Clide

A terminal-based IDE that wraps Claude Code CLI, putting AI-assisted development at the center of your workflow.

Why Clide?

Claude Code is powerful, but switching between your terminal, editor, and project tools breaks your flow. Clide brings everything into one interface:

• Claude stays visible — No more switching windows. Claude Code is always front and center.
• Context at a glance — File tree, git status, problems, and TODOs in dedicated panels.
• Panels appear when needed — Editor, diff viewer, and terminal stay hidden until you need them.
• Familiar keybindings — VSCode-inspired shortcuts that don't interfere with your input.

Layout

┌─────────────────┬─────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│ Sidebar         │ Workspace               │ Context          │
│                 │ [Editor][Diff][Terminal]│                  │
│ [Files][Git]    │ (appears when needed)   │ [Problems][TODOs]│
│ [Graph]         ├─────────────────────────┤ [Jira]           │
│                 │                         │                  │
│                 │ Claude                  │                  │
│                 │ (always visible)        │                  │
│                 │                         │                  │
├─────────────────┤                         ├──────────────────┤
│ ⎇ main ▾       │                         │ [⚠ 3][✓12][Jira]│
└─────────────────┴─────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘

Features

Left Sidebar

• File explorer with project tree
• Git panel showing staged/unstaged changes
• Visual branch graph
• Quick branch switching

Center Workspace

• Claude Code integration (primary focus)
• Tabbed editor with syntax highlighting
• Side-by-side diff viewer for proposed changes
• Integrated terminal

Right Context Panel

• Problems view (linter errors/warnings)
• TODOs extracted from codebase
• Jira/Confluence integration

Responsive Design

• Works on 13" laptops to widescreen monitors
• Compact mode hides sidebars for focused work
• Panels preserve state when hidden

Tech Stack

Component	Library
Runtime	Python 3.12+
TUI Framework	Textual
CLI	Typer
Data Validation	Pydantic v2
Extensions	Pluggy

Getting Started

# Clone and setup
git clone <repo-url>
cd clide
make setup

# Run
make run

Keybindings

Action	Binding
Toggle left sidebar	Alt+B
Toggle right sidebar	Alt+Shift+B
Toggle terminal	Alt+`
Focus Claude	Alt+1
Focus Editor	Alt+2
Focus Terminal	Alt+3
Command palette	Alt+P
Quick open file	Alt+O
Toggle compact mode	Alt+C

Documentation

• Full UI/UX Specification
• Architecture Guide

License

MIT