Claude Code
by Anthropic · Coding agent
What it does on its own
Builds and fixes software from plain-English requests in terminal/IDE/web.
Jobs you can hire it for
- Fix bugs and add features to a codebase
- Build a small website or tool from scratch
- Explain and document existing code
- Job page: Fix code and ship features
How to start
- Install it from the terminal (see the quickstart for the one-line install).
- Run `claude` inside your project folder and sign in.
- Describe the change you want in plain English.
- Review the edits it proposes before accepting, then run your tests.
Based on the official docs: docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/quickstart. Steps can change, so check there for the latest.
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