Clave

Clave is a macOS desktop app for managing multiple coding-agent sessions in parallel.

Provider-agnostic: run Claude Code, Antigravity CLI, Codex CLI, and Pi sessions side by side. Open as many as you need, arrange them in split or grid layouts, and switch between them instantly.

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Download

Download the latest version (macOS Universal — Apple Silicon & Intel) · All releases

Download the .dmg, drag to Applications, done.

Auto-updates are built in — once installed, new versions download silently in the background.

Windows (early)

Every release also carries clave--setup.exe, a 64-bit installer. It is not code-signed, so SmartScreen stops it once: click *More info* → *Run anyway*. Auto-updates work the same way as on macOS.

Windows is behind macOS today: the agent state dots (working / idle / needs you) and tmux-backed session persistence are macOS-only, and Pi sessions are not available. Sessions run through ConPTY on cmd.exe; a POSIX shell (Git Bash, WSL) is not required.

Uninstall

Quit Clave and drag it from /Applications to the Trash. To also remove local settings and cached session data, delete ~/Library/Application Support/clave.

Agent plugin

Clave ships a companion agent plugin, in plugin/ in this repo, that lets any Claude Code, Cursor, or other Open-Plugin-compatible coding agent generate .clave workspace files for you. It lives here rather than in a repo of its own so the skill and the .clave format it describes always ship together.

Install (any Open-Plugin-compatible host — auto-detects Claude Code, Cursor, …):

Claude Code native alternative:

Both paths install the same two skills: /clave:create-workspace and /clave:recover-sessions.

Usage: ask your agent something like *"create a clave…