Anthropic releases Claude Code, a terminal-based agentic coding tool
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Anthropic released Claude Code, a terminal-based agentic tool that executes routine coding tasks, explains complex code, and handles git workflows through natural language commands. The tool works in terminals, IDEs, and integrates with GitHub.
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Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows - all through natural language commands. https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview Claude Code Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows -- all through natural language commands. Use it in your terminal, IDE, or tag @claude on Github. Learn more in the official documentation. Get started Note Installation via npm is deprecated. Use one of the recommended methods below. For more installation options, uninstall steps, and troubleshooting, see the setup documentation. Install Claude Code: MacOS/Linux (Recommended): curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash Homebrew (MacOS/Linux): brew install --cask claude-code Windows (Recommended): irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex WinGet (Windows): winget install Anthropic.ClaudeCode NPM (Deprecated): npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code Navigate to your project directory and run claude. Plugins This repository includes several Claude Code plugins that extend functionality with custom commands and agents. See the plugins directory for detailed documentation on available plugins. Reporting Bugs We welcome your feedback. Use the /bug command to report issues directly within Claude Code, or file a GitHub issue. Connect on Discord Join the Claude Developers Discord to connect with other developers using Claude Code. Get help, share feedback, and discuss your projects with the community. Data collection, usage, and retention When you use Claude Code, we collect feedback, which includes usage data (such as code acceptance or rejections), associated conversation data, and user feedback submitted via the /bug command. How we use your data See our data usage policies. Privacy