anthropics/claude-code
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows
- Stars
- 154k
- Forks
- 26k
- Open issues
- 15k
- Last push
- today
About claude-code
claude-code is a free, open-source AI coding tool by anthropics, written mainly in TypeScript. Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows. It has 154k GitHub stars and 26k forks, and was last updated today. GitHub doesn't detect a standard license, so check the repository before using it commercially. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- Not detected
- Commercial use
- No license
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 153,587
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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claude-code FAQ
Can I use claude-code commercially?
Unclear. No license was detected, which legally means all rights are reserved. Ask the author before using it commercially. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is claude-code free?
Yes. claude-code is open source and free to use. GitHub doesn't detect a standard license, so check the repository before using it commercially.
Does claude-code run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, claude-code works on macOS.
Does claude-code need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is claude-code still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 15,175 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to claude-code?
Similar free, open-source tools include claude-skills, orca, agent-skills, claude-mem.
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