Anthropic Claude Code
Also known as: Claude Code
Anthropic's terminal and IDE-native coding agent with sub-agent support, browser use, and MCP tool calling — designed for deep codebase understanding and autonomous software engineering tasks.
Vendor details
Canonical URL
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview
Category
Coding agent
Pricing model
Self-serve
Company status
independent
Use cases & customers
Target customers
Deployment options
Sources & related URLs
Recent platform changes
Claude Code v2.1.178 added parameter-level permission rules using Tool(param:value) syntax and changed auto mode so sub-agent spawns are classifier-checked before launch.
View sourceClaude Code v2.1.174 added usage attribution in /usage showing cache misses, long context, subagents, and per-skill/agent/plugin/MCP breakdowns over 24h and 7d windows in VS Code.
View sourceClaude Code v2.1.172 enabled sub-agents to spawn their own sub-agents, up to five levels deep.
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