zibi

Terminal Manager CLI - open multiple Claude Code instances in a single Windows Terminal window with split panes.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/TomaszAleksanderSzewczyk/zibi.git
cd zibi
npm install
npm run build
npm link

Usage

Open Claude Code instances

# Open 4 Claude Code instances in a 2x2 grid
zibi -c 4 -f ./my-project

# Open 2 instances in current directory
zibi -c 2 -f .

# Open 6 instances with custom command
zibi -c 6 -f ./project --command "node"

Presets

# Save a preset
zibi save my-project -c 4 -f ./my-project

# Load and run a preset
zibi load my-project

# List all presets
zibi list

# Delete a preset
zibi delete my-project

Presets are stored in ~/.zibi/presets.json.

Options

| Option | Short | Description | Default | |---|---|---|---| | --count | -c | Number of terminal instances | 1 | | --folder | -f | Working directory | . | | --command | | Command to run in each pane | claude | | --version | -V | Show version | | | --help | -h | Show help | |

How it works

1. Detects the platform (Windows / macOS)
2. Gets screen work area dimensions
3. Opens a single Windows Terminal window with split panes arranged in an optimal grid
4. Runs the specified command (default: claude) in each pane
5. Maximizes the window to fill the screen

Grid layouts

| Count | Layout | |---|---| | 1 | 1x1 | | 2 | 1x2 | | 3 | 1x3 | | 4 | 2x2 | | 5-6 | 2x3 | | 7-8 | 2x4 | | 9 | 3x3 |

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18
• Windows Terminal (Windows)
• Claude Code CLI (for default command)

Development

npm run dev    # Watch mode
npm run build  # Production build

License

MIT