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Anthropic Claude Code

Agentic terminal coding tool from Anthropic

Founded 2025 San Francisco, CA Part of Anthropic employees Part of Anthropic Subscription

Funding Status

Part of Anthropic

Private Company

About Anthropic Claude Code

Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool that operates directly in the terminal, bringing the full power of Claude to software development workflows. Unlike IDE-based coding assistants that suggest completions, Claude Code is an autonomous agent that can read entire codebases, edit multiple files, run tests, manage git operations, and execute complex multi-step development tasks.

Claude Code represents the agentic approach to coding — rather than assisting a human developer keystroke by keystroke, it takes high-level instructions ('add authentication to this API' or 'fix the failing tests') and executes the complete implementation autonomously. The tool understands project structure, reads documentation, follows coding conventions, and iterates on its work.

Available as a CLI tool, desktop app, web app, and IDE extensions (VS Code, JetBrains), Claude Code is built for developers who want AI to handle entire tasks rather than just autocomplete lines of code.

Products & Services

Claude Code CLI

Terminal-based agentic coding tool. Reads files, edits code, runs commands, and manages development workflows autonomously.

Developer Tool

Claude Code Desktop

Desktop application for Mac and Windows. Full agentic coding with visual file management.

Developer Tool

Claude Code IDE Extensions

Extensions for VS Code and JetBrains. Brings agentic coding into existing IDE workflows.

Developer Tool

Leadership

Dario Amodei

CEO, Anthropic

Claude Code is part of Anthropic's product suite.

Notable Achievements

✓ Agentic approach — handles entire tasks, not just autocomplete
✓ Operates directly in the terminal with full system access
✓ Understands entire codebases, not just open files
✓ Available as CLI, desktop app, web app, and IDE extensions
✓ Built on Claude, one of the most capable language models

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Company Facts

Founded: 2025
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Employees: Part of Anthropic
Funding: Part of Anthropic
Revenue Model: Subscription
Sector: Coding Assistants

Last updated Apr 18, 2026

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