Claudia IDE Best IDE for Claude Code (claudia.so)

Asterisk, a Y Combinator-backed startup, has released Claudia GUI — an open-source desktop interface for Anthropic’s Claude Code that turns a command-line workflow into a visual, production-ready environment. Built with Tauri 2, React 18, TypeScript and Rust and licensed under the AGPL, Claudia GUI runs on macOS, Linux and Windows (currently built from source) and emphasizes local-first privacy: no cloud dependency, fine-grained permissions and OS-level sandboxing (Linux seccomp, macOS Seatbelt). Claudia GUI bundles features that matter to AI/ML practitioners: visual project and session management with time-travel checkpoints and diff viewers; a visual agent editor for creating sandboxed custom agents with reusable system prompts; a usage analytics dashboard for token/cost tracking and exports; and MCP (Model Context Protocol) server management for centralizing model/context connections. For engineers and teams this reduces friction in prototyping, debugging and cost-governance of Claude-driven workflows, while the sandboxing and local storage model improves security for sensitive code and data. The project also invites contributions and plans native executables, enhanced agent capabilities and collaboration features — positioning Claudia GUI as a practical, secure bridge between Claude’s APIs and day-to-day AI-assisted development.