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A terminal-based coding agent from Anthropic — you describe a task in plain language, and it reads the repo, edits files, runs shell commands and tests, and reports back, without needing a full IDE.
#When to use
Command-line-first workflows, CI/automation contexts, or when you want an agent to work across a project without leaving the terminal.
#When not to
When you want a visual diff/edit experience inside an editor as the primary workflow — an IDE-integrated agent (like Cursor) may fit better there, though both can be used together.
#Example
Running it against a failing CI job with "fix the failing test in `auth_test.py`" and letting it read the error, patch the code, and re-run the test loop until green — then reviewing the diff before committing.