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Claude Desktop Multi Instance β€” Development skill for Claude Code

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πŸš€ Run multiple Claude Desktop instances simultaneously on macOS with independent configurations, accounts, and MCP server settings.

How to install Claude Desktop Multi Instance

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open weidwonder/claude-desktop-multi-instance and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Claude Desktop Multi Instance does

πŸš€ Run multiple Claude Desktop instances simultaneously on macOS with independent configurations, accounts, and MCP server settings.

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README

Claude Desktop Multi-Instance Launcher

πŸš€ Run multiple Claude Desktop instances simultaneously on macOS with independent configurations, accounts, and MCP server settings

**πŸ“– Documentation Language / 文摣语言:**

πŸ“Έ Screenshots

Multi-Window Running Effect

![Multi-instance demo](docs/screenshots/demo.png)

Spotlight Search Integration

![Spotlight search showing multiple Claude instances](docs/screenshots/spotlight.png)

*Use Spotlight (⌘+Space) to quickly find and launch different Claude instances. Each app wrapper shows up as a separate application that maintains its login state and configuration.*

Custom Display Names in Dock

![First instance name](docs/screenshots/icon-name1.png) ![Second instance name](docs/screenshots/icon-name2.png)

*When hovering over icons in the Dock, each instance displays its own custom name instead of just "Claude"*

✨ Features

  • πŸ”„ Multi-Instance Management - Run multiple independent Claude Desktop instances on the same machine
  • 🏷️ Custom Display Names - Show different app names in Dock (e.g., "Claude Work", "Claude Personal")
  • βš™οΈ Independent Configurations - Each instance has its own MCP server config and login credentials
  • πŸ“± App Wrappers - Create independent app icons for direct Launchpad access
  • πŸ” Spotlight Integration - Find and launch instances quickly using Spotlight search (⌘+Space)
  • πŸ› οΈ Smart Diagnostics - Built-in problem diagnosis and repair tools
  • πŸ’‘ User-Friendly - Both interactive menu and command-line interfaces

πŸ“‹ System Requirements

  • macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later
  • Claude Desktop app (download from claude.ai/download)
  • Bash shell (built into macOS)

πŸš€ Quick Start

1. Download and Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/weidwonder/claude-desktop-multi-instance.git
cd claude-desktop-multi-i