claude-dialog

Interactive CLI for engaging in continuous conversations with Claude Code. This tool provides a shell-like interface for chatting with Claude AI, with support for custom system prompts and model selection.

Overview

claude-dialog creates an interactive chat environment with Claude Code, allowing you to:

• Have continuous back-and-forth conversations with Claude
• Use custom system prompts to guide Claude's behavior
• Maintain conversation context throughout the session
• Switch between different Claude models

Prerequisites

Before installing claude-dialog, ensure you have the following:

Required

• Claude Code CLI: The claude command must be installed and available in your PATH
  • Install from: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
  • Verify installation: claude --version
• Rust and Cargo: Required to build and install from source
  • Install from: https://rustup.rs/
  • Minimum Rust version: 1.70.0

System Requirements

• Operating System: macOS, Linux, or Windows
• Terminal with color support for best experience

Installation

cargo install claude-dialog

Usage

Basic usage

claude-dialog

With custom system prompt

claude-dialog --system-prompt custom_prompt.md

With multiple system prompts (concatenated)

claude-dialog --system-prompt prompt1.md --system-prompt prompt2.md

Append to default system prompt

claude-dialog --append-system-prompt additional_prompt.md

Specify model

claude-dialog --model claude-3-opus-20240229

Interactive Chat Experience

Once started, claude-dialog provides an interactive shell where you can:

1. Type your questions or prompts
2. Claude will respond directly in the terminal
3. Continue the conversation with follow-up questions
4. Claude maintains context from previous messages in the session

Example session:

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Claude Dialog Shell
System Prompt: Default
Model: claude-3-opus-20240229
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Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation

You> Hello Claude, can you help me with Python?
Claude>
I'd be happy to help you with Python! What specific topic or problem would you like assistance with?

You> How do I read a JSON file?
Claude>
Here's how to read a JSON file in Python...

Commands

• exit or quit - Exit the conversation

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details