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Claude Code Knowledge Pack7/10/2026

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Documentation Index

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Quickstart

Welcome to Claude Code!

const TERM = { mac: { label: 'macOS / Linux', cmd: 'curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash' }, win: { label: 'Windows' }, brew: { label: 'Homebrew', cmd: 'brew install --cask claude-code' }, winget: { label: 'WinGet', cmd: 'winget install Anthropic.ClaudeCode' } }; const WIN_VARIANTS = { ps: 'irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex', cmd: 'curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd' }; const TABS = [{ key: 'terminal', label: 'Terminal' }, { key: 'desktop', label: 'Desktop' }, { key: 'vscode', label: 'VS Code' }, { key: 'jetbrains', label: 'JetBrains' }]; const ALT_TARGETS = { desktop: { name: 'Desktop', tagline: 'The full agent in a native app for macOS and Windows.', installLabel: 'Download the app', installHref: 'https://claude.com/download?utm_source=claude_code&utm_medium=docs&utm_content=configurator_desktop_download', guideHref: '/en/desktop-quickstart' }, vscode: { name: 'VS Code', tagline: 'Review diffs, manage context, and chat without leaving your editor.', installLabel: 'Install from Marketplace', installHref: 'https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=anthropic.claude-code', altCmd: 'code --install-extension anthropic.claude-code', guideHref: '/en/vs-code' }, jetbrains: { name: 'JetBrains', tagline: 'Native plugin for IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, and other JetBrains IDEs.', installLabel: 'Install from Marketplace', installHref: 'https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/27310-claude-code-beta-', guideHref: '/en/jetbrains' } }; const PROVIDERS = [{ key: 'anthropic', label: 'Anthropic' }, { key: 'bedrock', label: 'Amazon Bedrock' }, { key: 'foundry', label: 'Microsoft Foundry' }, { key: 'vertex', label: 'Google Vertex AI' }]; const PROVIDER_NOTICE = { bedrock: <> <strong>Configure your AWS account first.</strong> Running on Bedrock requires model access enabled in the AWS console and IAM credentials.{' '} <a href="/en/amazon-bedrock">Bedrock setup guide →</a> </>, vertex: <> <strong>Configure your GCP project first.</strong> Running on Vertex AI requires the Vertex API enabled and a service account with the right permissions.{' '} <a href="/en/google-vertex-ai">Vertex setup guide →</a> </>, foundry: <> <strong>Configure your Azure resources first.</strong> Running on Microsoft Foundry requires an Azure subscription with a Foundry resource and model deployments provisioned.{' '} <a href="/en/microsoft-foundry">Foundry setup guide →</a> </> }; const iconCheck = (size = 14) => <svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"> <polyline points="20 6 9 17 4 12" /> </svg>; const iconCopy = (size = 14) => <svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"> <rect x="9" y="9" width="13" height="13" rx="2" /> <path d="M5 15H4a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h9a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v1" /> </svg>; const iconArrowRight = (size = 13) => <svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.5" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"> <line x1="5" y1="12" x2="19" y2="12" /> <polyline points="12 5 19 12 12 19" /> </svg>; const iconArrowUpRight = (size = 14) => <svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.5" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"> <line x1="7" y1="17" x2="17" y2="7" /> <polyline points="7 7 17 7 17 17" /> </svg>; const iconInfo = (size = 16) => <svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"> <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" /> <line x1="12" y1="16" x2="12" y2="12" /> <line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12.01" y2="8" /> </svg>; const [target, setTarget] = useState(defaultSurface); const [team, setTeam] = useState(false); const [provider, setProvider] = useState('anthropic'); const [pkg, setPkg] = useState(() => (/Win/).test(navigator.userAgent) ? 'win' : 'mac'); const [winCmd, setWinCmd] = useState(false); const [copied, setCopied] = useState(null); const copyTimer = useRef(null); const handleCopy = async (text, key) => { try { await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text); } catch { const ta = document.createElement('textarea'); ta.value = text; document.body.appendChild(ta); ta.select(); document.execCommand('copy'); document.body.removeChild(ta); } clearTimeout(copyTimer.current); setCopied(key); copyTimer.current = setTimeout(() => setCopied(null), 1800); }; const cardBodyCmd = (cmd, prompt) => { const on = copied === 'term'; return <div className="cc-ic-card-body"> <span className="cc-ic-prompt">{prompt || '$'}</span> <div className="cc-ic-cmd">{cmd}</div> <button type="button" className={'cc-ic-copy' + (on ? ' cc-ic-copied' : '')} onClick={() => handleCopy(cmd, 'term')}> {on ? iconCheck(13) : iconCopy(13)} <span>{on ? 'Copied' : 'Copy'}</span> </button> </div>; }; const isWinInstaller = pkg === 'win'; const isWinPrompt = pkg === 'win' || pkg === 'winget'; const terminalCmd = isWinInstaller ? WIN_VARIANTS[winCmd ? 'cmd' : 'ps'] : TERM[pkg].cmd; const alt = ALT_TARGETS[target]; const showNotice = team && provider !== 'anthropic'; const STYLES = ` .cc-ic { --ic-slate: #141413; --ic-clay: #d97757; --ic-clay-deep: #c6613f; --ic-gray-000: #ffffff; --ic-gray-150: #f0eee6; --ic-gray-550: #73726c; --ic-gray-700: #3d3d3a; --ic-border-subtle: rgba(31, 30, 29, 0.08); --ic-border-default: rgba(31, 30, 29, 0.15); --ic-border-strong: rgba(31, 30, 29, 0.3); --ic-font-mono: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace; font-family: 'Anthropic Sans', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ic-slate); margin: 8px 0 32px; } .dark .cc-ic { --ic-slate: #f0eee6; --ic-gray-000: #262624; --ic-gray-150: #1f1e1d; --ic-gray-550: #91908a; --ic-gray-700: #bfbdb4; --ic-border-subtle: rgba(240, 238, 230, 0.08); --ic-border-default: rgba(240, 238, 230, 0.14); --ic-border-strong: rgba(240, 238, 230, 0.28); } .dark .cc-ic-check { background: transparent; } .dark .cc-ic-card { border: 0.5px solid var(--ic-border-subtle); } .dark .cc-ic-p-pill.cc-ic-active { box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); } .cc-ic *, .cc-ic *::before, .cc-ic *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } .cc-ic a { text-decoration: none; } .cc-ic a:not([class]) { color: inherit; } .cc-ic button { font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; }

.cc-ic-tab-strip { display: inline-flex; gap: 2px; padding: 4px; background: var(--ic-gray-150); border-radius: 10px; overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; } .cc-ic-tab { appearance: none; background: none; border: none; padding: 10px 18px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 430; color: var(--ic-gray-550); border-radius: 7px; white-space: nowrap; transition: color 0.12s, background-color 0.12s; } .cc-ic-tab:hover { color: var(--ic-gray-700); } .cc-ic-tab.cc-ic-active { color: var(--ic-slate); font-weight: 500; background: var(--ic-gray-000); box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08); } .dark .cc-ic-tab.cc-ic-active { box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); }

.cc-ic-team-wrap { padding: 16px 0 20px; } .cc-ic-team-toggle { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-family: inherit; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 430; color: var(--ic-gray-700); cursor: pointer; user-select: none; width: fit-content; background: var(--ic-gray-150); border: 0.5px solid var(--ic-border-subtle); border-radius: 8px; transition: border-color 0.15s; } .cc-ic-team-toggle:hover { border-color: var(--ic-border-default); } .cc-ic-team-toggle.cc-ic-checked { background: rgba(217, 119, 87, 0.08); border-color: rgba(217, 119, 87, 0.25); } .cc-ic-check { width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 1px solid var(--ic-border-strong); border-radius: 4px; background: var(--ic-gray-000); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; } .cc-ic-check svg { color: #fff; display: none; } .cc-ic-team-toggle.cc-ic-checked .cc-ic-check { background: var(--ic-clay-deep); border-color: var(--ic-clay-deep); } .cc-ic-team-toggle.cc-ic-checked .cc-ic-check svg { display: block; }

.cc-ic-team-reveal { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 16px; } .cc-ic-sales { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; padding: 14px 16px; background: var(--ic-gray-000); border: 0.5px solid var(--ic-border-default); border-radius: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .cc-ic-sales-text { font-size: 13px; color: var(--ic-gray-700); line-height: 1.5; flex: 1; min-width: 200px; } .cc-ic-sales-text strong { font-weight: 550; color: var(--ic-slate); } .cc-ic-sales-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-shrink: 0; } .cc-ic-btn-clay { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; background: var(--ic-clay-deep); color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 8px; padding: 8px 14px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; transition: background-color 0.15s; white-space: nowrap; } .cc-ic-btn-clay:hover { background: var(--ic-clay); } .cc-ic-btn-ghost { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; background: transparent; color: var(--ic-gray-700); border: 0.5px solid var(--ic-border-default); border-radius: 8px; padding: 8px 14px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; } .cc-ic-btn-ghost:hover { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); }

.cc-ic-provider-bar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; padding: 14px 16px; background: var(--ic-gray-150); border-radius: 8px; font-size: 13px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .cc-ic-provider-bar .cc-ic-label { color: var(--ic-gray-550); flex-shrink: 0; } .cc-ic-provider-pills { display: flex; gap: 4px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .cc-ic-p-pill { appearance: none; border: none; background: transparent; padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 430; color: var(--ic-gray-700); white-space: nowrap; } .cc-ic-p-pill:hover { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); } .cc-ic-p-pill.cc-ic-active { background: var(--ic-gray-000); color: var(--ic-slate); font-weight: 500; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); } .cc-ic-provider-notice { display: flex; padding: 16px 18px; background: var(--ic-gray-000); border: 0.5px solid var(--ic-border-default); border-radius: 8px; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-start; } .cc-ic-provider-notice > svg { color: var(--ic-gray-550); margin-top: 2px; flex-shrink: 0; } .cc-ic-provider-notice-body { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ic-gray-700); } .cc-ic-provider-notice-body strong { font-weight: 550; color: var(--ic-slate); } .cc-ic-provider-notice-body a { color: var(--ic-clay-deep); font-weight: 500; } .cc-ic-provider-notice-body a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.cc-ic-card { background: #141413; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; } .cc-ic-subtabs { display: flex; align-items: center; background: #1a1918; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); padding: 0 8px; overflow-x: auto; } .cc-ic-subtab { appearance: none; background: none; border: none; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 12px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); position: relative; white-space: nowrap; } .cc-ic-subtab:hover { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75); } .cc-ic-subtab.cc-ic-active { color: #fff; } .cc-ic-subtab.cc-ic-active::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 12px; right: 12px; bottom: -0.5px; height: 2px; background: var(--ic-clay); } .cc-ic-shell-switch { display: inline-flex; gap: 2px; margin: 14px 26px 0; padding: 3px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06); border: 0.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); border-radius: 8px; font-family: inherit; } .cc-ic-shell-option { font: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; padding: 5px 12px; border-radius: 6px; background: transparent; border: none; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); cursor: pointer; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; transition: color 120ms ease, background-color 120ms ease; } .cc-ic-shell-option:hover { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); } .cc-ic-shell-option.cc-ic-active { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12); color: #fff; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); }

.cc-ic-card-body { padding: 24px 26px; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; } .cc-ic-prompt { color: var(--ic-clay); font-family: var(--ic-font-mono); font-size: 17px; user-select: none; padding-top: 2px; } .cc-ic-cmd { flex: 1; font-family: var(--ic-font-mono); font-size: 17px; color: #f0eee6; line-height: 1.55; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; } .cc-ic-copy { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); border: 0.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 8px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; flex-shrink: 0; } .cc-ic-copy:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14); } .cc-ic-copy.cc-ic-copied { background: var(--ic-clay-deep); border-color: var(--ic-clay-deep); color: #fff; }

.cc-ic-below { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--ic-gray-550); display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; } .cc-ic-below a { color: var(--ic-gray-700); border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--ic-border-default); } .cc-ic-below a:hover { color: var(--ic-clay-deep); border-bottom-color: var(--ic-clay-deep); } .cc-ic-handoff { padding: 22px 24px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #faf9f4 0%, #f3f1e9 100%); border: 0.5px solid var(--ic-border-default); border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(31, 30, 29, 0.04), 0 6px 16px -4px rgba(31, 30, 29, 0.06); } .dark .cc-ic-handoff { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #262624 0%, #1f1e1d 100%); box-