Agent Pets vs Claude Code agent view
Updated 22 October 2026
Claude Code’s agent view (claude agents, a research preview) is a built-in terminal dashboard for your background Claude Code sessions. Agent Pets is a Chrome extension that turns every Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and omp session into a pet walking along the bottom of the page you’re on. One lives in the terminal, the other in the browser, and they work well side by side.
The short answer
| Claude Code agent view | Agent Pets | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it shows status | A terminal dashboard grouped Needs input, Working, Completed, with summaries | Pets on every page in Chrome/Chromium, plus a toolbar badge and desktop notifications |
| Sessions shown | Background sessions (others appear after /bg) | Every session with the hooks installed |
| Agents supported | Claude Code | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, omp |
| Approve from it | Attach to the session with Enter and answer there | Yes: Allow, Always or Deny on the pet or its notification |
| Reply from it | Yes: peek with Space and reply | Yes, from the pet |
| Price | Free with Claude Code | $6 one-time early bird (regularly $25) |
| Runs where | Your terminal | Chrome extension + a local helper on your machine |
When to pick agent view
- You only use Claude Code and already run sessions in the background.
- You live in the terminal and want a free, built-in overview with summaries.
- You want to attach to a session and work in it directly.
When to pick Agent Pets
- You wait in the browser, not with agent view open. Agent view only notifies you about background sessions while it’s open.
- You want to answer permission prompts without attaching: replies from agent view’s peek don’t answer them.
- Your sessions are open in ordinary terminal windows, not sent to the background.
- You also run Codex, OpenCode or omp and want them in the same place.
Get Agent Pets — was $25, now $6Get Agent Pets — $25
Using both together
Use agent view as your desk in the terminal: start background work, read summaries, attach when you want to dig in. Use Agent Pets for when you’ve wandered into Chrome: the pets tell you who’s thinking, who’s done and who needs approval, and let you Allow or reply without coming back. When you do come back, agent view is still there.
Questions
What is Claude Code agent view?
A built-in terminal dashboard, opened with claude agents, that lists your background Claude Code sessions grouped Needs input, Working and Completed. It’s a research preview and free with Claude Code.
Can I approve permission prompts from agent view?
Not from the peek: replies there don’t answer permission prompts, so you attach to the session with Enter and answer it there.
Does agent view notify me when a session needs input?
Only for background sessions, and only while agent view is open.
Does Agent Pets replace agent view?
No. Agent Pets is for when you’re in the browser; agent view is for the terminal. Agent Pets also covers Codex, OpenCode and omp, which agent view doesn’t.
Sources: Claude Code documentation on agent view.