We run Claude Code ourselves — parts of this site were built with it. It is a terminal: superb for developers, out of reach for everyone else. Lindi puts the same kind of agent behind a canvas, with a design layer that non-developers can work safely — and both tools finish the same way: a reviewable change in your repo.
| Capability | Claude Code | Lindi |
|---|---|---|
| Agent edits your real codebase | ✓yes | ✓yes |
| Changes land in your repo for review | ✓yes | ✓yes |
| Full-codebase mode for developers | ✓yes | ✓Code mode |
| A visual canvas — select, restyle, rearrange by hand | ✗terminal-first | ✓yes |
| Safe for non-developers — design edits stay in the design layer | ✗no | ✓yes |
| Plain-language mode with a live preview, for PMs and builders | ◐still lives in the repo | ✓Build mode |
| Design system — components, variables, modes on a canvas | ✗no | ✓yes |
This is not an either/or. Your developers can keep their terminal agent and love it; Lindi is the door the rest of the team walks through — designers on the canvas, builders in chat — into the same file and the same repo. The comparison worth making is not Lindi versus Claude Code; it is how many people on your team can safely touch the product today.