anthropics / claude-code

Agentic coding tool · terminal, IDE, GitHub

claude

Navigate to your project directory and run it. That is the whole second step of the README.

An agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows — all through natural language commands.

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Step one, before the word

  • macOS / Linuxrec.curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
  • Homebrewbrew install --cask claude-code
  • Windowsrec.irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
  • WinGetwinget install Anthropic.ClaudeCode
  • npmnpm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-codedeprecated

Where the word works

  • Terminalwhere it lives
  • IDEthe same tool, inside your editor
  • @claudetag it on GitHub

What it collects

Feedback, which the README says includes usage data such as code acceptance or rejections, associated conversation data, and anything you submit through /bug.

  • Limited retention for sensitive information
  • Restricted access to user session data
  • Policies against using feedback for model training

Full terms in the data usage policies.