> ## Documentation Index
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# Claude Code

> Run Claude Code through Avibe — from the browser Workbench or any chat app.

# Claude Code

Claude Code is a strong default for deep reasoning, complex refactors, and codebase-wide tasks.

## Install

```bash theme={null}
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
```

Verify:

```bash theme={null}
claude --version
```

## Models & auth

Claude Code runs on your own Anthropic access — a Claude subscription or an API key. Avibe drives the *official* CLI, so your authentication and model choice are exactly what you'd use in a terminal. Pick the model per agent in the [Workbench](/concepts/workbench), and keep credentials local.

## Configure in Avibe

In the setup wizard:

1. Enable Claude Code.
2. Confirm the `claude` CLI path.
3. Choose a default working directory.
4. Route one or more chat channels to Claude Code.

## Best for

Deep reasoning, multi-file refactors, and tasks that span a whole codebase. A common setup routes your `#backend` or complex-logic channels here — see [Thread sessions](/concepts/thread-sessions) for per-channel routing and mid-thread switching.

## Usage notes

* Keep your Claude Code authentication local.
* Use chat threads to separate independent work.
* Ask for a small first task to verify permissions and project path before a large refactor.

## Smoke test

```text theme={null}
Read the current project root and summarize the repository in three bullets.
```