[New Plugin] Claude Deck - Claude Code status & control on your Ulanzi Deck

Chillenow

Hi Ulanzi team and everyone!

I built a plugin for Ulanzi Studio called "Claude Deck" and would love your help getting it published in the marketplace (it is currently under review, v2.0.2).



What it does
Claude Code (Anthropic's coding agent) runs in your terminal, but you have to keep watching it. Claude Deck puts it on the D200: an animated pet shows each session's live state (coding / compacting context / asking a question / idle), and when Claude asks a question the options appear on the big screen so you can answer from deck keys, without touching the keyboard or losing focus.

7 actions
- Claude Pet: live status animations; press to jump to the terminal session that needs you
- Claude Option Next / OK: cycle the options Claude is asking and confirm; the answer is typed into the right terminal session, no focus stealing; multi-question asks with a final submit are supported
- Claude Session Screen: big-key display with session name, status, model / context / git branch and a colored context bar (progress bar while compacting)
- Claude Compact: compact the shown session's context from the deck (two-press confirm)
- Claude Session Switch: cycle which session the big screen shows
- Claude Screen Setup: one-press toggle that puts the session display on the big 3_2 screen. Note: Ulanzi Studio currently has no native way for plugins to use the big-screen slot, so this key applies the change by patching the layout config and restarting Studio. Tip: set the big-screen background widget to "no background" so the Claude status view shows cleanly and doesn't collide with other tools.

Key guide - what each animation means

Claude Pet

Claude is working	Claude needs you	waiting / idle

Claude Option Next

question live - cycle the options	nothing to pick

Claude Option OK

question live - answer with the shown option	idle

Claude Compact

ready	press again in 8 s to confirm	compacting now

Claude Session Switch

press: jump to the next session (wraps around)

Claude Screen Setup

big screen showing Claude	big screen hidden	applying - Studio restarting

Any key

no Claude session tracked

How it works
Claude Code hooks write per-session state files; the plugin polls them and renders to the deck. Setup is one click in the plugin panel ("Enable Claude tracking", with automatic backup of settings). Answers are delivered by AppleScript to the exact terminal session (iTerm2 or Terminal.app) running the asking claude, found by pid -> working dir -> TTY. No API calls, no credentials touched - everything stays local.

Requirements
- macOS with Claude Code CLI installed
- Ulanzi Studio 3.0.11+, iTerm2 or Terminal.app
- Accessibility + Automation permissions on first use

Feature request for the Ulanzi team
Please consider allowing plugins to render to the big-screen (3_2 widget) slot natively. Today the widget list is compiled into the app and plugins can't be dragged there, so this plugin needs a config-patching workaround (quit Studio, patch, relaunch). A plugin API for the big screen would remove that hack entirely - happy to beta test it!

Open source
Claude Deck is now open source (MIT): github.com/chilleno/claude-deck
Bug reports and feature requests are very welcome - the repo has issue templates for both, and releases follow semantic versioning with a ready-to-install plugin zip attached.

My submission
Name: Claude Deck - plugin UUID: com.claudedeck.deck.plugin - submitted from this account's email, currently in review with v2.0.2 (7 actions). Note: the UUID was renamed from com.antonio.deck.shortcuts to com.claudedeck.deck.plugin before first publish (it is immutable afterwards) - the review submission is already updated with the new ID.

Would you be able to review it and let me know if anything needs to change before it can be published? Happy to make any adjustments you suggest.

Thanks a lot,
Antonio

Ulanzi

Hello, thank you very much for developing the “xxx” plugin for the Ulanzi Studio ecosystem!

Regarding Review and Listing
We have received your submission request. In accordance with our user plugin co-creation and release process, we will proceed with the following steps:
Initial Review (1 business day): Verification of the plugin’s basic information and security statement
Technical Review (3–5 business days): Functional verification and security review conducted by our technical team
Listing Preparation (3–5 business days): Upon approval, we will list the plugin on the official Ulanzi Studio plugin marketplace

If any adjustments are needed during the review process, we will contact you immediately. Detailed issues will be raised as GitHub issues; please be sure to check them.

Thank you again for your contribution to the Ulanzi ecosystem! A great hardware platform relies on outstanding developers to build it together, and you are exactly the kind of community contributor we’re looking for. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to contact us at any time.


Happy developing!
Ulanzi Studio Operations Team

Chillenow

Update: Claude Deck is now open source!

MIT licensed, full code + install instructions: github.com/chilleno/claude-deck

The repo is open for feedback - it has issue templates for bug reports and feature requests, so if you want the deck to do something new, open an issue there. Releases follow semantic versioning with a ready-to-install plugin zip attached to each one.

@Ulanzi thanks for the review update! GitHub issues on that repo are the perfect channel - I'll be watching them.

Ulanzi

Chillenow 发表于 2026-7-31 07:04
Update: Claude Deck is now open source!

MIT licensed, full code + install instructions: github.com/ ...

Hello,
We’ve noticed that a new version of this plugin is available. If the plugin is stable, we invite you to visit the Ulanzi UGC official website at www.ulanzistudio.com to update it.

Plugin Submission Guide:
https://bbs.ulanzistudio.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=464&extra=

Thank you for your contributions to the Ulanzi ecosystem! If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to contact us at any time.

Happy developing!
—Ulanzi Studio Team

Chillenow

Ulanzi 发表于 2026-8-6 09:32
Hello,
We’ve noticed that a new version of this plugin is available. If the plugin is stable, we  ...

Done! I've just updated the submission on the UGC site: Claude Deck is now v2.1.0 (stable) - new package uploaded, version number bumped and the update note filled in. Since the reviewed build it adds a "Claude Clear" action (two-press confirm) plus safety guards for the Clear/Compact keys, 8 actions total. Thanks for the pointer - happy to adjust anything else the review needs!

Ulanzi

Chillenow 发表于 2026-8-7 00:36
Done! I've just updated the submission on the UGC site: Claude Deck is now v2.1.0 (stable) - new p ...

Hello, we have received your message. Thank you for your cooperation.

Chillenow

Ulanzi 发表于 2026-8-8 22:41
Hello, we have received your message. Thank you for your cooperation.

Hey Ulanzi Team just wanted to ask if everything is ok with this plugin. I haven't receive any updates or requests so Im here for anything you need on my side! thanks in advance!

Ulanzi

Chillenow 发表于 2026-9-2 00:31
Hey Ulanzi Team just wanted to ask if everything is ok with this plugin. I haven't receive any upd ...

Hello, sorry to keep you waiting. This is due to the plugin review backlog. Currently, there are a large number of plugins submitted for review in the backend, and in addition to AI review, manual verification is also required.
Please be patient. We have already notified the review team and hope to speed up the process.

Chillenow

Ulanzi 发表于 2026-9-2 11:53
Hello, sorry to keep you waiting. This is due to the plugin review backlog. Currently, there are a ...

Thank you so much for the quick response!

Ulanzi

Chillenow 发表于 2026-9-3 03:57
Thank you so much for the quick response!

The reviewers have submitted a few usability issues; please take a look.
https://github.com/chilleno/claude-deck/issues