¶AI Agents

e can run command-line coding agents — Elyra, Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI agent — in a dedicated side panel, so they work on your project right next to your code.

¶Opening the agent panel

• ⌘L toggles the agent panel on the right.
• On first open, the selected agent launches in an embedded terminal.
• ⌘W (while the panel is focused) closes it; the agent process keeps running, so ⌘L reopens the same session.

¶Switching agents

Click the agent name in the panel header (Elyra ▾) for a menu to:

• switch to another configured agent (the active one is marked ●),
• Restart Agent,
• open Settings… (⌘,).

The header also has ⟳ (restart) and × (close) buttons. Drag the panel's left edge to resize it.

¶Configuration

Agents are configured in your global config.json under the agents key:

{
  "agents": {
    "default": "elyra",
    "list": [
      { "id": "elyra",  "name": "Elyra",       "command": "elyra",  "cwd": "" },
      { "id": "claude", "name": "Claude Code",  "command": "claude", "cwd": "" },
      { "id": "codex",  "name": "Codex",        "command": "codex",  "cwd": "" }
    ]
  }
}

Because the command runs through your login shell, your full environment (PATH, nvm, etc.) is available. Your selection is saved automatically when you switch agents from the menu.

¶Tips

• Leave cwd empty so the agent operates on whatever project you have open.
• Add your own entries to list to run any CLI agent or script.
• The default agent is Elyra.