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Using Claude Code Desktop
In this chapter, you will learn how to use Claude Code within the Claude desktop application, switch between local and cloud modes, and run multiple coding agents in parallel using Git Worktrees. You will see how to coordinate separate feature branches, manage background agents, and merge independently developed changes into a single code base.
The goal of this chapter is to show how to orchestrate parallel development across local and cloud environments using Claude Code.
This is important because it shifts development from sequential, single-threaded work to coordinated, multi-agent workflows, allowing you to scale your productivity and build features faster and more efficiently.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Introducing Claude Code desktop integration and background agents
- Operating modes: Local versus cloud
- Orchestrating parallel local and cloud agents
- Understanding Git Worktrees in Claude Code
- Merging parallel feature branches ...
