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# Claude Code

> An agentic coding assistant that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster through natural language.

Claude Code is an AI-powered coding tool that you run directly from your terminal. Ask it to write code, fix bugs, run commands, review PRs, and manage your git workflow — all through natural language.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Get Claude Code running in under 5 minutes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Installation" icon="download" href="/installation">
    Install and authenticate on macOS, Linux, or Windows
  </Card>

  <Card title="Slash Commands" icon="terminal" href="/reference/slash-commands">
    Full reference for all built-in commands
  </Card>

  <Card title="MCP Integrations" icon="plug" href="/guides/mcp-integrations">
    Connect Claude Code to external tools and services
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What Claude Code can do

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  <Card title="Coding Tasks" icon="code" href="/guides/coding-tasks">
    Write, refactor, and debug code across your entire codebase
  </Card>

  <Card title="Git Workflows" icon="code-branch" href="/guides/git-workflows">
    Commit, review, and manage PRs with natural language
  </Card>

  <Card title="Multi-Agent" icon="robot" href="/guides/multi-agent">
    Orchestrate parallel agents to tackle large tasks faster
  </Card>

  <Card title="IDE Integration" icon="window" href="/guides/ide-integration">
    Use Claude Code inside VS Code and JetBrains IDEs
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get started in 3 steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install Claude Code">
    Install from npm and authenticate with your Anthropic account.

    ```bash theme={null}
    npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
    claude /login
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open your project">
    Navigate to any project directory and start Claude Code.

    ```bash theme={null}
    cd my-project
    claude
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start coding with AI">
    Type any coding task in natural language and let Claude handle it.

    ```
    > Fix the bug in auth.ts where tokens expire too early
    > Write tests for the payment module
    > Review my latest git diff and suggest improvements
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Claude Code needs access to your files and terminal to work. It will ask for your permission before running any commands or modifying files.
</Note>


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