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# Claude Terminal via AppBot as Primary Workflow -- Ditch VS Code Extension for Automation

Design rationale + migration guide for running Claude Code via terminal (AppBot-mediated) instead of VS Code extension. Terminal Claude wins on: rate-limit resilience (auto-handoff to Gemini), full MCP tool access, Slack bidirectional integration, cron-safe scripting, multi-Claude orchestration. VS Code extension retains value only for active code-editing sessions.

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claude-code terminal appbot-mediation rate-limit claude-proxy multi-ai orchestration workflow-design

## Steps

1. IDENTICAL CAPABILITIES: both share ~/.claude...
2. TERMINAL EDGE: rate-limit auto-handoff via c...
3. VS CODE STILL WINS FOR: active code reading...
4. MIGRATION: keep both (share state). Move cro...
5. CALL PATTERNS: claude -p 'q' < /dev/null ; c...
6. GOTCHAS: bot self-mention no-trigger (need x...
7. TRIGGER 2026-04-17: VS Code session hit rate...