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Quick Start

Get up and running with Claudine in under 2 minutes.

1

Install

Open VS Code, press Cmd+Shift+X (or Ctrl+Shift+X), search for Claudine, and click Install.

Note: Claudine requires the Claude Code extension. Install it first if you haven't already.
2

Open the Board

Press Cmd+Shift+K (or Ctrl+Shift+K) to open the Claudine kanban board. It appears in the bottom panel alongside Terminal and Problems.

3

Start a Conversation

Press Cmd+Shift+N to start a new Claude Code conversation. It will automatically appear as a card on the board.

4

Watch It Work

As you and Claude talk, the card moves through columns automatically:

Column Meaning
To Do Conversation created, no response yet
Needs Input Claude asked you a question
In Progress Claude is working (tool use, writing code)
In Review Claude says it's done — review the result
Done You marked it complete (drag and drop)
5

Use the Toolbar

The sidebar toolbar gives you quick access to everything:

  • • Search — Full-text search across all conversations and JSONL content
  • • Filter — Filter by category (Bug, Feature, Task, etc.)
  • • Compact view — Toggle between full and compact card layouts
  • • Expand all — Expand or collapse all cards at once
  • • Summarize — AI-powered title and description summaries
  • • Refresh — Re-scan conversation files
  • • Settings — Configure API keys, view location, and more
6

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Cmd+Shift+K Open kanban board
Cmd+Shift+N New conversation
Cmd+Shift+F Search conversations
Cmd+Shift+R Refresh board
Cmd+Shift+I Show conversations needing input
Cmd+Shift+C Focus active Claude tab

Replace Cmd with Ctrl on Windows/Linux.

7

Go Further

  • • Standalone mode — Run npm run standalone to use Claudine in the browser without VS Code
  • • Export — Save your board as CSV, JSON, or Trello format
  • • Agent integration — Let Claude Code agents control the board automatically via CLAUDINE.AGENTS.md

Questions? Open an issue on GitHub.

Install for VS Code