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Claude Code

Anthropic's coding agent for working in your codebase from the terminal, IDE, desktop, web, mobile and Slack, included in Claude Pro and Max plans.

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What it does

Claude Code lets you work with Claude directly in a codebase to build, debug and ship. It is available for macOS, Linux and Windows, and can also be used from the web, iOS, Android, GitHub, VS Code, JetBrains and Slack. The site says it maps and explains whole codebases using agentic search, so you do not have to choose context files by hand. It connects to GitHub, GitLab and command-line tools to read issues, write code, run tests and submit pull requests, and it can make edits across multiple files. Recent feature announcements on the page include dynamic workflows that run across tens to hundreds of parallel subagents, an agent view for managing all your sessions, routines that run on a schedule, an API call or an event, and computer use that opens your apps and navigates your browser. Starting in the terminal takes a one-line install script, and there are native extensions for VS Code (including Cursor) and JetBrains IDEs. Claude Code is included in the Pro, Max 5x and Max 20x plans.

Capabilities

  • Terminal integration that works alongside any IDE
  • Native extensions for VS Code (and Cursor) and JetBrains IDEs
  • Agentic search to map a codebase without manual context selection
  • Issue-to-pull-request workflow through GitHub, GitLab and command-line tools
  • Dynamic workflows, routines and agent view for parallel and scheduled work
  • Access from the browser, mobile app, desktop app and Slack

When to use it

  • You want to hand off bug fixes, tests or larger refactors to a coding agent
  • You need to understand an unfamiliar repository quickly
  • You want to start coding tasks from Slack, the web or your phone and review them later