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How i use Claude Code

AI has several weak spots:

  • memory
  • logic
  • visualization

All the ways to use Claude on a Mac

Chat

  • claude.ai — web browser chat
  • Claude Desktop App — native Mac app for chat
  • iOS app — iPhone/iPad

Claude Code (agentic coding)

  • Terminal CLI — run claude in your terminal
  • VS Code extension — Cmd+Esc to launch
  • JetBrains plugin — IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.
  • Desktop App — click "Code" button in the Claude desktop app (runs on cloud VMs)
  • claude.ai/code — browser-based, can teleport to your local terminal
  • Slack integration — use Claude Code inside Slack

API / Programmatic

  • REST API — direct HTTP calls
  • Python SDK (anthropic)
  • TypeScript SDK (@anthropic-ai/sdk)
  • Agent SDK — build custom agents (Python & TypeScript)

Cloud Providers

  • AWS Bedrock
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Microsoft Azure Foundry

CI/CD

  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI/CD