Claude Code is an Anthropic agentic coding tool that works with codebases and runs tasks from the terminal and compatible development environments.
What it does
- Implement and refactor code in a codebase
- Fix bugs with project context
- Run commands, tests and maintenance tasks
- Review code and prepare commits
How it works
- Runs from the terminal on your machine or in CI
- Executes commands with explicit approval when needed
- Uses Claude models with repository context
Environments
- Terminal and integrations with compatible IDEs
- Development environments and CI
Strengths
- Broad codebase context
- Real file editing and command execution
- Control and transparency of actions
Points of attention
- Requires human review of large changes
- Usage limits depend on your account plan
- Model context limits scope on very large projects