Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal agent for reading repos, editing files, running commands, and shipping changes. Distinct from Claude chat — built for coding sessions that touch the filesystem.
Our take
- Vibe coding: Terminal agent that can run commands and edit the tree — vibe coding for people who live in shells.
- Coding agents: Purpose-built Anthropic agent for the filesystem and terminal. Strong when you want Claude driving the session.
Claude Code