Episko

Episko is a desktop application that lets you run and monitor multiple Claude Code sessions at the same time. Each session gets its own real terminal, not a recording or simulation, so you can interact with your AI coding agents just as you would in a standalone terminal window. The app collects all those sessions into a unified interface where you can see what each agent is doing, approve permission prompts, and track costs without switching between terminal tabs.

The problem it addresses is coordination overhead. Claude Code is powerful for code generation and editing, but running several instances for different parts of a project means juggling windows, missing permission requests, and losing track of which agent is working on what. Episko centralizes that. You launch sessions from within the app, each one tied to a project directory, and the dashboard shows model, context usage, tokens spent, and tool activity in real time.

Terminal handling is genuine. The app embeds xterm.js for built in terminals or delegates to external apps like Ghostty, Terminal.app, or iTerm2 depending on your preference. This is not a log viewer pretending to be a terminal. You can scroll back, interact, and use all the features you expect from a proper PTY implementation. Session persistence works through Claude's native session ID system, so if you restart the app, your sessions resume where they left off.

Permission prompts surface directly in the Episko interface. When Claude asks to run a bash command or edit a file, you can approve or deny without switching windows. This is especially useful when running parallel agents that might request permissions at unpredictable times. The command palette, accessible via Cmd+K, provides fast navigation between sessions.

Usage tracking goes beyond per session metrics. The app includes a dashboard showing daily spend heatmaps, token breakdowns by model, and per project cost attribution. If you are on a Claude usage plan with hourly or weekly limits, Episko forecasts your pace and warns you when you are approaching caps. This helps you avoid surprise throttling mid session.

Task execution is integrated. You can run VS Code tasks, justfiles, Makefiles, package.json scripts, Taskfiles, mise, and Cargo commands alongside your Claude sessions. Git integration shows commit graphs and supports worktree aware session launching for parallel development branches. The tool is built with Tauri v2 and Rust on the backend with a vanilla TypeScript frontend.

Episko runs entirely on your machine. There is no telemetry sent to external servers, and state is stored locally. It is open source under the MIT license, maintained by Respeak GmbH. You do need your own Claude Code access from Anthropic; this tool manages sessions but does not provide the underlying AI service. Currently available for macOS on Apple silicon and Windows 10 and 11, with Linux packaging not yet ready.