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21,753TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

TLDR

A desktop app that wraps Claude Code (Anthropic's AI coding assistant) with a visual interface for managing sessions, agents, API usage, and checkpoints.

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    What it does
      Session browser
      Agent creator
      Usage dashboard
      MCP manager
    Key features
      Checkpoint system
      Timeline navigation
      Search history
      Export analytics
    Tech stack
      Tauri 2
      TypeScript
      Rust backend
    Use cases
      Track API costs
      Resume past work
      Build custom agents
      Manage extensions
    Audience
      AI developers
      Vibe coders
      Power users
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Track and visualize your Claude API spending across projects and models with charts and export options.

USE CASE 2

Resume interrupted coding sessions and search through past Claude Code work without losing context.

USE CASE 3

Create and run custom AI agents with specific instructions and behaviors as background processes.

USE CASE 4

Save checkpoints during coding sessions and jump back to earlier states like version control for AI work.

What is it built with?

TypeScriptTauri 2RustJavaScript

How does it compare?

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Stars21,75321,69721,633
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Anthropic API key and Tauri/Rust build toolchain setup.

Use it freely, but if you run it as a network service, you must release your changes to users. Strongest copyleft for SaaS.

In plain English

opcode is a desktop application that puts a graphical user interface around Claude Code, Anthropic's command-line coding assistant. The pitch in the README is that the command-line tool is powerful but spartan, and opcode acts as a visual control panel on top of it, letting you browse your projects, manage sessions, monitor what they cost, and design your own custom agents from a single window. The app reads your local ~/.claude/projects directory and lets you scroll through every project and past session, see what was discussed in the first message, jump back in to resume a session, or start a new one. A separate CC Agents area lets you define purpose-built assistants by giving them their own name, icon, system prompt, choice of Claude model, and file or network permissions, then run them in the background while you carry on with other work. Every agent run is logged with performance metrics. Other features described include a usage analytics dashboard that tracks API costs and token use by model, project, and date with exportable charts, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server manager that lets you add, test, and import servers (including from a Claude Desktop config), a timeline view that lets you create checkpoints during a session, fork branches, diff between checkpoints, and roll back with one click, and a built-in CLAUDE.md editor with live markdown preview. opcode is built with Tauri 2, Rust, and Bun, and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It requires the Claude Code CLI to be installed separately. The README notes the project is an independent developer effort and not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
How do I set up opcode to manage my Claude Code sessions and track API usage?
Prompt 2
Show me how to create a custom agent in opcode with specific instructions and run it as a background process.
Prompt 3
How do I use the checkpoint and timeline system in opcode to save and restore coding session states?
Prompt 4
What are MCP servers in opcode and how do I add them to extend Claude Code's capabilities?
Prompt 5
How do I export my API usage analytics from opcode's dashboard?

Frequently asked questions

What is opcode?

A desktop app that wraps Claude Code (Anthropic's AI coding assistant) with a visual interface for managing sessions, agents, API usage, and checkpoints.

What language is opcode written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Tauri 2, Rust.

What license does opcode use?

Use it freely, but if you run it as a network service, you must release your changes to users. Strongest copyleft for SaaS.

How hard is opcode to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is opcode for?

Mainly developer.

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