Send your first message
Open a chat and try it out.
The chat panel is on the right side of the EasyCC window. This is where you and Claude actually talk.
Sending a message
Type into the chat box
The text box at the bottom of the chat panel is the input. Type whatever you want — a question, a task, a half-formed idea.
For your first try, something like "Take a look at the files in this agent and tell me what you see" is a good warm-up.
Press enter to send
The message goes off. You'll see a "Thinking..." indicator while Claude considers what to do.
Watch Claude work
Claude streams its response back to you in real time. As it works, you'll see:
- Tool calls — small cards showing when Claude reads a file, runs a search, or makes a change. Click any card to expand it.
- Thinking blocks — Claude's reasoning, hidden by default but expandable if you're curious.
- Permission prompts — when Claude wants to do something that changes your files, it asks first. Click Allow or Deny.
What permission prompts look like
The first time Claude wants to write or edit a file, you'll see a permission card in the chat with the proposed change. You have three buttons:
- Allow once — let Claude do this one thing
- Always allow — don't ask again for similar actions in this agent
- Deny — tell Claude not to do this
You can change permission settings later in Settings → Permissions, or pick a different overall mode.
Permission modes
The little dropdown at the top of the chat lets you set a mode for the whole conversation:
- Ask — the default. Claude asks before every change.
- Auto-accept edits — Claude can edit files freely but still asks before running commands or fetching from the web.
- Plan mode — Claude lays out a plan and asks you to approve it before doing anything.
For your first chat, leave it on Ask so you can see how things work.
Cancelling
If Claude is taking too long or going in the wrong direction, click the Stop button (or hit Esc) to cancel. The conversation stays — you can pick it up with a new message.
Multiple chats at once
Need to do two things in parallel? Click the + at the top of the chat panel to open another conversation. You can have up to 10 going at the same time, each in its own tab.
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