claude-flightdeck
Flightdeck is a Claude Code add-on that shows a live dashboard of context, cost, permission checks and subagents for people running Claude Code in a terminal.
What it is good for
- Watching how much context and cost a Claude Code session is using
- Seeing every permission check an AI coding session makes
- Tracking subagents running in parallel during a coding task
- Reviewing what an AI coding agent did during a session
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Skill or plugin
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 220
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is claude-flightdeck free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use claude-flightdeck?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does claude-flightdeck work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and VS Code.
- What is claude-flightdeck good for?
- Watching how much context and cost a Claude Code session is using, seeing every permission check an AI coding session makes, tracking subagents running in parallel during a coding task, and reviewing what an AI coding agent did during a session.
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