# A Mac app for Claude Code, with the real CLI underneath

> Tenfold gives Claude Code a native Mac interface: a chat view, live terminals, an inbox for permission prompts and a code review screen. Every session is still the Claude Code you already use, running in a real terminal with your own account.

Source: https://gettenfold.app/claude-code-gui · Tenfold is a Mac app for running Claude Code agents side by side. · Updated 2026-11-03

Claude Code is at its best in a terminal, until you run more than one session. Then the work is spread across tabs, the prompt that needs you is in the one you aren't looking at, and the code each agent writes is something you read after the fact. Tenfold keeps everything that makes Claude Code good, and adds a Mac interface around it.

## The real Claude Code in every pane

Each session is Claude Code running in a real terminal, signed in with your account. Tenfold doesn't proxy, wrap or re-implement the agent, so:

- **Your plan and your login** keep working: Pro, Max or an API key.
- **Your commands, skills, MCP servers and hooks** are all there. / lists every command and @ mentions files.
- **Every Claude Code update works the day it ships.** There's nothing rebuilt on top of the agent, so there's nothing to wait for.
- **The terminal is always one key away.** Press ⌘J to flip a session between its chat and its terminal. Nothing restarts.

## A chat view on top of the terminal

The chat view types into the session's terminal and reads its transcript back. You get a readable conversation without giving up the terminal underneath. Pickers only the terminal draws, like `/model`, slide up over the chat when you call them.

Beside the session, the inspector shows the task checklist, the files the agent changed and read, overlap warnings, and readouts for context, cost, model, mode and effort. It also has a quick prompt that sends now or queues for when the turn ends.

## Answer permission prompts without hunting for them

When an agent stops for a permission or a question, it lands in the **Inbox**, one decision at a time, oldest first. Answer from the keyboard: a digit picks an answer, ↩ gives the default, Esc denies a permission. Claude Code's own prompt shows at the same time, and whichever you answer first wins.

Even with the window closed, the prompt reaches you: the agent's buddy knocks under the [Mac notch](https://gettenfold.app/claude-code-notch), and you can answer it right there.

## Five layouts for the same sessions

The Workspace window has five layouts, and every one shows the same running sessions. Switch with ⌥⌘1 to ⌥⌘5:

| Layout | Best for |
|---|---|
| Focus | Working closely with one agent while keeping an eye on the rest |
| Split | Watching several agents at once, and broadcasting one prompt to many |
| Board | Seeing the whole fleet at a glance |
| Inbox | Answering the agents that are waiting on you |
| Code | [Reviewing the code an agent is writing](https://gettenfold.app/review-ai-code) |

## Your Claude Code setup, in one place

Settings has a Claude Code tab that lists every MCP server, skill, plugin, agent and hook, and where each one applies. You can switch skills and plugins on or off, browse catalogues, and add an MCP server by pasting whatever its README gives you. See [Manage MCP servers, skills and plugins](https://gettenfold.app/claude-code-mcp-manager).

## What it needs

A Mac with macOS 26 or later, and Claude Code with a Claude plan or an API key. Tenfold doesn't ask for Accessibility, Screen Recording or Full Disk Access.

## Questions

### Is there a GUI or desktop app for Claude Code on Mac?

Yes. Tenfold is a native Mac app for Claude Code. It shows each session as a chat or as its live terminal, gathers permission prompts and questions into one Inbox, and has a Code layout for reviewing changes. Underneath, every session is the real Claude Code CLI running in a terminal, signed in with your own account.

### Does Tenfold replace the Claude Code CLI?

No. Tenfold runs the `claude` command you already have. The chat view types into that same terminal and reads its transcript back, so you can press ⌘J to switch between chat and terminal at any time, and nothing restarts.

### Do my slash commands, skills, MCP servers and hooks still work?

Yes. Nothing is rebuilt on top of the agent. `/` lists every command, `@` mentions files, your status line keeps running, and pickers only the terminal draws, like `/model`, slide up over the chat when you call them.

### Does Tenfold use my Claude plan or need its own API key?

It uses yours. Agents run on your own Claude plan (Pro or Max) or API key, exactly as they would in a terminal. Tenfold doesn't add to your Claude usage and doesn't sit between you and Anthropic.

### Is Tenfold made by Anthropic?

No. Tenfold is an independent app for Claude Code. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic.

## In the docs

- https://gettenfold.app/docs/getting-started
- https://gettenfold.app/docs/layouts
- https://gettenfold.app/docs/claude-code-setup