Agent SDK

A programmatic interface released by Anthropic that enables developers to call Claude Code through code rather than through an interactive session.

Overview

The Agent SDK was described by Lance Martin of Anthropic as a mechanism for programmatically invoking Claude Code, positioning it as a tool for automating and integrating Claude Code's capabilities into larger workflows and systems. Martin introduced it in the context of long-horizon tasks, suggesting the SDK is oriented toward enabling Claude Code to operate within programmatic pipelines rather than solely in interactive, human-driven sessions. →