Anthropic's coding agent that helps with projects in the terminal and editor
Overview
- Purpose
- Anthropic's coding agent that helps with projects in the terminal and editor
- Category
- Coding
- Developer
- Anthropic
- Official site
- https://claude.com/product/claude-code (opens in a new tab)
Main features
- Reads project code and explains it
- Edits files, runs commands and helps with testing on instruction
- Works in the terminal, supported editors and other environments
Best for
Suited to developers making cross-file changes, debugging and getting to know an existing project. Have it explain the code and its plan first, then review the changes it proposes.
Things to know
- Available regions, accounts and model usage conditions follow Anthropic's current documentation
- File changes, command execution and permission settings should be reviewed by the user
- Confirm your organization's data policy before using private code
FAQ
- How does it differ from chatting with Claude?
- Claude Code is for programming tasks and can read projects, edit files and run commands within the permissions granted.
- Is it only available in the terminal?
- No. The official introduction also lists editors, the web and other surfaces, subject to account and platform support.