Leading AI PM influencers are recommending Claude Code as a breakthrough tool for Product Managers working with AI. Why?
Claude Code is local, accesses your files (including code), supports slash commands for templated workflows, and acts as a powerful research agent that can manage sub-agents and complex tasks.
Here are five of my favorite Product Management influencers on the subject:
Carl Vellotti of the Full Stack PM offers a Claude Code PM Course
Aakash Gupta of Product Growth offers a Claude Code Tutorial for PMs
Lenny Rachitsky of Lenny's Podcast fame suggests that Everyone Should Use Claude Code More
Nate B. Jones of the AI and Product newsletter offers The Claude Code Complete Guide
Aman Khan of AI PM Playbook discusses Building AI Product Sense with Personal OS which involves local agents like Claude Code
And they are right. Claude Code is a great way to work as a Product Manager, but it has some challenges.
While powerful, Claude Code has three key limitations:
Command line only - No UI, juggling multiple terminal windows for parallel sessions, difficult to organize and track work
No built-in editor - Constant context switching between Claude Code command line, your markdown editor (Obsidian, Sublime), and your IDE for code review. Three tools where one should suffice.
Hard to see what AI changed - AI just makes changes to your documents. Loading them in Obsidian, Sublime and other markdown editors, you can't see the difs.
This is why we built Nimbalyst. Nimbalyst solves all three problems by integrating Claude Code into a unified workspace:
Visual UI - Replace terminal windows with an intuitive interface
Built-in WYSIWYG editor - Edit markdown and code files without leaving the app
Red/Green diffs - See what AI changed and approve it or reject it
Parallel session manager - Search, resume, and organize multiple AI sessions in one place
Local-first - All your files stay on your machine
Nimbalyst supplements Claude Code. Download Nimbalyst for free and try it at nimbalyst.com