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Create your first project

After completing the onboarding, you’ll land on the Start Page where you can create or open a project.
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Create a new project

Click New Project, choose a parent directory and a project name. Coddo will create the folder and initialize it with a .coddo/ directory for storing chats and tasks.
You can also open an existing project folder -Coddo will initialize the .coddo/ directory automatically.
2

Explore the workspace

Once your project is open, you’ll see the Workspace with three zones:
  • Sidebar (left) -Navigate between Chat, Kanban, Git, Skills, and Stats views
  • Main area (center) -The active view content
  • Detail panel (right) -Contextual information like task details
3

Create your first task

Switch to the Kanban view and click + New Task. Give it a title and an instruction describing what you want Claude Code to do. For example:
Title: Add a README
Instruction: Create a README.md file with a project description,
installation instructions, and usage examples.
4

Run the task

Move your task to the Todo column. Coddo’s queue runner automatically picks it up, creates a chat thread, and starts Claude Code.Claude Code will:
  • Analyze your project
  • Execute the changes
  • Show you tool outputs and progress in real time
Click on the task to watch the conversation in the detail panel.
5

Review and complete

Once Claude Code finishes, the task moves to Review. Check the changes in the chat and the diff viewer. For worktree tasks, validate and merge the branch. Move your task to Done on the Kanban board.

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What’s next?

Chat Interface

Learn about all the chat features -streaming, plan approval, diffs, and more.

Kanban Board

Master task management with columns, tags, and execution modes.

Task Workflow

Understand the full lifecycle of a task from creation to completion.

Git Workflow

Learn how Coddo integrates with Git for seamless version control.