Claude Code setup

What is Cloud Code?

• Terminal-based coding assistant that runs in your terminal
• Helps with a wide variety of code-related tasks

Core Capabilities

• Basic tools: search, read, and edit files
• Advanced tools: web fetching and terminal access
• MCP client functionality: can consume tools from MCP servers to expand capabilities

Installation Steps

• Install Node. js
• Check if already installed: run npm help in terminal
• If command returns a result, Node is already installed
• Install Cloud Code using npm
• Run: npm install command
• Launch Cloud Code
• Run: cloud command in terminal
• Prompts login to Anthropic account

Additional Resources

• Full setup guide available at docs. anthropic. com (official Anthropic documentation)

Takeaways

• Cloud Code is a terminal-based coding assistant that helps with code-related tasks using file operations, web fetching, and terminal access
• It can expand its capabilities by consuming tools from MCP servers as an MCP client
• Installation requires Node. js and npm, then running npm install followed by the cloud command to launch and authenticate