Claude Code

Builds with you

Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent. It reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands and works with your tools.

Cost: From US$20 a monthwith Claude Pro
Setup, roughly: 10 minutes
Runs on: Terminal, code editor, desktop or web
Works on: Mac, Windows or Linux

Checked 7 Nov 2026.

You Read this repo and explain how it's put together. Then suggest the smallest change that would fix this problem. Don't make changes yet.

Your repoJust now

Found it. The bug is in the date parser.

parse.ts
- const d = new Date(input)
+ const d = parseISO(input)
+ if (!isValid(d)) return null

Your tests cover this path. Nothing changed yet

Example

Our take

A strong choice for building software. Claude helps write this site, so we've kept this guide to the facts.

Our stake: Navigate helps clients set up agents like this one. Claude helps research and draft this site, so a person reviews this page. Nobody paid for this guide.

What is Claude Code best at?

Long buildsWorks across many files.
Your codebaseReads and explains how it fits together.
Scheduled workCloud and desktop scheduled tasks.
Parallel workRuns several agents at once.

See Claude Code at work

Introducing Claude Code, from February 2025Claude Code, from Anthropic on YouTube

Anthropic's own video, on YouTube. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play.

How much does Claude Code cost?

Claude Pro$20Billed monthly

Claude Max$100More usage

Claude Ultra$200The most usage

Team$25Standard seat, billed monthly

Most surfaces need a Claude subscription or an Anthropic Console account. Prices are in US dollars. Checked 7 Nov 2026.

How do I set up Claude Code safely?

6 steps, about 10 minutes today, then a week of checking. We put the approvals on before anything else.

Install it
Protect your work first
Start in a real project
Add project rules
Ask before it changes anything
End in a pull request

Set up Claude Code

See every step

1. Install it. Follow the install steps for your system in Anthropic's docs, and install it only from Anthropic's own links.

2. Protect your work first. Work in a project tracked in Git, with everything committed, so you can undo any change. Keep its default permission mode, which asks before it edits files or runs commands, and don't use a mode that skips it.

3. Start in a real project. Open a project and run it there. It asks you to log in on first use.

4. Add project rules. Put your standards in a short CLAUDE.md, and keep it short.

5. Ask before it changes anything. Start by asking it to explain the codebase.

Read this repo and explain how it's put together. Then suggest the smallest change that would fix this problem. Don't make changes yet.

6. End in a pull request. Keep a person on every merge.

Is Claude Code safe?

We would use it when a person reviews every change. This is what we would watch.

Install it from AnthropicOn 29 Oct 2026, a tampered copy of its editor extension sat on Cursor's extension marketplace for about 12 hours. Anthropic's own channels weren't affected. Install it only from Anthropic's links, and keep it updated.
Add-ons run as youMods, skills and plugins run with your permissions, so read them first.
End in a pull requestProtect your main branch so a person has to merge. Don't rely on the agent to hold back.
Keep money keys outNo bank or ad-account keys anywhere it can read.

Who should skip Claude Code?

You have no way to check the work
You don't want to review code

How has Claude Code done in tests?

Coding agents have real, repeatable tests. See who tests what.

Personal agentsPersonalAgentBench, by micro1. Not tested
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Office tasksGDPval-AA, by Artificial Analysis. Tests its model, not the product
Running a businessVending-Bench, by Andon Labs. Tests its model, not the product
Freelance workRemote Labor Index, by Center for AI Safety and Scale Labs. Tests this product

See who tests what

Alternatives to Claude Code

CodexDevelopers and technical teams. Free to start.

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The details

Good to know

Where it runs. Terminal, code editor (IDE) extensions, a desktop app and the web.

What wakes it. Cloud and desktop scheduled tasks, and /loop inside a session.

Project rules. It reads CLAUDE.md, and can use an existing AGENTS.md.

Sources for this page

Claude Code overview (Anthropic docs), read 7 Nov 2026

Claude pricing, read 7 Nov 2026

Tampered Claude Code extension (The Hacker News), read 7 Nov 2026

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