Integrate Claude directly into your IntelliJ IDEA workflow with this plugin. It adds a dedicated Claude tool window in the right sidebar that runs the claude command in an embedded terminal. (disclaimer: fully generate with Claude Code)

Features

• Dedicated "Claude Code" tool window in the right sidebar
• Multiple Claude sessions in tabs
• Automatically launches claude when opened
• Configurable startup options:
  • Continue previous conversation (-c) - enabled by default
  • Custom model selection (sonnet, opus, etc.)
  • Additional command-line flags
• Quick access to settings from tool window gear menu
• Automatic restoration of tool window state on project restart
• Keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+N) for new sessions
• Seamless integration with the IDE's terminal
• Custom Claude Code icon in the tool window

Prerequisites

• IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3 or later
• Claude CLI installed and available in your PATH
• Java 17 or later

Installation

From Release (Recommended)

1. Download the latest claude-code-plugin-*.zip from the releases
2. In IntelliJ IDEA, go to Settings/Preferences → Plugins
3. Click the gear icon and select Install Plugin from Disk...
4. Select the downloaded ZIP file
5. Restart IntelliJ IDEA

From Source

1. Clone this repository
2. Build the plugin:
3. The plugin ZIP will be created in build/distributions/
4. Install using the steps above

Usage

1. After installation, you'll see a "Claude Code" tab in the right sidebar of your IDE
2. Click the tab to open the Claude terminal
3. The claude command will start automatically with your configured options
4. Use Claude as you normally would in a terminal

Multiple Sessions

• Click the gear icon in the tool window and select "New Claude Session"
• Or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+N when the tool window is focused
• Each session runs independently with its own conversation context

Configuration

Access settings in two ways:

1. Click the gear icon in the Claude Code tool window → "Claude Settings"
2. Go to Settings/Preferences → Tools → Claude Code

Configure startup options:

• Continue previous conversation: Adds -c flag to continue your last conversation (enabled by default)
• Custom model: Select a specific model (sonnet, opus, etc.)
• Additional flags: Add any other command-line options like --debug or --verbose

Development

Building

# Build the plugin
./gradlew buildPlugin

# Run tests
./gradlew test

# Run IDE with the plugin for testing
./gradlew runIde

Project Structure

• src/main/kotlin/ - Plugin source code
• src/main/resources/ - Plugin resources (XML configuration, icons)
• src/test/kotlin/ - Unit tests

Testing

The plugin includes unit tests for the main components. Run them with:

Troubleshooting

Claude command not found

If you see an error about claude not being found:

1. Ensure Claude is installed: which claude
2. If installed via npm, ensure npm bin is in your PATH
3. Restart IntelliJ IDEA after installing Claude

Tool window doesn't appear

1. Check View → Tool Windows → Claude Code
2. Ensure the plugin is enabled in Settings → Plugins
3. Try restarting IntelliJ IDEA

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests for new functionality
5. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Support

For issues or feature requests, please create an issue on GitHub.