Wrap Claude Code in a real multi-agent IDE.

Claude Code is the best agentic CLI from Anthropic. AIDEN turns it into a desktop workspace with boards, branches, parallel sessions, and auto-PRs.

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TL;DR

Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal-based agentic coding tool — powerful, autonomous, and tightly integrated with Claude. AIDEN doesn't replace Claude Code; it embeds it as one of its two execution engines (alongside Codex). Inside AIDEN, each Claude Code session becomes an agent on a branch, surfaced on a kanban board, with auto-PRs on completion. You stop running multiple terminals and start managing a team.

Stick with Claude Code when

You're happy running Claude Code in a single terminal session at a time.
You prefer the absolute minimum tooling layer between you and Claude.
You're scripting Claude Code into headless CI/CD pipelines.

Switch to AIDEN when

You want 3–5 Claude Code sessions running in parallel without juggling tabs.
You want a board view of every story and every agent's status.
You want to mix Claude Code agents with Codex agents on the same project.
You want auto-PRs and spec-first workflow on top of Claude Code's raw power.

Claude Code vs AIDEN — side by side

Feature	Claude Code	AIDEN
Interface	Terminal CLI	Desktop workspace
Uses your Claude API key	Yes	Yes
Multi-session parallel runs	Manual	Yes
Branch-per-session automation	No	Yes
Visual story board	No	Yes
Mix with OpenAI Codex agents	No	Yes
Auto PRs with tests	No	Yes
API token cost markup	None	None — direct passthrough

A switcher's take

Claude Code is the strongest agentic CLI on the market. AIDEN doesn't try to replace it — it gives it a home. Think of AIDEN as 'tmux + git + kanban for Claude Code', except built natively for the agent workflow. If you already love Claude Code, AIDEN is how you scale it from one terminal to a real engineering workspace.

Claude Code vs AIDEN — FAQ

Does AIDEN reinvent Claude Code?

No. AIDEN runs your existing Claude Code installation. All the reasoning and autonomy you trust in Claude Code is the same inside AIDEN — AIDEN just gives it a workspace, parallelism, and a UI.

Do I need Claude Pro / Max for AIDEN?

You need a working Claude Code installation with the access you already use. AIDEN doesn't gate on Anthropic's subscription tiers.

Can AIDEN's board view show all my parallel Claude Code sessions?

Yes — that's the headline feature. Every Claude Code session you launch from AIDEN becomes a card on the board, with branch, status, and a timeline of what it's done.

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