews and merges completed branches into your main branch
• Full run state persisted to disk and restored on app restart

Session Replay

• Browse past Claude Code sessions and replay them step by step
• Timeline view shows all prompts, tool calls, and responses in chronological order
• Video-player-style scrubber to jump to any point in a session
• Q&A cards highlight question-and-answer exchanges for easy review

Dashboard

• Per-project overview: current branch, commits ahead/behind, recent commits, contributors
• Code statistics: lines of code by language, file count, commit count
• Active terminals count
• Claude API usage monitoring with auto-refresh

Time Tracking

• Automatic session detection per project (15-min idle timeout, sleep/wake detection)
• Separate lightweight storage (timetracking.json) with monthly archives
• View by period: today, this week, this month, custom range
• Stats: daily average, longest streak, evolution charts, recent sessions
• Midnight rollover and periodic checkpoints

Hooks

• Integrates with Claude Code CLI hooks for real-time activity tracking
• One-click install into ~/.claude/settings.json (non-destructive, preserves user hooks)
• 15 hook types: PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Notification, SessionStart, Stop, and more
• Event bus with normalized events for session, tool, and subagent tracking
• Fallback terminal scraping when hooks are unavailable

Plugins

• Browse and discover plugins from configured marketplaces
• Install plugins directly from the app (via Claude CLI)
• Add community marketplaces by GitHub URL
• Category filtering and search
• View plugin details and README

Skill Marketplace

• Search and browse available skills
• One-click install and uninstall
• Update checking: see which installed skills and plugins have new versions available
• View skill README and details
• Local cache for fast browsing

Library

• Manage reusable context packs (documents, snippets, file contents) and prompt templates
• Inject context packs or prompt templates directly into the chat via @context and @prompt mentions
• Insert prompt templates into any terminal with one click from the toolbar
• Generate skills and agents in the background using the Agent SDK

Skills & Agents

• Browse and manage Claude Code skills and agents
• View SKILL.md and agent configuration files
• Syntax-highlighted editor: edit skill and agent files with line numbers and full highlight.js code highlighting
• Load skills from ~/.claude/skills, plugins, and bundled resources

MCP Servers

• Configure, start and stop MCP servers
• Environment variable configuration
• MCP Registry: browse and search the public MCP server registry

Sessions

• View Claude Code sessions per project
• Browse session history with timestamps and metadata
• Pin sessions to the top and rename them inline from the resume dialog
• Modernized session resume modal with search and pinned sessions

Memory

• Edit global, settings and project-specific CLAUDE.md files
• Template insertion for common patterns

Settings

• Accent color theming (preset palettes + custom hex)
• Per-agent and per-tool color customization for chat tool cards
• Language: English, French, and Spanish with auto-detection
• Editor integration: VS Code, Cursor, WebStorm, IntelliJ IDEA
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts
• Desktop notification preferences
• Close behavior (ask, minimize to tray, or quit)
• Launch at startup toggle
• Auto-updates with background download and install banner
• Discord Rich Presence: show the project you're working on in your Discord status (VSCode-style), with an option to hide the project name for privacy; toggle on/off in Settings

Workflow Automation

• Visual node-based workflow editor with custom canvas engine (Blueprint-style)
• 15+ node types: shell, git, HTTP, Claude (prompt/agent/skill), condition, loop, transform, switch, subworkflow, database, file, project, time, variable, trigger
• Typed data pins with visual data flow between nodes
• AI assistant panel for real-time graph editing and node creation
• Undo/redo, copy/paste, snap-to-grid, minimap, comments
• Run history with live loop progress and step output inspection
• Workflow community hub for sharing and importing workflows
• Cron, hook, and webhook triggers
• MCP tools for full workflow control from Claude Code

Connectivity (Remote & Cloud)

• Unified Connectivity tab combining local remote access and cloud sync in one place
• Self-hosted Docker relay server for remote project access
• Project upload and auto-sync with file watcher and conflict resolution
• Per-entity sync toggles: choose exactly which data syncs (projects, settings, skills, agents, MCP configs, keybindings, memory, hooks, archives)
• Session resume from cloud: pick up any session from another machine
• Cross-machine notifications: get notified on your desktop when a cloud session finishes
• Headless Claude sessions running in the cloud
• Diff modal for local vs cloud file comparison
• User profiles and session management
• Automated install script with Docker, reverse proxy, and SSL setup

Database Panel

• Multi-driver support: SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Redis browser: tree-view key explorer with type-aware value inspection
• Split-pane data browser with inline editing
• SQL query editor with syntax highlighting, templates, and multi-statement execution
• Insert/delete rows, search filter
• Custom database picker for quick connection switching
• Connection pooling with idle eviction

Workspace

• Project-level knowledge base for storing persistent context, documentation snippets, and notes
• Advisor chat: ask questions about your workspace and get answers based on your knowledge base content
• @workspace mention: type @workspace in chat to inject your workspace knowledge base as context
• MCP tools for reading and writing workspace content from Claude Code

MCP Server (claude-terminal)

• Unified MCP server exposing all Claude Terminal features to Claude Code
• Workflow tools: create, edit, trigger, diagnose, variables, run logs
• Database tools: query, export, full schema, stats
• Project and time tracking tools
• Quick action triggers with polling
• FiveM and WebApp project tools

WebApp Preview

• Live preview with Chromium webview (replaces iframe)
• Visual feedback with multi-pin annotations per page
• Responsive breakpoint checker
• Auto-detect visual problems scanner
• Ruler spacing measurement tool
• Accessibility audit panel with axe-core

Remote Control

• Mobile PWA for remote control from phone or browser
• Cloud relay for access anywhere (via self-hosted server)
• Real-time session monitoring, chat interaction, and project switching
• 6-digit PIN authentication with QR code

Sidebar Customization

• Drag and drop sidebar tabs to reorder them to your workflow
• Pin frequently-used tabs; less-used tabs collapse into a More overflow menu
• Customize via a modal or directly by dragging

Command Palette

• Unified command palette (Ctrl+P) with fuzzy search across projects, commands, and quick actions
• Smart launcher with shimmer skeleton loading and match highlighting
• Navigate to any panel or trigger any action without touching the mouse

Auto CLAUDE.md Updates

• After a session ends, Claude analyzes the conversation and proposes relevant additions to your project's CLAUDE.md
• Review and accept suggestions in a diff-style modal before they're applied

Other

• Session restore: save and restore full workspace sessions across restarts
• File viewers: integrated .md viewer, PDF viewer, and 3D model viewer (.glb, .gltf, .obj) in the terminal panel
• Dashboard insights: project health badges and commit heatmap
• File explorer watcher: automatic tree updates on filesystem changes
• Tab context menus: right-click on any tab for quick actions
• Window state persistence: remember position, size, and maximized state
• First-launch setup wizard with optional hooks installation
• System tray integration with accent-colored icon
• Custom toast notifications with stacking, click-through transparency, and action buttons
• Global shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P quick picker, Ctrl+Shift+T / Cmd+Shift+T new terminal)
• Single instance lock
• Custom NSIS installer with branded images (Windows), DMG (macOS), AppImage (Linux), Snapcraft, Flatpak
• FiveM server management (launch, integrated console, resource scanning, resource creator wizard)
• Minecraft project type with Java plugin generator and platform-aware launch scripts
• Web app management with framework auto-detection and scaffold templates
• Python project detection (version, venv, dependencies, entry point)
• API project type with integrated route tester, variables, and console
• Discord bot project type: visual embed and component builder with live preview

Usage

# Install dependencies once
npm install

# Build renderer and run the app
npm start

# Run with DevTools open
npm run start:dev

# Build renderer in watch mode (for development)
npm run watch

Tip

If you modify files under src/renderer/, src/project-types/, or renderer.js, run npm run build:renderer before packaging or opening a PR.

Building

# Build for current platform
npm run build

# Build for a specific platform
npm run build:win     # Windows (NSIS installer)
npm run build:mac     # macOS (DMG)
npm run build:linux   # Linux (AppImage)

The installer will be generated in the build/ directory.

Testing

# Run the test suite
npm test

# Watch tests during development
npm run test:watch

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+P	Quick project picker (global)
Ctrl+Shift+T	New terminal in current project (global)
Ctrl+Shift+E	Sessions panel
Ctrl+T	Create terminal
Ctrl+W	Close terminal
Ctrl+P	Quick picker
Ctrl+,	Settings
Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→	Switch terminal (left/right)
Ctrl+↑ / Ctrl+↓	Switch project (up/down)
Escape	Close dialogs

Shortcuts are customizable in Settings.

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Architecture

claude-terminal/
├── main.js                    # Electron entry point
├── renderer.js                # Main renderer logic (bundled to dist/)
├── index.html                 # Main window UI
├── notification.html          # Custom toast notification window
├── quick-picker.html          # Quick picker window
├── setup-wizard.html          # First-launch wizard
├── styles/                    # Modular application styles
├── src/
│   ├── main/                  # Main process
│   │   ├── index.js           # Bootstrap & lifecycle
│   │   ├── preload.js         # Context bridge API
│   │   ├── ipc/               # IPC handlers
│   │   │   ├── terminal.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── git.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── github.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── chat.ipc.js       # Chat UI / Agent SDK handlers
│   │   │   ├── claude.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── usage.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── mcp.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── mcpRegistry.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── plugin.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── marketplace.ipc.js
│   │   │   ├── project.ipc.js
│   │   │   └── dialog.ipc.js
│   │   ├── services/
│   │   │   ├── TerminalService.js
│   │   │   ├── ChatService.js        # Claude Agent SDK wrapper
│   │   │   ├── PluginService.js
│   │   │   ├── MarketplaceService.js
│   │   │   ├── GitHubAuthService.js
│   │   │   ├── UsageService.js
│   │   │   ├── McpService.js
│   │   │   ├── McpRegistryService.js
│   │   │   ├── HookEventServer.js    # HTTP server for hook events
│   │   │   ├── FivemService.js
│   │   │   └── UpdaterService.js
│   │   ├── windows/
│   │   │   ├── MainWindow.js
│   │   │   ├── NotificationWindow.js  # Custom toast notifications
│   │   │   ├── QuickPickerWindow.js
│   │   │   ├── SetupWizardWindow.js
│   │   │   └── TrayManager.js
│   │   └── utils/
│   │       ├── paths.js
│   │       ├── git.js
│   │       └── commitMessageGenerator.js
│   ├── renderer/              # Renderer process
│   │   ├── services/
│   │   │   ├── ProjectService.js
│   │   │   ├── TerminalService.js
│   │   │   ├── SettingsService.js
│   │   │   ├── DashboardService.js
│   │   │   ├── GitTabService.js
│   │   │   ├── TimeTrackingDashboard.js
│   │   │   ├── ArchiveService.js      # Monthly time-tracking archives
│   │   │   ├── SkillService.js
│   │   │   ├── AgentService.js
│   │   │   └── McpService.js
│   │   ├── state/
│   │   │   ├── State.js           # Base observable class
│   │   │   ├── projects.state.js
│   │   │   ├── terminals.state.js
│   │   │   ├── settings.state.js
│   │   │   ├── git.state.js
│   │   │   ├── mcp.state.js
│   │   │   └── timeTracking.state.js
│   │   ├── ui/
│   │   │   ├── components/
│   │   │   │   ├── ProjectList.js
│   │   │   │   ├── TerminalManager.js
│   │   │   │   ├── ChatView.js        # Chat UI component
│   │   │   │   ├── FileExplorer.js
│   │   │   │   ├── Modal.js
│   │   │   │   ├── Toast.js
│   │   │   │   ├── ContextMenu.js
│   │   │   │   ├── Tab.js
│   │   │   │   ├── CustomizePicker.js
│   │   │   │   └── QuickActions.js
│   │   │   └── themes/
│   │   │       └── terminal-themes.js
│   │   ├── features/
│   │   │   ├── QuickPicker.js
│   │   │   ├── KeyboardShortcuts.js
│   │   │   └── DragDrop.js
│   │   ├── events/
│   │   │   ├── ClaudeEventBus.js      # Unified event system
│   │   │   ├── HooksProvider.js       # Hook events normalization
│   │   │   └── ScrapingProvider.js    # Fallback terminal scraping
│   │   ├── i18n/
│   │   │   └── locales/
│   │   │       ├── en.json
│   │   │       └── fr.json
│   │   └── utils/
│   │       ├── dom.js
│   │       ├── color.js
│   │       ├── format.js
│   │       ├── paths.js
│   │       ├── fileIcons.js
│   │       └── syntaxHighlight.js
│   └── project-types/         # Modular project type system
│       ├── registry.js        # Type registry & discovery
│       ├── base-type.js       # Base class for project types
│       ├── general/           # Standard project type
│       ├── fivem/             # FiveM server projects
│       │   ├── main/          # IPC & service
│       │   ├── renderer/      # Dashboard, state, terminal panel, wizard
│       │   └── i18n/          # en.json, fr.json, es.json
│       ├── webapp/            # Web app projects
│       │   ├── main/          # IPC & service
│       │   ├── renderer/      # Dashboard, state, terminal panel, wizard
│       │   └── i18n/          # en.json, fr.json, es.json
│       ├── python/            # Python projects (detection only)
│       │   ├── main/          # Detection service
│       │   ├── renderer/      # Dashboard, state, wizard
│       │   └── i18n/          # en.json, fr.json, es.json
│       ├── minecraft/          # Minecraft Java plugin projects
│       │   ├── main/          # Detection service, plugin generator
│       │   ├── renderer/      # Dashboard, state, wizard
│       │   └── i18n/          # en.json, fr.json, es.json
│       └── api/               # API/backend projects
│           ├── main/          # PTY service, route detection
│           ├── renderer/      # Dashboard, state, terminal panel, route tester, wizard
│           └── i18n/          # en.json, fr.json, es.json
├── scripts/
│   └── build-renderer.js     # esbuild bundler
└── resources/
    └── bundled-skills/        # Built-in skills

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Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines. For translation contributions, see the Translations (i18n) section.

To contribute translations, see our i18n guide.

Security

See SECURITY.md for reporting vulnerabilities.

License

GPL-3.0