claude-code

by anthropics · MCP Clients & Apps · ★ 153,207

claude-code is an app that connects to MCP servers by anthropics. 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 - all through natural language commands. It has 153,207 GitHub stars and ranks #2 of 595 in MCP Clients & Apps by stars.

Category: MCP Clients & Apps
Author: anthropics
GitHub stars: 153,207
This week: Tracking since 20 Oct 2026
Language: TypeScript
License: Not stated
Last update: 2026-10-24 (today)
Links: Source Website PyPI

How to install claude-code

Install steps differ per project, so follow the README in the claude-code repository. Most MCP servers start with a single command (npx -y <package>, uvx <package> or a Docker image) that you add to your client's config. The install guide shows where that goes in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code.

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What is claude-code?

claude-code is an app that connects to MCP servers by anthropics in the MCP Clients & Apps category. 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 - all through natural language commands. It has 153,207 GitHub stars and ranks #2 of 595 in MCP Clients & Apps by stars.

Is claude-code free and open source?

The listing has no license field, which usually means the repository does not declare one. Without a license the code is not open source by default, so ask the maintainer before reusing it. You can still read the code and the README at the source link.

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