Terminal AI coding agent
Claude Code
Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent that runs in your terminal. It uses Claude to read, edit, and reason across your codebase, with strong tool use for multi-step engineering work and an approval flow for sensitive edits.
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Coding
Best for
- Long, multi-step engineering tasks
- Codebase exploration with strong tool use
- Developers who want a managed agent experience
Not best for
- Users who want to run non-Anthropic models
- Offline or air-gapped development
Quick facts
- Vendor
- Anthropic
- Category
- Terminal AI coding agent
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, Windows
- Integrations
- Terminal, Git, Claude API
- Pricing
- Included with Claude Pro and Max subscriptions. API usage is billed separately against your Anthropic account.
In Depth: Claude Code
Key features
- Strong tool use for multi-file edits
- Codebase indexing and exploration
- Built-in safety and approval flow
- First-class Anthropic API integration
Pricing and access
Included with Claude Pro and Max subscriptions. API usage is billed separately against your Anthropic account.
Pricing changes often. We update this writeup as vendor pages change. Always confirm the latest on https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code before committing.