You can use Anthropic's popular Claude Code tool on the web now - how to get access

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Claude Code is available on the web. 
  
• This means you can start coding sessions outside the terminal. 
• It is available in research preview for Pro and Max users. 

Anthropic's Claude Code tool has become a go-to-assistant for developer's coding needs within their terminal. Now, the company is making it accessible directly from the browser, meaning users can access the coding assitant without even opening the terminal. 

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Starting today, users can assign coding tasks to Claude using Anthropic-managed cloud infrastructure, giving developers the ability to code in the GitHub repository via a web interface -- similar to how OpenAI's Codex and Google's Jules operate. This builds on Claude's previous capabilities, which allow users to run the coding assistant directly in their workspace to write or manage code. 

Why it matters 

According to Anthropic, the benefits of using Claude Code on the web include accessing Claude's assistance on multiple tasks across different repositories at the same time, getting answers to questions on how repositories are mapped, shipping faster with automatic PT creation and clear change summaries, and more. 

As part of this research preview, Anthropic is also making Claude Code available on the iOS app, so that developers can access it on the go. Since its in early preview, the company added the caveat that it is collecting feedback to refine the mobile experience. 

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To address security concerns, the company said that each Claude Code task runs in an "isolated sandbox environment with network and filesystem restrictions," while Git interactions use secure proxy service which allows Claude to only access authorized repositories. 

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How to try it

Claude Code for web is available in research preview for Pro and Max plans, which are $20 per month and $100 to $200 (depending on usage tier) respectively. Both plans offer other benefits over the free user experience, including higher usage limits, access to Research, the ability to connect to Google Workspace, additional Claude models, and more.