clauke
A beautiful cloak around Claude Code CLI.
clauke is a lightweight desktop wrapper around the claude CLI. It doesn't reimplement any Claude functionality — it simply spawns claude --output-format stream-json and renders the streaming events in a polished UI.
Features
- Multi-tab sessions — run parallel conversations, fork from any message
- Streaming markdown — syntax-highlighted code blocks, tables, diffs
- Tool call cards — collapsible display for every tool invocation with inline diffs
- Sub-agent tracking — live sidebar showing nested agent activity
- File tree — see which files were touched, with diff stats
- Task panel — TodoWrite tasks rendered as a checklist
- Context indicator — visual fill bar showing context window usage
- Session history — archive and restore past conversations
- Settings — theme, MCP servers, hooks, permission modes
- Keyboard shortcuts — Ctrl+T/W/L/B/1-9, Ctrl+/ for cheatsheet
- Custom titlebar — frameless window, draggable, native window controls
- Tiny footprint — uses system WebView2, no bundled Chromium (~3 MB installer)
Prerequisites
- Claude Code CLI installed and authenticated (
claudemust be in PATH) - Node.js 18+
- Rust toolchain (for building from source)
- Windows 10/11 with WebView2 runtime (pre-installed on Windows 11)
Install
Download the latest release from the Releases page:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
clauke_x.x.x_x64-setup.exe |
NSIS installer (recommended) |
clauke_x.x.x_x64_en-US.msi |
MSI installer |
Build from source
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/mattiundtim/clauke.git
cd clauke
# Install frontend dependencies
npm install
# Run in development mode (hot reload)
npm run tauri dev
# Build release
npm run tauri build
Release artifacts are written to src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.
Tech stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Shell | Tauri 2 — native desktop, system webview |
| Backend | Rust — CLI process management, IPC |
| Frontend | Svelte 5 — reactive UI with runes |
| Rendering | marked + highlight.js |
How it works
- You type a prompt in the input bar
- The Svelte frontend calls the Rust backend via Tauri IPC
- Rust spawns
claude -p "prompt" --output-format stream-json - Each JSON line from stdout is emitted as a Tauri event
- The frontend parses events into reactive state and renders them
clauke never calls the Anthropic API directly — all interaction goes through the official CLI.
License
MIT
