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Hey there, little explorer!
Imagine you have a super-duper robot friend named Claude Code. This robot lives inside your computer, like a tiny helper in a magic box!
When grown-ups build computer games or apps, it's like building with LEGOs, but with special words called "code." Claude Code is like a smart helper who watches you build.
If you get stuck, you can just talk to Claude Code, like saying, "Hey Claude, what does this LEGO piece do?" And Claude Code will tell you! It can even put LEGOs together for you really fast or help you keep your LEGOs tidy.
It's a super cool robot friend that helps grown-ups build amazing things with computers, just by talking to it! Isn't that neat?
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. — Trending on GitHub today with 10749 new stars.
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. Use it in your terminal, IDE, or tag @claude on Github.
Learn more in the official documentation.
Get started
Note
Installation via npm is deprecated. Use one of the recommended methods below.
For more installation options, uninstall steps, and troubleshooting, see the setup documentation.
- Install Claude Code:
MacOS/Linux (Recommended):
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Homebrew (MacOS/Linux):
brew install --cask claude-code
Windows (Recommended):
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
WinGet (Windows):
winget install Anthropic.ClaudeCode
NPM (Deprecated):
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
- Navigate to your project directory and run claude.
Plugins
This repository includes several Claude Code plugins that extend functionality with custom commands and agents. See the plugins directory for detailed documentation on available plugins.
Reporting Bugs
We welcome your feedback. Use the /bug command to report issues directly within Claude Code, or file a GitHub issue.
Connect on Discord
Join the Claude Developers Discord to connect with other developers using Claude Code. Get help, share feedback, and discuss your projects with the community.
Data collection, usage, and retention
When you use Claude Code, we collect feedback, which includes usage data (such as code acceptance or rejections), associated conversation data, and user feedback submitted via the /bug command.
How we use your data
See our data usage policies.
Privacy safeguards
We have implemented several safeguards to protect your data, including limited retention periods for sensitive information, restricted access to user session data, and clear policies against using feedback for model training.
For full details, please review our Commercial Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
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