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 one-click PRs.

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Quick answer

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 one-click PRs on completion. You stop running multiple terminals and start managing a team.

What AIDEN is: Desktop workspace running your Claude Code + Codex CLIs on parallel git branches
Platform: macOS 12+ (arm64 + x64), signed & notarized
Code privacy: Local, code never leaves your machine
Pricing: Free (1 project) · Solo $19/mo · Lifetime $169 · Team $10/seat

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 one-click PRs and spec-first workflow on top of Claude Code's raw power.

Claude Code vs AIDEN, side by side

Across 8 features · AIDEN 6 · Claude Code 1

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
One-click pull requests	No	Yes
API token cost markup	None	None, direct passthrough

Switching from Claude Code?

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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.

Does AIDEN inherit my Claude Code MCP setup?

Yes. AIDEN inherits your existing Claude Code MCP configuration automatically, the servers you've already configured work inside AIDEN's agents without re-setup.

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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