the best interface for Claude Code
# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/spacecake-labs/spacecakeGuides for using cli tools skills like spacecake.
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Yes. spacecake passed SkillsLLM's automated security scan — a dependency vulnerability audit plus prompt-injection heuristics — with no high-severity issues. You can read the full report in the Security Report section on this page.
Clone the repository with "git clone https://github.com/spacecake-labs/spacecake" and add it to your Claude Code skills directory (see the Installation section above).
spacecake is primarily written in TypeScript. It is open-source under spacecake-labs on GitHub, so you can review or fork the full source.
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spacecake is an open-source desktop app for Claude Code.
It combines an integrated terminal, visual markdown editor, and live task tracking.
You can run agents, write specs, and see what's happening in one place.
For full documentation, visit spacecake.ai.
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spacecakeis in public alpha. If you find any bugs, please open an issue in this repo or join us on Discord.
Download an installer for your platform from the latest release:
.dmg file (arm64 for Apple Silicon, x64 for Intel).exe installer.deb file (for Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu) or .AppImage for other distros.zip file for manual installationlinux & windows users: for best file watching performance, install watchman. spacecake will show a tip in the status bar recommending this.
On first launch, spacecake opens the home folder (~/.spacecake) for general notes.
Press ⌘O (macOS) or ctrl+O (Windows/Linux) to open your project as a workspace.
ctrl+D, anyone?)/) for inserting code blocks, headings, frontmatter, and more[[page name]]) for linking between workspace files, with heading and block anchorsspacecake comes with Ghostty terminal embedded.
⌘T / ctrl+T to open, ctrl+Tab to cycle)spacecake provides deep integration with Claude Code:
ctrl+G to view and manage plansSee the Claude Code integration docs for more details.
built-in git integration with a dockable panel:
⌘⇧C) or initialise a new one from the menu barthe tasks panel shows live Claude Code tasks from the active session, with status filters and sortable columns.
dock it left, right, or bottom alongside the terminal and git panels.
spacecake uses CodeMirror internally to provide a rich code-editing experience:
⌘F / ctrl+F) — search within the current file with match highlighting, navigation, and case/word/regex toggles⌘⇧F / ctrl+shift+F) — ripgrep-powered search across all files, with file include/exclude filters and results grouped by file| shortcut | action |
|---|---|
⌘O |
open workspace |
⌘P |
quick open file |
⌘F |
find in file |
⌘⇧F |
find in workspace |
⌘N |
new file |
⌘1 |
focus editor |
⌘B |
toggle sidebar |
⌘W |
close tab |
⌘S |
save file |
⌘⇧S |
save all files |
ctrl+` |
toggle terminal |
⌘T |
new terminal tab |
ctrl+G |
open plans |
See the full keyboard shortcuts list for more.
want to contribute or build spacecake yourself? see CONTRIBUTING.md for prerequisites and setup instructions.
This is a monorepo:
| folder | description |
|---|---|
spacecake-app/ |
desktop app |
website/ |
landing page & docs (spacecake.ai) |
cli/ |
command-line tool |
See the desktop app changelog for a list of releases and changes.