What is Claude Code?
The short answer
Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool that works in a terminal, IDE or desktop app, reading a codebase, editing files and running commands to complete development tasks.
Claude Code, explained
It can plan, implement, test and review changes across many files, and connect to external tools through MCP.
Questions people ask about Claude Code
What is Claude Code?
Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool that works in a terminal, IDE or desktop app, reading a codebase, editing files and running commands to complete development tasks.
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