Quick Start

Spawn a session

1. Open Claude Yard
2. Click the Claude button in the left tool rail (or press Cmd+T)
3. A new Claude Code session opens in a terminal tab
4. Start chatting — it works exactly like the CLI

Work in parallel

Click Claude again to open another session in a new tab. Each tab is an independent Claude Code instance with its own working directory and context.

Drag tabs to rearrange them, or drag a tab to the edge of the window to split the view.

Resume a past session

The right sidebar shows all your Claude sessions — including ones started from the regular CLI.

• Green dot — idle, waiting for input
• Spinning — Claude is working
• Yellow dot — Claude needs confirmation

Click any session to resume it. If it’s already open, you’ll jump to its tab. If it’s closed, Claude Yard opens a new tab and runs claude --resume automatically.

Open a browser panel

Click the browser button in the tool rail to open a native Chromium panel. Navigate to localhost:3000 (or wherever your dev server runs) to see your app live alongside the terminal.

Browser panels support drag-and-drop layout just like terminal tabs — put them side by side, stack them, or move them anywhere.

Use the CLI

Claude Yard includes a CLI for scripting and automation:

node cli.mjs state              # Current panels and sessions
node cli.mjs spawn              # New Claude session
node cli.mjs send panel-1 "hi"  # Send keystrokes
node cli.mjs tools              # List MCP tools

What’s next

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