Quick Start

Initialize Your Project

Navigate to your project directory and initialize Chloe:

cd your-project
chloe init

This creates a .chloe/ directory to store your tasks and configurations. The directory is automatically added to .gitignore.

Launch Chloe

Start Chloe:

chloe

You’ll see the main interface with four tabs:

• Tasks - Your Kanban board
• Instances - Terminal panes
• Roadmap - Project planning
• Worktree - Git worktree management

Create Your First Task

1. Press a to add a new task
2. Type your task description
3. Press Enter to save

The task appears in the “To Do” column.

Open a Terminal Instance

1. Press 2 to switch to the Instances tab
2. Press c to create a new terminal pane
3. Start Claude Code or any other command

Link Task to Instance

1. Press 1 to go back to Tasks
2. Navigate to your task with h/j/k/l or arrow keys
3. Press Enter to move it to “In Progress”
4. The task is now linked to your active instance