clnode for VSCode
Claude Code swarm intelligence — agent monitoring, kanban board, and dashboard inside VSCode.
Features
- Sidebar — Stats grid, navigation, and project selector
- Editor Panel — Full Web UI embedded via iframe
- Status Bar — Shows "clnode: N agents" or "clnode: offline"
- Auto-Init — Automatically installs hooks and registers the project on workspace open
Prerequisites
- clnode daemon running (
npx clnode start)
- Node.js v22+
Quick Start
- Install clnode:
npx clnode init .
- Start the daemon:
npx clnode start
- Open VSCode — the extension connects automatically
Commands
| Command |
Description |
clnode: Open Dashboard |
Open full dashboard in editor |
clnode: Open Tasks |
Open kanban board in editor |
clnode: Open Agents |
Open agent tree in editor |
clnode: Open Context |
Open context viewer in editor |
clnode: Open Activity |
Open activity log in editor |
clnode: Start Daemon |
Start the clnode daemon |
clnode: Stop Daemon |
Stop the clnode daemon |
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
clnode.port |
3100 |
Daemon port |
clnode.autoStartDaemon |
false |
Auto-start daemon on activation |
clnode.pollingInterval |
5000 |
Polling interval (ms) for fallback |
Architecture
The extension is a lightweight HTTP client — no embedded server. It connects to the running clnode daemon at localhost:3100.
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