Claude Code

Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool that operates entirely from the terminal. Unlike IDE-based AI tools, Claude Code takes a terminal-first philosophy: installed via NPM, it works within any existing development environment, whether you use VS Code, Neovim, or a plain terminal.

Its approach is that of a meticulous senior developer. Claude Code takes the time to understand your codebase, asks clarifying questions, and then executes modifications with precision. It particularly excels on the SWE-bench benchmark with a score of 72.5%, demonstrating its ability to solve real, complex code problems.

The flagship feature of 2026 is Remote Control — a major advancement allowing you to pilot Claude Code from your smartphone. Start a session from your terminal, then continue giving instructions and monitoring progress from the Claude mobile app or web interface. Your code and environment stay on your local machine; the phone simply becomes a remote control for your development sessions.

Claude Code supports the MCP (Model Context Protocol) for external tool integration, uses sub-agents to parallelize tasks, and offers a Plan mode to design before executing. It is powered by Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.6 models, and integrates seamlessly into Git workflows with automated commits, branches, and PRs.