Launch panel: add 'Open in Browser' action for preview configs
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 24, 2026 by 916daigo
Feature Request
When a project has a .claude/launch.json with a preview configuration (e.g., a local dev server), it would be very useful to have an "Open in Browser" button or menu item in the Launch panel (the right-side panel in Claude Code desktop app).
Current behavior
- The Launch panel shows the preview configuration but provides no direct way for the user to open the running server in their browser.
- Users must manually copy/paste URLs like
http://localhost:8000into their browser. - The panel's 3-dot menu doesn't have a browser launch option.
Desired behavior
- A button or menu item (e.g., "Open in Browser") in the Launch panel that opens the configured URL (e.g.,
http://localhost:{port}) in the user's default browser. - This would make it trivial to test web apps being developed with Claude Code.
Use case
Developing a browser-based game (Python WebSocket server + HTML/JS frontend). Frequently need to open http://localhost:8000/player.html and http://localhost:8000/spectator.html for testing. Currently must manually type or bookmark these URLs.
Environment
- Claude Code desktop app on Windows 11
.claude/launch.jsonwithruntimeExecutable: "python"andport: 8000