sidecar

🥈Silver

Sidecar is an agentic AI tool that enhances CLI workflows with diffs, file trees, conversation history, and task management. It runs alongside CLI agents, providing a terminal-based UI for better visibility and control. Ideal for developers and operations teams, it integrates with Claude and other agents to streamline workflows and reduce context switching.

95200Updated 1mo ago

Intermediate30min to implementautomation

Saves ~180 min per use

Quick InstallView Source

git clone https://github.com/marcus/sidecar.git

Works with:

Claude

Overview

About This Skill

Sidecar runs alongside CLI agents to provide real-time visibility into workflow execution through a terminal-based interface. It displays diffs, file trees, conversation history, and task management capabilities, reducing context switching during development and operations work. The tool integrates with Claude and other AI agents, offering keyboard-driven navigation including vim-style bindings and pane resizing controls. Developers and operations teams use Sidecar to streamline agent-assisted workflows by consolidating multiple tools into a single, cohesive terminal environment. Key features include configurable plugins (file-browser, git-status, conversations, workspace), persistent state management, and the ability to disable plugins as needed.

Use Cases

Real-time monitoring of AI agent file operations and git changes

Managing multi-turn conversations with Claude within terminal workflows

Reducing context switching between CLI tools during development tasks

Tracking conversation history and task progress in operations work

Setup & Installation

Quick Install

No install command available. Check the GitHub repository for manual installation instructions.

Alternative Install (Git Clone)

git clone https://github.com/marcus/sidecar

Requirements

Claude Code or compatible AI agent
Works with: Claude

Quick Start Guide

Install the Skill

Copy the install command above and run it in your terminal.

Open Your AI Agent

Launch Claude Code, Cursor, or your preferred AI coding agent.

Try It Out

Use the prompt template or examples below to test the skill.

Customize

Adapt the skill to your specific use case and workflow.

Usage Examples

Prompt Template

I'm using Sidecar to [TASK] in my [INDUSTRY] workflow. I need to [SPECIFIC ACTION] with [TOOL/AGENT]. Can you guide me through the process while keeping track of my conversation history and managing my tasks?

Example Output

```markdown
# Sidecar Workflow for Deployment Automation

## Current Task: Automate CI/CD Pipeline
- **Status**: In Progress
- **Last Updated**: 2023-10-15 14:30 UTC

## File Tree
```
- /project
  - /scripts
    - deploy.sh
  - /config
    - pipeline.yml

## Conversation History
**User**: How do I set up a webhook in GitHub for this pipeline?
**AI**: You'll need to navigate to your repository settings and configure the webhooks under the 'Webhooks' section...

## Task List
1. [ ] Update pipeline.yml with new stages
2. [ ] Test deploy.sh script
3. [ ] Configure GitHub webhook
```