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A real-time context dashboard and ambient screensaver for Claude Code
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Claude Panel is a persistent TUI that sits next to your Claude Code terminal. Claude autonomously updates the panel with whatever it thinks matters — code it just wrote, a diagram, next steps, or a mood emoji. A structured dashboard tracks the current task, files changed, and key decisions, refreshing after every response. And when you're between tasks, ambient terminal screensavers keep the vibe going.
| Screen | Managed by | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Main | Claude | Whatever Claude thinks is useful right now — code snippets, explanations, diagrams, progress checklists, mood emoji. Full creative control. |
| Status | Claude (AI curator) | Structured dashboard: current task, files changed, decisions made. Auto-updates after every response. |
| Ambient | You | Terminal screensaver of your choice. Plays when nothing else needs your attention. |
Claude manages the content, you manage the screensaver. The main and status screens update automatically — Claude reads the conversation, decides what's worth pinning on screen, and writes it. No manual commands needed.
Twelve built-in terminal animations ship with the package. Navigate with arrow keys or panel(show="ambient").
Also available: neon-dreams | neon-street | space-flight | rain-city | city-lights | matrix | noir | banquet | dvd-bounce | synthwave
All screensavers are bundled with the package — they work out of the box on a fresh install.
Drop a .py file in ~/.claude-panel/screensavers/ and it becomes available immediately. User screensavers override bundled ones of the same name, so you can customize any built-in screensaver without touching the package.
# List available screensavers
panel(screensaver="rain-city")
# Or ask Claude to create one
# "make me a screensaver with falling snow"
Screensavers are plain Python scripts that draw to a Rich canvas. Creating your own takes ~10 lines.
# As a Claude Code plugin (recommended)
claude plugin marketplace add alex-radaev/claude-panel
claude plugin install claude-panel@claude-panel
git clone https://github.com/alex-radaev/claude-panel
cd claude-panel
uv sync
Then add to your MCP config (~/.claude/settings.json or .mcp.json).
The panel opens automatically when you start a Claude Code session — an iTerm2 (macOS) or Windows Terminal (WSL) split pane launches with the viewer. No manual commands needed.
To disable auto-open, set "auto_open": false in ~/.claude-panel/config.json.
You can also open it manually:
# From Claude Code
panel_open()
# Manual
uv run claude-panel
Once running, Claude takes over. The main and status screens update on their own. You can switch views:
panel(show="ambient") # switch to screensaver
panel(show="main") # switch to main canvas
panel(show="status") # switch to status dashboard
panel(screensaver="tokyo-drift") # change screensaver
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
q | Quit viewer |
<- -> | Cycle screens |
c | Clear panel |
iTerm2 tip: The panel pane may look washed out because iTerm2 dims inactive split panes by default. To fix: Settings > Appearance > Dimming and uncheck Dim inactive split panes.
Claude Code session iTerm2 Split Pane
┌──────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ │ │ │
│ Main Claude │ │ Textual TUI │
│ + Background agents │ │ Viewer │
│ + Stop hook curator │ │ │
│ │ │ │
└──────────┬───────────┘ └────────┬─────────┘
│ WRITES │ POLLS
└──────► per-session ◄──────┘
state.json
~/.claude-panel/sessions/<id>/
Session isolation: Each Claude Code session gets its own state. Run multiple sessions — they don't interfere. The viewer tracks whichever session is active.
The panel can show GitHub PRs waiting for your review directly on the main screen. A shared background poller checks gh search prs --review-requested=@me every 2 minutes and surfaces results as a clickable list with links that open in your browser.
review_notifications.org in config"review_notifications": false~/.claude-panel/config.json:
{
"auto_open": true,
"model": "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",
"favorite_screensaver": "tokyo-drift",
"update_every_n": 1,
"curator_personality": "playful",
"review_notifications": {
"enabled": true,
"poll_interval_seconds": 120,
"org": "my-org"
}
}
| Option | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
auto_open | true, false | Automatically open the panel on session start (default: true) |
model | Any Claude model ID | Model for the status curator (default: Haiku) |
favorite_screensaver | Screensaver name | Default ambient screensaver |
update_every_n | Number | Update status every N responses (1 = every time) |
curator_personality | "playful", "professional" | Curator tone — playful adds humor and emoji combos, professional is concise and factual |
review_notifications | Object or false | GitHub review request notifications (default: enabled) |
review_notifications.enabled | true, false | Toggle review notifications on/off |
review_notifications.poll_interval_seconds | Number | How often to check GitHub for new reviews (default: 120) |
review_notifications.org | GitHub org name | Only show reviews from this org (omit for all orgs) |
Contributions welcome — especially new screensavers. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full guide, including a screensaver template that gets you started in ~10 lines of Python.
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