ClaudeCode Launchpad CLI

ClaudeCode Launchpad CLI in action - installer wizard, terminal launch, status bar

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Zero-to-Claude in 1 minute. Installer, status bar, and launcher for Claude Code on Windows & macOS.

Quick Start • Why Launchpad CLI? • Status Bar • Architecture • Configuration • Changelog • Troubleshooting

Why Launchpad CLI?

	Manual Setup	Launchpad CLI
Get Claude Code running	Find Node.js, Git, and Claude installers, run them in order, fix PATH	One installer, one click
Live status bar (model, context %, usage)	Write your own statusline script + configure `settings.json`	Pre-installed
Desktop shortcut + right-click "Open with..."	Manual `.lnk` files + registry edits	Included
Pick a folder before launching	`cd` into every project	GUI picker dialog (browse tree or paste a path)
Default Claude flags + startup slash commands	Type them every session	Set once in the picker, reused every launch
Named profiles per project (folder + model + flags + env vars + startup slash-commands)	Track combos in your head, retype every session	🆕 v2.6.0 — chip row at top of picker, click to switch; `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` etc. masked in preview by default
Time to first prompt	20+ minutes	~1 minute

Here's the picker you'll get

ClaudeCode Launchpad CLI folder picker (v2.6.11) — folder selection up top, an Advanced options toggle that hides model / flags / startup slash-commands / env-vars by default, and a yellow 'Update available' banner that checks GitHub Releases on launch and offers a one-click Download button

The desktop shortcut opens this picker: pick a profile from the chip row at the top (or + New to save the current setup as a named profile — folder + model + flags + startup commands + env vars), type/paste a Windows path or browse the tree, optionally pick a model (Opus / Sonnet / Haiku), tap chips for common options (Respond in Hebrew, High effort, Auto-accept file edits, Read-only, Don't fail if Opus is busy, Confirm before changes), and add startup slash commands like /voicemode:converse that get typed into Claude after it opens.

Launchpad CLI vs Kivun Terminal — which one?

There are two projects in this family. Pick whichever fits how you work:

	Launchpad CLI (this repo)	Kivun Terminal wsl
Live status bar (model, context %, usage)	✅	✅
Light-blue Kivun theme	✅ Windows Terminal	✅ Konsole
Right-click "Open with..." on a folder	✅ Windows Explorer	✅ Windows Explorer + Linux file managers
Folder picker dialog with model + flag chips	✅	✅
Named profiles per project (folder + model + flags + env vars + startup slash-commands)	✅ v2.6.0	✅ v1.4.0
Hebrew / Arabic / Persian text right-aligned	❌ shows left-aligned	✅ aligns to the right where it belongs
English/code mixed inside a Hebrew sentence	❌ words pushed to the wrong edge	✅ words land at the correct position in the sentence
Supported RTL languages	0 (LTR only)	11 (Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Kurdish, Dari, Uyghur, Sindhi, Yiddish, Syriac)
Startup time	~2 s	~6 s
Install size on Windows	~150 MB	~2 GB (includes Ubuntu + Konsole via WSL2)
Windows support	Native (Windows Terminal)	WSL2 + Ubuntu + Konsole
macOS support	✅	❌ Deprecated as of v1.2.4 (no Mac terminal handles mixed Hebrew + English)
Linux support	❌	✅ apt / dnf / pacman / zypper

Pick Launchpad CLI if you work in English (or any LTR language), use macOS, or want the lightest fastest install.
Pick Kivun Terminal if you work in Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, or another RTL language — or you're on Linux.

Quick Start

Windows

Download ClaudeCode_Launchpad_CLI_Setup.exe
Run as Administrator - the wizard auto-detects what's already installed
Double-click the "ClaudeCode Launchpad CLI" desktop shortcut
Start coding with Claude

macOS

Download the .pkg installer
Double-click it, allow in System Settings > Privacy & Security, then run again
Open Terminal and type claude
Start coding with Claude

First time? You'll need a Claude Pro/Max subscription or Anthropic API key.

Status Bar

A two-line live status bar at the bottom of every session:

BookWriter | 🟢 Sonnet 4.6 | Context 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 51% | tokens: 284K | 24:13

Session 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 77% resets in 4h15m | Weekly 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 16% resets in 6d18h

Field	What it shows
Model	Active Claude model (color-coded: green = Opus, yellow = Sonnet/Haiku)
Context	% of context window consumed (green/yellow/red)
Tokens	Combined input + output tokens this session
Session / Weekly	Usage limit % with countdown to reset

Tech Stack

Component	Technology	Purpose
Windows installer	NSIS	Silent/wizard install with dependency detection
macOS installer	pkgbuild	.pkg with postinstall script via Homebrew
Launcher	Batch / Shell	Folder picker, flag passing, WT/CMD fallback
Terminal profile	Windows Terminal JSON Fragment	Custom "Noam" color scheme (#C8E6FF)
Status bar	Node.js (`statusline.mjs`)	Live model, context, and usage display
Config scripts	Node.js	WT settings injection, statusline setup
CI/CD	GitHub Actions	Automated macOS .pkg builds

Configuration

Edit %LOCALAPPDATA%\Kivun\config.txt (Windows) after installation:

RESPONSE_LANGUAGE=english     # 24+ languages supported
TERMINAL_COLOR=kivun          # "kivun" or "default"
CLAUDE_FLAGS=                 # e.g. --continue

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Areas where help is especially useful:

Installer testing -- different Windows/macOS versions and locales
Windows on ARM -- the NSIS installer is x64-only today
macOS notarization -- the .pkg is currently unsigned; users on stricter Gatekeeper settings have to right-click → Open

Looking for Linux + RTL (Hebrew/Arabic/Persian)? Use the sister project kivun-terminal-wsl — Windows-via-WSL + Linux installers with full BiDi rendering.

Fork the repo, make your changes, and open a PR.

Community

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License

MIT

Made by Noam Brand

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