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Getting Started

After installing, launch yaw from your Start menu (Windows), Applications folder (macOS), or application launcher (Linux). Here's what to try first:

• Edit a file - run yaw filename from any terminal to open the built-in file editor, or right-click → File Editor inside yaw
• Open a new tab - Ctrl+Shift+T (Windows/Linux) / Cmd+Shift+T (macOS)
• Split the pane - Ctrl+Shift+D / Cmd+Shift+D (vertical) or Ctrl+Shift+E / Cmd+Shift+E (horizontal)
• Connect to a server or database - Tailscale nodes, cloud servers, databases - Ctrl+Shift+S (Windows/Linux) / Cmd+Shift+S (macOS)
• Ask the AI - Ctrl+Shift+A (Windows/Linux) / Cmd+Shift+A (macOS)
• Try Claude Code Yaw Mode - Settings → Yaw Mode → Augment or Fresh to layer an opinionated bundle of rules, skills, and agents onto Claude Code sessions launched from yaw. Learn more
• Open the command palette - Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) / Cmd+Shift+P (macOS)
• Open settings - Ctrl+Shift+, (Windows/Linux) / Cmd+Shift+, (macOS)
• Open menu - Ctrl+Shift+M (Windows/Linux) / Cmd+Shift+M (macOS)

AI CLI Tools

Run Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or Vibe CLI with a smart split-pane workflow. yaw detects the tool and opens a companion terminal in the same directory - AI on the left, your shell on the right. Install any of them with the built-in wizard.

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Claude Code Yaw Mode

An overlay-style Claude Code harness that pre-bakes the context-discipline patterns Anthropic recommends - skills load on demand, sub-agents keep their reads isolated, and the always-on rule bundle is built to be cache-stable. Toggle Yaw Mode on and the next Claude Code session you launch from a yaw pane inherits a curated working style without touching your ~/.claude/. Augment layers the bundle over your own config; Fresh runs only the bundle. Conversation history writes straight through to your real home either way, so --resume keeps working across both modes.

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Built-in File Editor

Edit files without leaving the terminal. yaw ships with a built-in file editor powered by micro - syntax highlighting, Catppuccin Mocha theme, git diff gutter, auto-close brackets, and soft-wrap out of the box. Open any file from the command line with yaw filename or from the right-click menu. No setup, no plugins to install, no config files to manage.

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For Teams

Buying for your team? Yaw Terminal is $99/seat/year (or $10/seat/month) for businesses. Teams get team-shared connections and commands - edit once, your whole team has them. Each seat is one license key for one device. Admins can add or remove seats through the customer portal and reassign keys when people change machines. Individual license is a one-time $39 with no device limit.

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