Claude Squad — Manage Multiple AI Agent Sessions

What it is

Claude Squad is a terminal multiplexer purpose-built for AI coding agents. It lets you run multiple Claude Code, Aider, or other AI coding sessions in parallel, each in its own tmux pane with independent git worktrees. A status dashboard shows which sessions are active, waiting for input, or completed.

Claude Squad is designed for developers who want to parallelize AI-assisted development across multiple tasks or branches simultaneously.

How it saves time or tokens

Running one AI coding session at a time creates a bottleneck. While Claude Code works on a refactoring task, you wait. Claude Squad eliminates that bottleneck by letting you launch multiple sessions: one for refactoring, one for tests, one for documentation. Each session runs independently with its own git worktree, so there are no merge conflicts during parallel work. The status dashboard tells you which sessions need your attention, so you can context-switch efficiently.

How to use

1. Install Claude Squad:

go install github.com/smtg-ai/claude-squad@latest

Or download a binary from GitHub releases.

1. Launch Claude Squad:

claude-squad

1. Press n to start a new agent session. Each session gets its own tmux pane and git worktree. Navigate between sessions with arrow keys and monitor their status in the dashboard.

Example

A typical multi-session workflow:

# Launch Claude Squad
claude-squad

# Press 'n' — Session 1: "Refactor auth module"
# Press 'n' — Session 2: "Write unit tests for API"
# Press 'n' — Session 3: "Update README with new endpoints"

# Dashboard shows:
# [1] auth-refactor    WORKING   branch: ws/auth-refactor
# [2] api-tests        WAITING   branch: ws/api-tests
# [3] readme-update    DONE      branch: ws/readme-update

# Select session 2, provide input, then let it continue
# When all sessions finish, merge worktrees back

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Common pitfalls

• Not having tmux installed. Claude Squad requires tmux as a dependency. Install it with brew install tmux (macOS) or apt install tmux (Linux) before running Claude Squad.
• Running too many sessions simultaneously on a machine with limited resources. Each AI session consumes memory and API tokens. Start with 2-3 sessions and scale up based on your hardware and API rate limits.
• Forgetting to merge worktrees after sessions complete. Claude Squad creates separate git worktrees for isolation, but you must manually merge the results back into your main branch when done.