Claude Code session

Tail Claude

A Go Bubble Tea TUI for reading Claude Code session JSONL files

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Install

Install
go install github.com/kylesnowschwartz/tail-claude@latest

Found in the project README. Check it for setup steps after installing.

From source
git clone https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/tail-claude.git

From the README

tail-claude

A terminal UI for reading Claude Code session JSONL files. Built with Go and Bubble Tea.

Reads session logs from ~/.claude/ and renders them as a scrollable conversation with expandable tool calls, token counts, and live tailing.

Requirements

- Go 1.25+
- A Nerd Font patched terminal font

Install

Or build from source:

Update

Or manually:

Usage

Run tail-claude to open the most recent session. If the session is stale (>12 hours), the session picker opens instead.

Pass a path directly to skip discovery:

CLI flags

Keybindings

? toggles keybind hints in any view. Ctrl+z suspends the TUI (resume with fg).

List view

Detail view

Debug log viewer

Session picker

Click the fingerprint icon to copy the session UUID. Click ? in the footer to toggle keybind hints.

Development

Requires just for task running.

Attribution

Parsing heuristics ported from claude-devtools. See ATTRIBUTION.md.

License

MIT
Read the full README on GitHub

Details

Language
Go
License
MIT
Last updated
18 August 2026

FAQ

What is Tail Claude?

A Go Bubble Tea TUI for reading Claude Code session JSONL files It is a session for Claude Code, from kylesnowschwartz/tail-claude on GitHub.

How do I install Tail Claude?

Run go install github.com/kylesnowschwartz/tail-claude@latest, then follow the setup in the README.

Is Tail Claude popular?

kylesnowschwartz/tail-claude has 155 GitHub stars and 9 forks. It was last updated on 18 August 2026.

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