The Claude Agent SDK lets developers build agents where the model handles planning and tool execution itself, in Python or TypeScript. It is the programmable foundation behind coding and research agents built on Claude.
Definition
Anthropic's toolkit for building autonomous agents that run their own tool-use loop, with file access and command execution. Formerly the Claude Code SDK.
The Claude Agent SDK lets developers build agents where the model handles planning and tool execution itself, in Python or TypeScript. It is the programmable foundation behind coding and research agents built on Claude.
Also known as
Claude Code SDK