Sideclaude

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: ide-editor

Capture a side-task/idea that surfaced mid-thread, save it as a plan file in the repo, and spawn a new Konsole running a fresh Claude Code session at the current cwd with instructions to execute the plan. Use when the user says "sideclaude", "side claude", "spin this off", "delegate this to a new claude", "fork this off without polluting context", or otherwise wants to hand a tangent to a parallel session while keeping the main thread clean.

What this skill does

Sideclaude is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the ide-editor sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/sideclaude/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user says "sideclaude", "side claude", "spin this off", "delegate this to a new claude", "fork this off without polluting context", or otherwise wants to hand a tangent to a parallel session while keeping the main thread clean.

Who uses this skill

The Sideclaude skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/sideclaude
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/sideclaude/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/sideclaude/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/sideclaude/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/sideclaude/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\sideclaude\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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