Claude Code

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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.

About Claude Code

[![npm]](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/claude-code) [npm]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@anthropic-ai/claude-code.svg?style=flat-square 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. Use it in your terminal, IDE, or tag @claude on Github.

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Claude Code growth signals this week

• Gained 1,218 stars in the last 7 days
• Growing 1.8x faster than the previous week
• 304x the median weekly star growth of its category

Growth score: 63/100 week of 2026-07-20

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Frequently asked questions

Is Claude Code still maintained?

Yes — actively maintained. The last push was on 2026-07-19, with 54 contributors.

Is Claude Code growing?

It is stable this week, with a growth score of 63/100. See the weekly history above.

What are the best Claude Code alternatives?

Closest by category and size in our data: Browser Use, AutoGPT, OpenHands — full list with live signals above.

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Tracked since 2026-06-10 · data as of 2026-07-19 · 12,226 open issues · 172 releases