Distinguish between CC and C.ai

Status Open
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Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 25, 2026

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  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

The interfaces in CC and C.ai are so similar that it is very easy for someone like me, or people wiht ADD etc, to get confused and be writing in one interface when they meant to be in the other. A simple think like a color differentiation would be very helpful. OH, Puple badge... this must be Claude Code. Oh no!!! Green means I'm in C.ai. I need to be in CC. Something so simple would make my life a lot easier. Thanks. CC is changing so much about how I work! I love it.

Proposed Solution

Just put a header on each page, a header that will be visible whatever the user is doing. That seems to me to be the easiest thing. Even just a colored box. I'm sure you guys can figure out a zillion cooler things to do but I don't need cooler. I need color

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

I was working in C.ai on a message I needed to send to a repair guy. I needed some specs I didn't have. I asked CC to pull up the specs and anything else it had that was relevant to my project.
I got involved ina discussion with CC. But the message I was drafting was in C.ai. It wasn't the end of the world but I could easily have lost some work, or else just added to the disorganization and chaos that my way of seeing the world sometimes creates for me. A simple glance at the page that would show me with no doubt which Claude I am in would be soothing and very helpful.

Additional Context

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