Ship Studio + Claude Code
Ship Studio is built on Claude Code. All the power of Anthropic's AI, wrapped in a visual interface with live preview and one-click deployment.
What is Claude Code CLI?
Claude Code is Anthropic's official AI coding assistant—the same AI that powers Ship Studio. In its native form, it's a command-line tool that developers install and run in their terminal. It's incredibly powerful, but requires technical knowledge to set up and use.
What is Ship Studio?
Ship Studio is a desktop application that wraps Claude Code in a visual interface anyone can use. No terminal, no configuration—just the same powerful AI with live preview, visual Git, and one-click deployment built right in.
What Ship Studio Adds
Same AI engine, with a visual layer on top.
| Feature | Ship Studio | Claude Code CLI |
|---|---|---|
| AI engine | Claude Code | Claude Code |
| Interface | Visual desktop app | Command line |
| Setup required | Download and go | npm install, API keys, config |
| Live preview | Built-in, side-by-side | Manual browser refresh |
| Visual context | Screenshot and point | Describe in words |
| Version control | Visual Git interface | Git commands |
| Deploy | One-click Vercel | Manual setup |
| Terminal knowledge | Not required | Required |
| IDE integration | One-click VS Code/Cursor | Manual setup |
| Target user | Everyone | Developers |
How Ship Studio Enhances Claude Code
Everything Claude Code does, made more accessible.
Zero setup required
Getting started with Claude Code normally requires technical knowledge. Ship Studio eliminates all of that.
Download the app, open a project, start building. Claude Code is already running, configured, and connected to your project. No terminal, no API keys, no configuration files.
Install Node.js, run npm install, set up API keys as environment variables, navigate to your project directory in terminal, then run the claude-code command.
See what you're building
Building websites is visual. You should be able to see your changes as they happen.
Live preview updates in real-time right next to your conversation with Claude. Watch your site come together as Claude builds it.
Open your browser separately, run a local server, manually refresh after changes. Context-switch between terminal and browser constantly.
Show instead of tell
Describing visual problems in words is hard. Sometimes you just need to point.
Take a screenshot, circle what you want to change, send it to Claude. It sees exactly what you mean—no more describing 'the button on the right side below the header.'
Describe the element location in words, reference file names and line numbers, hope Claude understands which element you're talking about.
Deploy without DevOps
Getting a site live should be as easy as clicking a button.
Click 'Deploy' and your site is live on Vercel within seconds. Custom domains, SSL certificates, CDN—all handled automatically.
Set up a Vercel account, install the CLI, configure your project, run deploy commands, manage environment variables manually.
Learn Ship Studio
Watch tutorials and see what's possible with Claude Code.
Getting Started with Ship Studio
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Ready to try Ship Studio?
Download for free and experience Claude Code with a visual interface. Requires a Claude Code subscription.
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