Show HN: Claudete – Command a legion of Claude Code instances and shells
Claudete is a weekend project that lets users command multiple Claude Code instances and shell sessions. It addresses the frustration of terminal instances being lost on Mac restart and the lack of optimization for running multiple Claude Code instances simultaneously.
Background
- **Claude Code** is an agentic coding tool by Anthropic (the makers of Claude) that runs in the terminal, letting an AI write and execute code, run shell commands, and manage projects directly from the command line.
- The problem being solved: when you restart your Mac (e.g., after an update or crash), any ongoing Claude Code sessions or terminal shells you had running are killed and lost. You have to manually relaunch each one, which is tedious if you manage multiple AI-driven coding tasks.
- **Claudete** is the author's lightweight wrapper (weekend project) that keeps Claude Code instances and shells alive across restarts, and is optimized for running many such instances side-by-side — something the default terminal + Claude Code setup handles poorly.
- "Show HN" is a category on Hacker News where makers post side projects for feedback; this submission is from the tool's creator.