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slug: "claude-code"
name: "Claude Code"
kind: "repo"
tier: "catalog"
category: "coding"
category_label: "Coding agents"
stack_layer: "harness"
homepage: "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview"
repo: "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code"
license: null
stars: 151049
last_push: "2026-10-15"
archived: false
tags: ["cloud-model", "license-unclear"]
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gap_score_status: "pending test on Mac Studio"
verified_on: "2026-10-15"
---

# Claude Code

**What:** Anthropic's terminal coding agent (cloud model).

**Why:** Turns a model into something that edits your code.

**Category:** Coding agents · **Stack layer:** harness

> Note: Uses Anthropic cloud models; client code is source-available.

## Status

Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-15 via the GitHub API. Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

## Install (unverified)

1. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
```

2. [macos] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
brew install --cask claude-code
```

3. [windows] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
```

4. [windows] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
winget install Anthropic.ClaudeCode
```

## Verify

No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

## Rollback (unverified)

1. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
brew uninstall --cask claude-code
```

## Links

- Homepage: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
- Repo: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
- README: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code#readme
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWFu6o0QaMI