Claude Code is Anthropic's official terminal agentic coding tool (closed product). It reads repos, runs commands, edits code and calls APIs, extended via Skills, hooks, MCP and subagents. The product is proprietary; the ecosystem (Skills standard, MCP, community lists) is largely open.

How do I install Claude Code?

npm install is deprecated. Use `curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash` (macOS/Linux), `irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex` (Windows), or `brew install --cask claude-code`.

What are Agent Skills?

Agent Skills are SKILL.md procedural packages: 'how to do X' written as installable, triggerable files. Claude Code auto-triggers them by description; it is now a cross-tool convention.

How to choose vs open alternatives?

Managed, official, richest ecosystem → Claude Code; open transparency and embeddability → OpenCode or Pi; git-diff lightweight flow → Aider.

Claude CodeCommercial · Open ecosystem专有（产品）+ MIT/Apache（生态组件）

The terminal agentic coding tool

Claude Code is Anthropic's official terminal coding agent (closed product) with a largely open Skills/hooks/MCP ecosystem — the benchmark of the space.

Updated 2026-08-15. Same-day snapshot of the official repo.

141.5k

GitHub stars

22.7k

Forks

Commercial · Open ecosystem

Status

专有（产品）+ MIT/Apache（生态组件）

License

Open GitHub Repo Visit code.claude.com/docs Start with Quickstart

How to Get Started with Claude Code

3 steps to the official terminal coding agent.

Install

Install via the official script (npm deprecated).

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Authenticate

claude

Work in your repo

Run `claude` in your repo, assign tasks, install skills with /install-skill.

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Pitfalls

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Proprietary product

The core is closed; you cannot re-package it. Use MCP/SDK or an open harness to embed.

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npm install deprecated

npm install is deprecated; use install.sh, brew or winget to avoid stale builds.

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Skills trigger on description

Skill quality is ~70% the description's trigger wording. Read it by hand after writing.

Beside OpenCode & Aider

Claude Code is the commercial benchmark; OpenCode and Aider are the open routes. Five other hubs on this site complete the comparison matrix.

Tool	License	Surface	Extensibility	Ecosystem
Claude Code	Proprietary (product)	Terminal CLI + IDE	Skills / hooks / MCP / subagents	Richest (Skills 169k★)
OpenCode	MIT	Terminal + desktop + IDE	Plugin ecosystem + multi-provider	Active, 197k★
Aider	Apache-2.0	Terminal CLI	Config + custom commands, no plugin system	Veteran, 48k★

Official Directory

Official

Official docs
Install, Skills, hooks, MCP and subagents.
GitHub repository
Source visible, product proprietary; issues and releases.

Ecosystem

Agent Skills repo
The de-facto SKILL.md reference set (169k+ stars).
Awesome Claude Code
Community list of workflows, hooks and CLAUDE.md templates.
MCP ecosystem
The tool-connection protocol standard behind Claude Code.

Community

Discord
Official Anthropic Discord.

Open alternatives

OpenCode (open alternative)
Open multi-surface coding agent, covered in its own hub.
Aider (open alternative)
Git-diff pair programming agent, covered in its own hub.

Latest Updates

2026-08-14 · GitHub
Agent Skills ecosystem grows; SKILL.md becomes de-facto standard
The official skills repo passes 169k stars; Agent Skills move from a Claude-only feature to a cross-tool convention (365Skill, Pi, Hermes all compatible).

What the Claude Code Ecosystem Is: the open layer behind the benchmark

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FAQ

What is Claude Code?: Claude Code is Anthropic's official terminal agentic coding tool (closed product). It reads repos, runs commands, edits code and calls APIs, extended via Skills, hooks, MCP and subagents. The product is proprietary; the ecosystem (Skills standard, MCP, community lists) is largely open.
How do I install Claude Code?: npm install is deprecated. Use `curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash` (macOS/Linux), `irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex` (Windows), or `brew install --cask claude-code`.
What are Agent Skills?: Agent Skills are SKILL.md procedural packages: 'how to do X' written as installable, triggerable files. Claude Code auto-triggers them by description; it is now a cross-tool convention.
How to choose vs open alternatives?: Managed, official, richest ecosystem → Claude Code; open transparency and embeddability → OpenCode or Pi; git-diff lightweight flow → Aider.

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