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Claude Code

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Description

An AI coding agent from the US company Anthropic, built on Claude models. It works through the codebase, edits files and runs commands while you steer and review the changes. It runs in the terminal, in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, in a desktop app, on the web, in iOS and Android apps, on GitHub and in Slack, and supports macOS, Linux and Windows. It can be extended with plugins that add commands, sub-agents, hooks and connections to external tools over MCP.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Works in the terminal, VS Code and JetBrains, a desktop app, the browser and on phones
  • Supports macOS, Linux and Windows
  • Connects external tools over MCP and can be extended with plugins

Cons

  • No free access: it is only included in paid Claude plans

Key facts

Free access
No Included in paid Claude plans
Developer
Anthropic
Interface languages
English
Checked on
Oct 3, 2026

Editorial score

How strongly the AI Expertise editors recommend this tool for each of its categories right now, on a 0–10 scale. The score combines output quality, features, beginner friendliness and freshness.

Coding

9.0 / 10
Output quality 10.0
Low High
Features 9.0
Basic Rich
Beginner friendliness 6.0
Hard Easy
Freshness 10.0
Outdated Fresh