Coding
Anthropic's terminal coding agent for codebase reasoning, edits, tool use, subagents, skills, hooks, and development workflows.
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The official product surface was reviewed; more workflow testing may remain.
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Developers and technical operators who want an autonomous collaborator inside real codebases.
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Developers who want AI assistance embedded in an editor with a familiar interactive workflow.
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Developers comparing AI-native editors and wanting an integrated agent experience.