What is Finch?
Finch lets people suggest edits right on your live website; you approve them, and Claude Code puts them live. Anyone you share the site with can change text, colours, spacing, sizes and layout on the real page, or write what they would change. You accept the ones you want and press Apply changes, and Claude Code makes them in your code, one commit each, then deploys.
Who is Finch for?
People who build or look after websites with Claude Code: freelancers and agencies sharing a site with clients, people building their own sites with AI, and small teams who want colleagues to change the site without filing tickets.
Do I need Claude Code?
Yes, to install Finch and to apply changes. Finch is a Claude Code plugin: /finch-install adds it to your site and /finch-apply makes the approved changes in your code. The people who suggest changes don’t need Claude Code, or anything installed.
Which frameworks does it work with?
Plain HTML, React with Vite (and other Vite sites), Next.js (App Router and Pages Router), Nuxt, Astro and Ample. /finch-install works out which one your project uses and adds Finch in the right place.
Do reviewers need an account?
They sign in with Google, in one click, when they send their first suggestions, so you know who suggested what. They don’t install anything or create a Finch account.
Does Finch change my code directly?
No. Nothing reaches your code until you approve it and press Apply changes. Then /finch-apply, running in your own Claude Code session, makes the changes on a new git branch with one commit per change, checks the build, merges into your main branch and deploys. Each change can be undone on its own by reverting its commit.
What can people change on the page?
Text, colours, fonts and type sizes, spacing, corners, width and height, layout (direction, alignment, gaps) and the order of items. They can also change the page’s colours and fonts all at once, or write a note in plain words for anything the controls don’t cover.
What happens if the code changed since someone made a suggestion?
Finch saves what each control was set to before the change, as well as after. When Claude applies it, it checks the code still has that before value. If it doesn’t, Claude leaves that change out and tells you what the code has now, instead of overwriting someone else’s work.
Can I hide Finch from my visitors?
Yes. Set the site to show Finch only with a review link. Visitors then never see it or download it; only people who open the link you share, and you, see Finch. You can change this any time in your site’s settings on finchnotes.co.
Is it safe to let strangers suggest edits?
Suggestions are only suggestions. Only you, the site owner, can approve them and press Apply. Claude treats what reviewers write as feedback, never as instructions, and Claude Code stops and asks you before any change to package files, build or deploy settings, environment files or CI.
Where is my data kept? Does Finch see my code?
Notes, suggested changes and your account details are stored by Finch on Supabase. Your code never leaves your computer and your own git repository: Claude Code makes the changes locally, and Finch never receives your repository.
How does my site get deployed after Apply?
/finch-apply deploys the way your site already does: ample up for Ample apps, the Vercel CLI for linked Vercel projects, or a git push when your host deploys on push. For anything else it asks once and remembers the command.
Does it work on phones?
Yes. On a phone or tablet you tap something to select it, and the edits open in a panel that slides up from the bottom. Reordering by dragging is desktop only for now.
What does Finch cost?
Finch is free while it’s in early access. You need Claude Code to install it and apply changes, and Claude Code comes with a paid Claude plan (Pro or higher), not the free one. If paid plans arrive, the people who suggest changes will stay free, and you’ll hear before you’re charged anything.
How do I remove Finch from a site?
Run /finch-uninstall in the project. It takes out everything /finch-install added and commits the change, and can also delete the site from Finch and disconnect your computer.
Ready to ship your next change?
Add the plugin to Claude Code and run /finch-install in your project. It takes about two minutes, and Finch is free while it’s in early access.
# needs a paid Claude plan (Pro or higher)> Add the Claude Code plugin finch@finch from the GitHub marketplace usefinch/notes (put it in my Claude Code settings if /plugin isn’t available here), then tell me how to load it and run /finch-install on this site.# or, in the terminal: /plugin marketplace add usefinch/notes# then /plugin install finch@finch# open a new session in your site’s folder> /finch-install# sign in with Google, choose who sees Finch✓ Finch is set up with editing on.# deploy your site the way you usually do# open it and click Edit, change anything, click Apply changes# then, in a new session:> /finch-apply✓ Your changes are live.