# Claude Code: AI agent (CLI agent) in 2026

> Anthropic's agent for the terminal, IDE and desktop that reads, edits and runs code in your repo.

**Sourced facts checked 2026-10-17.** Source: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview (checked 2026-10-17). Rank 2 of 16 in CLI agent.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | AI agent |
| Category | CLI agent |
| Maker | Anthropic |
| Interface | CLI, IDE, desktop |
| Licence | proprietary (no SPDX licence on GitHub repo) (Proprietary) |
| GitHub stars | 151,499 (as of 2026-10-17) |
| Supported models | Anthropic Claude models |
| MCP support | Yes (per official docs) |
| Subagents | Yes |
| Headless mode | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes |
| Pricing (official) | Included in Claude Pro ($20/mo monthly, $17/mo annual), Max (from $100/mo), Team and Enterprise ($20/seat/mo + API-rate usage); or pay-as-you-go API credits via Console. (checked 2026-10-16) |
| Note | Star count is for the public anthropics/claude-code repo (issues/plugins), which has no licence and is not the source code. |
| Website | https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview |
| Source | https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview (checked 2026-10-17) |
| Vibe Shipped harness page | https://vibeshipped.io/harness/claude-code |

## Install

### Install

This agent is an MCP client (official docs). To give it a server from this directory, add that server in this agent's own MCP settings; every MCP server entry shows the snippet.

Source: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview (checked 2026-10-17).

## Links

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