claude-code-extras

March 30, 2026 · View on GitHub

Enhanced Emacs UI for claude-code.el — same-window display, copy/paste support, dedicated input buffer, and a multi-instance manager dashboard.

Features

claude-code-extras.el

Same-window display — Claude buffers always open in the current window, no extra splits
Copy/Paste in vterm — M-w to enter copy-mode / copy region, C-y to paste from kill-ring
Dedicated input buffer — Multi-line editing with history, auto-opens below the Claude window
Spinner character fix — Replaces Unicode spinner glyphs with * to avoid font line-height issues

claude-code-extras-manager.el

Instance dashboard — tabulated-list-mode based panel showing all Claude instances
Activity preview — Shows the last line of terminal output for each instance
Batch operations — Mark (d) / unmark (u) / execute (x) for bulk deletion
Auto-refresh — Dashboard updates every 2 seconds (configurable)

Dependencies

Emacs 29.1+
vterm — terminal backend
claude-code.el — base Claude Code integration

Installation

From MELPA (recommended)

(use-package claude-code-extras
  :ensure t
  :after claude-code
  :config
  (claude-code-extras-mode 1)
  ;; Optional: customize settings before enabling the mode
  ;; (setq claude-code-terminal-backend 'vterm)
  ;; Bind the manager dashboard
  (define-key claude-code-command-map (kbd "L") #'claude-code-extras-manager))

Manual

Clone this repo and add to your load-path:

(add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/claude-code-emacs")
(require 'claude-code-extras)
(claude-code-extras-mode 1)

;; Bind the manager to C-c c L
(with-eval-after-load 'claude-code
  (define-key claude-code-command-map (kbd "L") #'claude-code-extras-manager))

Keybindings

Claude Buffer (vterm)

Key	Action
`M-w`	Enter copy-mode / copy region and exit
`C-y`	Paste from kill-ring
`C-c c i`	Open dedicated input buffer

Input Buffer

Key	Action
`C-RET`	Send to Claude
`C-up`	Previous history entry
`C-down`	Next history entry
`RET`	Insert newline
`C-r`	Send return to Claude (confirm/continue)

Manager Dashboard (`C-c c L`)

Key	Action
`RET` / `o`	Switch to instance
`c`	Create new instance
`C`	Continue (--continue)
`k`	Kill instance at point
`K`	Kill all instances
`s`	Send command to instance
`d`	Mark for deletion
`u`	Unmark
`x`	Execute marked deletions
`q`	Quit dashboard

License

GPL-3.0-or-later