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Claude Code is an AI-powered coding assistant that helps you build features, fix bugs, and automate development tasks. It understands your entire codebase and can work across multiple files and tools to get things done.

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Get started

Choose your environment to get started. Most surfaces require a Claude subscription or Anthropic Console account. The Terminal CLI and VS Code also support third-party providers.
The full-featured CLI for working with Claude Code directly in your terminal. Edit files, run commands, and manage your entire project from the command line.To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods:You can also install with apt, dnf, or apk on Debian, Fedora, RHEL, and Alpine.Then start Claude Code in any project:
cd your-project
claude
You’ll be prompted to log in on first use. That’s it! Continue with the Quickstart →
See advanced setup for installation options, manual updates, or uninstallation instructions. Visit installation troubleshooting if you hit issues.

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What you can do

Here are some of the ways you can use Claude Code:
Claude Code handles the tedious tasks that eat up your day: writing tests for untested code, fixing lint errors across a project, resolving merge conflicts, updating dependencies, and writing release notes.
claude "write tests for the auth module, run them, and fix any failures"
Describe what you want in plain language. Claude Code plans the approach, writes the code across multiple files, and verifies it works.For bugs, paste an error message or describe the symptom. Claude Code traces the issue through your codebase, identifies the root cause, and implements a fix. See common workflows for more examples.
Claude Code works directly with git. It stages changes, writes commit messages, creates branches, and opens pull requests.
claude "commit my changes with a descriptive message"
In CI, you can automate code review and issue triage with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD.
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources. With MCP, Claude Code can read your design docs in Google Drive, update tickets in Jira, pull data from Slack, or use your own custom tooling. The MCP quickstart connects your first server end to end.
CLAUDE.md is a markdown file you add to your project root that Claude Code reads at the start of every session. Use it to set coding standards, architecture decisions, preferred libraries, and review checklists. Claude also builds auto memory as it works, saving learnings like build commands and debugging insights across sessions without you writing anything.Create skills to package repeatable workflows your team can share, like /review-pr or /deploy-staging.Hooks let you run shell commands before or after Claude Code actions, like auto-formatting after every file edit or running lint before a commit.
Spawn multiple Claude Code agents that work on different parts of a task simultaneously. A lead agent coordinates the work, assigns subtasks, and merges results.To run several full sessions in parallel and watch them from one screen, use background agents. For fully custom workflows, the Agent SDK lets you build your own agents powered by Claude Code’s tools and capabilities, with full control over orchestration, tool access, and permissions.
Claude Code is composable and follows the Unix philosophy. Pipe logs into it, run it in CI, or chain it with other tools:
# Analyze recent log output
tail -200 app.log | claude -p "Slack me if you see any anomalies"

# Automate translations in CI
claude -p "translate new strings into French and raise a PR for review"

# Bulk operations across files
git diff main --name-only | claude -p "review these changed files for security issues"
See the CLI reference for the full set of commands and flags.
Run Claude on a schedule to automate work that repeats: morning PR reviews, overnight CI failure analysis, weekly dependency audits, or syncing docs after PRs merge.
  • Routines run on Anthropic-managed infrastructure, so they keep running even when your computer is off. They can also trigger on API calls or GitHub events. Create them from the web, the Desktop app, or by running /schedule in the CLI.
  • Desktop scheduled tasks run on your machine, with direct access to your local files and tools
  • /loop repeats a prompt within a CLI session for quick polling
Sessions aren’t tied to a single surface. Move work between environments as your context changes:
  • Step away from your desk and keep working from your phone or any browser with Remote Control
  • Message Dispatch a task from your phone and open the Desktop session it creates
  • Kick off a long-running task on the web or iOS app, then pull it into your terminal with claude --teleport
  • Hand off a terminal session to the Desktop app with /desktop for visual diff review
  • Route tasks from team chat: mention @Claude in Slack with a bug report and get a pull request back

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Use Claude Code everywhere

Each surface connects to the same underlying Claude Code engine, so your CLAUDE.md files, settings, and MCP servers work across all of them. Beyond the Terminal, VS Code, JetBrains, Desktop, and Web environments above, Claude Code integrates with CI/CD, chat, and browser workflows:
I want to…Best option
Continue a local session from my phone or another deviceRemote Control
Push events from Telegram, Discord, iMessage, or my own webhooks into a sessionChannels
Start a task locally, continue on mobileWeb or Claude iOS app
Run Claude on a recurring scheduleRoutines or Desktop scheduled tasks
Automate PR reviews and issue triageGitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD
Get automatic code review on every PRGitHub Code Review
Route bug reports from Slack to pull requestsSlack
Debug live web applicationsChrome
Build custom agents for your own workflowsAgent SDK

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Next steps

Once you’ve installed Claude Code, these guides help you go deeper.