claude-canvas

Claude Canvas

A TUI toolkit that gives Claude Code its own display. Spawn interactive terminal interfaces for calendars, documents, flight tracking, weather, system monitoring, and more.

Note: Fork of dvdsgl/claude-canvas with added iTerm2/Apple Terminal support and real-time data canvases.

Requirements

• Bun — runtime for canvas tools
• One of:
  • iTerm2 — split panes (recommended for macOS)
  • tmux — split panes (cross-platform)
  • Kitty — split panes (GPU-accelerated)
  • WezTerm — split panes (cross-platform)
  • Alacritty — new window mode (GPU-accelerated)
  • Apple Terminal — new window mode (auto-positioned)

Quick Start

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/BEARLY-HODLING/claude-canvas.git
cd claude-canvas

# Install dependencies
bun install
cd canvas && bun install && cd ..

# Check your terminal environment
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts env

# Spawn a canvas
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn calendar
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn tracker
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn weather
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn system
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn dashboard
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn pomodoro
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn notes
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn crypto
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn github
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn docker
bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn network

Canvas Types

Canvas	Description	Key Features
calendar	Weekly view, meeting picker	Navigate weeks, select time slots
document	Markdown viewer/editor	Display, edit, email preview modes
flight	Flight comparison UI	Seat selection, booking interface
tracker	Real-time flight tracking	Live positions, watchlist, ASCII world map
weather	Weather conditions & forecast	Current conditions, 7-day forecast, city search
system	System monitor	CPU sparklines, memory, disk, top processes
dashboard	Unified dashboard	Weather, system, calendar, clock widgets
pomodoro	Pomodoro timer	Work/break cycles, ASCII timer, session tracking
notes	Quick notes/scratchpad	Auto-save, search, timestamps
crypto	Cryptocurrency tracker	BTC/ETH/SOL prices, 24h change, sparklines
github	GitHub PR/issue monitor	PR tracking, repo stats, status indicators
docker	Docker container monitor	Container status, CPU/memory, logs
network	Network ping monitor	Latency sparklines, packet loss, multi-host

Global Keybindings (v0.6)

Key	Action
?	Show help overlay with all controls
Tab	Open canvas navigator
q	Exit canvas

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Flight Tracker (tracker)

Real-time flight tracking using the free OpenSky Network API.

bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn tracker

Features

• Search flights by callsign (e.g., UAL123, BAW456)
• Search flights by route (origin → destination airports)
• Live position tracking with auto-refresh (5-60 second intervals)
• ASCII world map with filled continents showing flight positions
• Watchlist to track multiple flights simultaneously
• Status change alerts via IPC

Controls

Key	Action
s	Search by callsign
r	Search by route
w	Add to watchlist
W	Remove from watchlist
↑ / ↓	Navigate flight list
+ / -	Adjust refresh interval
Space	Manual refresh

Map Legend

Symbol	Meaning
█	Land
░	Ocean
◉	Airport
↑↗→↘	Flight

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Weather Canvas (weather)

Weather conditions and forecasts using the free Open-Meteo API (no API key required).

bun run canvas/src/cli.ts spawn weather

Features

• Current conditions: temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, precipitation
• 7-day forecast with high/low temps and rain probability
• Weather icons using WMO codes (☀️ ☁️ 🌧️ ⛈️ ❄️)
• City search via geocoding
• Location watchlist for quick switching

Controls