# claude-code-ide.el

5 Hacker News commenters recommended claude-code-ide.el and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Emacs package that runs Claude Code with a side chat window, resume options and MCP tools that run Emacs commands. Main caveat: no concurrent sessions per project.

## What people warn about

- No concurrent sessions per project (1 comments): "its lack of concurrent sessions per project has prevented me from fully adopting it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48587214))
- Many friction points (1 comments): "it's got a large number of friction points" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49110131))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Evil mode for Emacs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/evil-mode.md): 39 recommend
- [TRAMP for Emacs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tramp.md): 25 recommend
- [SLIME](https://hackerapproved.com/p/slime.md): 19 recommend
- [Vertico](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vertico.md): 18 recommend
- [Eglot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eglot.md): 16 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "claude-code-ide.el", https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-ide-el/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).