What you'll learn

The Claude Code desktop application communicates a lot of information about a running session, and keeping track of it all used to require looking in different part of the app, and that's now combined into a UI element called the session rail. In this course, AI Snapshot: Claude Code Session Rail, you’ll learn to read and customize the session rail in the Claude desktop app. First, you’ll explore what the rail is, what changed in the app layout, and which plans and versions include it. Next, you’ll discover what each card shows as a session starts and as Claude begins working. Finally, you’ll see how the rail updates as you work in a session. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of the Claude Code session rail UI update needed to keep track of many aspects of your session all from one place.