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Claude Agent SDK

Developer tool

by Anthropic

Python and TypeScript library that runs the same agent loop, tools and context management that power Claude Code, so developers can embed the loop in their own process rather than calling the API directly.

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The library itself is free; usage is billed as ordinary Claude API token consumption. No SDK-specific price line exists.

What it does

• Agentic coding
• Agent orchestration
• Code generation

Sources

Pricing

Official documentation · 2 Sep 2026

Free library; billed through normal API token usage.

Description

Official documentation · 2 Sep 2026

Sold within

Official documentation · 30 Sep 2026

"Install the Agent SDK package for your language:" — published as @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk (npm) and claude-agent-sdk (Python); the quickstart then says to set an API key from the Claude Console. No SDK-specific price is stated.

Interfaces

Official documentation · 28 Sep 2026

Page describes the Agent SDK as a library programmable in Python and TypeScript, with a quickstart to install the SDK and build an agent.

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