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Claude Code

by Anthropic

18M / mo
From $20/mo
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Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding CLI that runs in your terminal and operates directly on your codebase. Unlike IDE plugins that assist with individual lines, Claude Code reads entire repositories, plans multi-step implementations, writes and edits files, runs tests, and fixes failures iteratively, all from a conversation in the terminal. It can complete tasks that span dozens of files and hundreds of lines with a single instruction. Claude Code has become a favourite among experienced developers for complex refactors, debugging deep bugs, and implementing features end-to-end.

Claude Code features and capabilities, including which plan they need and how they compare in the CanIUse matrix.

anthropicAdded 2025-09-21Catalog rank 8

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✨ Modalities

💬
Text Input
Yes, requires pro plan. Plain-language prompts drive the agent across the CLI, IDE, desktop, and web.
🖼️
Image Upload / Vision
Yes, requires pro plan. Attached photos in the Claude app are passed into the session as vision context.
🎨
Image Generation
No. Documented as a coding agent that edits files and runs commands, not an image generator.
🎙️
Voice Mode
Unknown. Voice exists on the Claude consumer app; Code surfaces do not document a voice loop of their own.
🎥
Video Understanding
Unknown. Not described in the Claude Code overview or mobile client docs.
🎬
Video Generation
No. Not a video generation product.
📁
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)
Yes, requires pro plan. Reads and edits the workspace; mobile Remote Control downloads attached files onto the machine.
💻
Code Execution
Yes, requires pro plan. Runs shell commands, tests, and git operations as part of the agent loop.
🔊
Audio Input
Unknown. Audio-file input is not documented for Claude Code.
🖌️
Canvas / Artifact Editor
Yes, requires pro plan. Desktop and VS Code surfaces review diffs visually beside the session.
🖥️
Screen Sharing / Computer Use
Partial. Claude in Chrome can drive a live web app; that is not full-desktop computer use.

🧠 Memory & Context

🧠
Persistent Memory
Yes, requires pro plan. CLAUDE.md plus auto memory that saves learnings across sessions.
📏
Large Context Window
Yes, requires pro plan. Indexes the repository; Pro lists a 200k context window for Claude.
⚙️
Custom Instructions
Yes, requires pro plan. Project CLAUDE.md, path-scoped rules, and --append-system-prompt steer behavior.
📜
Conversation History
Yes, requires pro plan. Sessions persist across terminal, IDE, web, and mobile, including VS Code history.

🔌 Integrations

🌐
Web Search / Browsing
Yes, requires pro plan. Paid Claude plans include web search; Code also pulls live context through MCP servers.
🔌
Plugins / Extensions
Yes, requires pro plan. MCP servers and the plugin system connect Drive, Jira, Slack, and custom tools.
🔧
API Access
Partial. The Agent SDK and Console API keys automate Claude Code; there is no separate public Code REST product besides the Anthropic API.
⚡
Zapier Integration
Unknown. No first-party Zapier listing was checked.
🤖
Custom GPTs / Bots
Partial. Skills and sub-agents package workflows; they are not a Custom GPT store.
👥
Real-time Collaboration
Unknown. Multiplayer editing of one Code session was not confirmed.
🐦
Live Social Data Integration
No. Not a live social-firehose product.
📚
Live Citation Mapping
No. Not a citation-mapping search product.

👨‍💻 Developer

🛠️
Function Calling
Yes, requires pro plan. Built-in tools plus MCP and the Agent SDK invoke structured tool calls.
⚡
Streaming Responses
Yes, requires pro plan. The CLI and IDE surfaces stream tokens as the agent works.
🎛️
Fine-Tuning
No. Claude Code runs Anthropic-hosted models; no custom-weight training is offered.
📐
Embeddings API
No. Not an embeddings product.
📋
Structured Output (JSON)
Unknown. JSON-schema guarantees are not documented as a Claude Code product switch.
🧩
Reasoning / Thinking Mode
Yes, requires pro plan. Runs Claude models with extended thinking for complex work.
🏠
Local Execution
No. The CLI runs on your machine; the model stays on Anthropic (or a third-party provider) infrastructure.
🔓
Open Weights
No. Claude model weights are not published.
🤖
Multi-Agent Orchestration
Yes, requires pro plan. A lead agent can spawn sub-agents and merge results; Agent SDK covers custom orchestration.

📱 Platforms

🌐
Web App
Yes, requires pro plan. claude.ai/code runs cloud sessions in the browser with no local install.
📱
iOS App
Yes, requires pro plan. The Claude iOS app has a Code tab for cloud sessions and Remote Control.
🤖
Android App
Yes, requires pro plan. The Claude Android app exposes the same Code tab as iOS.
🖥️
Desktop App
Yes, requires pro plan. Standalone macOS and Windows app; docs say a paid subscription is required.
🔵
Chrome Extension
Yes, requires pro plan. Claude in Chrome is listed as a Code surface for debugging live web apps.

🔒 Privacy

🔒
GDPR Compliant
Unknown. Needs a read of Anthropic’s current DPA before we assert GDPR.
🚫
Opt Out of Data Training
Yes, requires pro plan. Individual plans list model-training opt-out; Team and Enterprise default to no training.
🏢
Enterprise Privacy Mode
Yes, requires enterprise plan. Team and Enterprise add SSO, SCIM, audit logs, custom retention, and a HIPAA-ready option.

💼 Workspaces

📂
Projects / Folders
Yes, requires pro plan. Each repository is a workspace; CLAUDE.md and settings travel across surfaces.