Agent SDK

A library (ready-written code) with which programmers put Claude Code’s “engine” into their own applications.

You’ll also find it as: Claude Agent SDK

How it appears in the course

For that there’s the Claude Agent SDK. An SDK is a kit of ready-made pieces that programmers put in their programs. It’s the same engine as in Claude Code, just in the form of a part.
What is the Claude Agent SDK? · Module 10, Claude on autopilot

Where you learn it

In module 10 · Claude on autopilot, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.

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