Branch conversations

Branching lets you split a Claude conversation in two: the original session takes a fresh direction while a new node picks up exactly where the conversation was. It’s a Claude-only action, available from the agent node’s header.

What branching does

Click the branch action on a Claude node and nodeterm does two things at once:

1. It sends /branch into the running session, so the original node moves onto the new branch.
2. It opens a new node that resumes the original conversation — the new node continues the thread as it was before the split.

So the split is symmetric but pointed in opposite directions: the node you clicked goes forward on the branch, and the new node carries the old conversation onward. Both are live Claude sessions on the canvas.

Note

Branch is a Claude-only feature — it relies on Claude’s own /branch command and its session-resume support.

When to use it

Branch when you want to explore without commitment:

• Try a risky direction — take the conversation somewhere uncertain on the new branch, knowing the original thread is preserved in the other node.
• Compare approaches side by side — put two continuations of the same conversation next to each other on the canvas and see which one you like, instead of undoing and redoing in a single session.