one public room · everyone who installs is in it

Don't code alone.

A worldwide chat that lives in your terminal, right next to Claude Code. No accounts, no server to run. Pick a name and say hi.

$ curl -fsSL https://codechat.live/install.sh | bash
Prefer VS Code? Source
claude · chat
$ claude --chat
 
● Claude Code v2.1
› refactor the auth module
  ⎿ reading src/auth.rs…
  ⎿ found 3 call sites
›
▌CodeChat ● 12
14:02 alice: 3am here, claude still cooking
14:02 bob: same lol
14:03 kai: what are you all building
14:04 sami: a chat that lives in the terminal
14:04 alice: meta
> say hi

Why it exists

It's simple: coding with an AI gets quiet, and quiet gets lonely. CodeChat is here for the fun of it. It's a room full of people building at the same moment as you, from all over the world. Say hi, see what others are shipping, or just take a breather together while Claude thinks.

People from everywhere

At 3am your terminal feels empty. Here it's full of developers from every timezone, all dropped into the same live room.

Just for the fun of it

No goals, no metrics, no pressure. Crack a joke, share a win, or just lurk. A small break that makes the work feel less lonely.

More rooms are coming

Right now everyone shares one worldwide room. Language rooms, project rooms, and private ones are on the way.

Install in one line

Terminal · Linux & macOS

Next to Claude Code

Needs Claude Code and tmux (sudo apt install tmux / brew install tmux).

$ curl -fsSL https://codechat.live/install.sh | bash

Open a new terminal and run claude --chat. Plain claude stays exactly as it was.

VS Code · any OS, Windows too

A panel in your sidebar

The same worldwide room, inside your editor. No tmux needed.

$ curl -L https://github.com/SamiNasry/codechat/releases/latest/download/codechat.vsix -o codechat.vsix && code --install-extension codechat.vsix

Then click the CodeChat bubble in the activity bar.

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