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Claude Code

Anthropic's coding agent: reads your repo, plans, edits files and runs tests from the terminal or desktop app.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5our rating18+

Our take

A strong coding agent for developers who want it to plan, edit and test in a real repo.

Easy to start4/5
Quality of results5/5
Free plan value4/5
Safety and privacy4/5

Our own rating for learners: we score ease for beginners, quality of results, value of the free plan, and safety for families, then average them.

What it includes

  • Terminal, desktop and editor use
  • Plan mode before edits
  • Project rules in CLAUDE.md
  • Subagents, hooks and MCP connections

Quick start

Your first ten minutes with Claude Code.

  1. Install it from the official docs and sign in.
  2. Open a terminal in your project folder and start it.
  3. Ask it to explain the repo before changing anything.
  4. Ask for a plan for one small feature, then approve it.
  5. Review the diff and run the tests yourself.
  6. Commit only what you have read.

Good for

  • Building a feature from a plan
  • Fixing bugs with tests first
  • Working on several tasks in parallel

Tip

Write a short CLAUDE.md with how to run, test and the rules; every session starts smarter.

Watch out

It can run commands. Keep permission prompts on, never paste secrets, and review every diff.

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