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Setup

Install Claude Code and sign in on the machine running Flowfield. Flowfield uses the official Agent SDK with your installed CLI. The SDK helper ships with Flowfield; no additional Node runtime is required. In Settings → Harnesses, keep detected paths or override the executable and configuration directory. Accounts stay in Claude Code. See shared setup. If a turn fails because Claude cannot authenticate, sign in through Claude Code on the machine running Flowfield. Use the executable and configuration directory shown in Settings → Harnesses, choose Verify installation, then resend your message. A terminal using a different configuration directory can be signed in while Flowfield’s Claude session is signed out. Keep the configuration override blank when using Claude’s default setup. For an explicit CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, use the same path spelling as your terminal; on macOS it can affect which Keychain credentials Claude uses.

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Models and access

Models and effort levels come from Claude, with resolved model versions shown in the picker. Access modes are Default, Accept edits, Auto (review actions) when supported, and Bypass permissions. Claude organization policy still applies. Plan and Fast are not exposed. Choose Coordinator and workspace worker defaults independently; task Agent settings can override the next attempt. See worker setup. The Coordinator supplies workspace member repositories as additional directories to Claude Code. The selected native permission mode still applies. Workers continue in their isolated task checkouts.

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Commands

The Coordinator supports /compact, /status, /mcp and /skills. Compaction uses Claude’s native /compact. Status reports model/context usage, MCP lists native connection status, and skills lists the SDK’s available skills.

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Sessions and Stop

Unchanged settings resume the native Coordinator session. Changing model, effort or access mode starts a fresh session. Stop interrupts the turn and stops observed native tasks; unsupported goal, Monitor or workflow activity can require recovery. See Coordinator recovery for saved history, fresh sessions and uncertain cleanup.

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Native customization

Claude loads native user/project settings, instructions and skills. Managed sessions use Flowfield’s scoped MCP configuration. Native question and Plan tools are replaced by Flowfield’s task conversation workflow.

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Standalone conversation

Use the shared connection steps with claude-code: