Running Claude Code Review with Your Feet
Pedal Three is a three-pedal USB foot switch you can map to accept, reject and push-to-talk, so that reviewing what Claude Code proposes never takes a hand off the keyboard. It plugs in as a standard keyboard and needs no drivers to work, only to reprogram what each pedal sends. The three pedals sit on a single curved steel base heavy enough that it doesn't slide across the floor while you're stamping on it mid-review, and it draws power from the USB port itself, so there's no battery to charge and nothing to pair before it works.
Why do your feet matter to a Claude Code review loop?
Claude Code's loop is: brief it, wait while it works (sometimes minutes), review what it changed, then accept or reject. Accepting and rejecting are the two actions you repeat the most, and both normally cost you a hand off the home row for a keystroke. Your feet are doing nothing during that entire loop. With three pedals mapped to accept, reject, and a hold-to-talk dictation key, the review half of working with Claude Code, and the briefing half, if you dictate, can happen without your hands leaving the keys you're already using to read the diff.
What can each pedal actually send?
Each of the three pedals on the Pedal Three can be programmed to send:
- A single key
- A modifier combination
- An entire text string
- A mouse click
Because it sends real keystrokes, it works in any terminal, editor or agent interface that accepts typed input, Claude Code's terminal included. Nothing about the pedal knows it is talking to Claude Code specifically; you decide what "accept" and "reject" mean by mapping those pedals to whichever keys you already use for that in your own setup.
Does the setup process differ by operating system?
The pedals themselves work on any platform once programmed, since they present as an ordinary keyboard. The configuration software used to decide what each pedal sends is Windows-first, so if you're on macOS or Linux, the easiest path is to program the pedal on a Windows machine once and then move it to wherever you actually run Claude Code.
Who doesn't need three pedals?
If accept and reject are the only two actions you repeat, a two-button device is arguably a more direct fit, see the Slam Buttons guide for that version of the same idea, done with your hands instead of your feet. It's also worth knowing foot pedals cost more than a macropad for a structural reason: they carry a much higher US import duty rate than a macropad pays, which shows up in the price whether or not you use all three pedals. The trade-off for a base that won't slide is portability, a heavy metal plate doesn't fit in a laptop bag, so this is a fixture for one desk, not something you carry between a home setup and an office.
For the four-pedal version with one extra action, and the rest of what people run alongside Claude Code, see Pedal Four and the full list tagged Claude Code.