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claude-code

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Anthropic · Coding agent, refactors, and codebase search from the terminal.

$ npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
One-liner to try
$ claude

Agent pack

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A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

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Readiness
Human-first CLI · 10/100
Verify
claude --help
Agent URL
/cli/claude-code/agent.md

Quick reference

Install
npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Verify
claude --help
First command
claude
Machine JSON
/cli/claude-code.json

About

The official CLI from Anthropic. Coding agent, refactors, and codebase search from the terminal.

Example workflow

1. claude

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