Claude Code
Claude Code is 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. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 39
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 557
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 200
Adoption not part of the score
143092 stars · 22894 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Claude Code is an agentic coding assistant from Anthropic that runs in the terminal (and IDE, desktop, and web), reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands, and handles git workflows via natural language. It also ships an Agent SDK (Python/TypeScript) and a plugin system for building custom agents and extending functionality.
Use cases
- refactor code across multiple files with natural language
- fix bugs and explain unfamiliar code in my repo
- automate git workflows like commits and pull requests
- run parallel coding agents on background tasks
- build custom AI coding agents with the Agent SDK
- audit a large codebase or run a multi-file migration
- enforce org policy and manage Claude Code deployments for a team
When to choose
- you want an AI pair programmer that works directly in your terminal or IDE
- you need an agent that can read, edit, and run commands across your whole codebase
- you want to build production agents on top of a proven tool loop via the Agent SDK
- your team needs managed, policy-controlled AI coding assistance
When to avoid
- you need a fully open-source tool with no Anthropic account or subscription
- you want offline or self-hosted LLM inference without third-party providers
- you cannot accept Anthropic's commercial terms or data collection policies
- you only need simple autocomplete-style code completion rather than agentic task execution
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
agent-framework cli developer-tools llm-inference prompt-engineering developer-tools artificial-intelligence cli windows python cross-platform agentic-coding coding-assistant terminal-ai git-workflows ide-integration subagents anthropic claude command-line ai-agents automation macos linux nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code · fetched 2026-08-28 · aa0d8b80ac08
- homepage: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview · fetched 2026-08-28 · e2a82966025d
- site_page: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agents · fetched 2026-08-28 · 11bcb1701b82
- site_page: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/admin-setup · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4765faa18b1b
- site_page: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7e11a7bee573
- site_page: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference · fetched 2026-08-28 · f64f7ca804f2
- site_page: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-sdk/overview · fetched 2026-08-28 · dad523b4ce54
- site_page: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/whats-new · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1a7a8e670ff1
- site_page: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/legal-and-compliance · fetched 2026-08-28 · 64f1bcaa8bed
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/claude-code · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0eeca911af08
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| anthropics/claude-code | main | 83 |
| anthropics/claude-plugins-official | plugin | 61 |
| anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins | plugin | 60 |
| anthropics/claude-agent-sdk-demos | examples | 50 |
| anthropics/claude-plugins-community | mirror | 59 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="anthropics/claude-code")
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