Mates

Claude Code

by Anthropic

Agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop app or web.

WebsiteChangelogGitHub
Priceclaude.com/product
Included in plans from $20/mo
Claude Pro and up, or API usage through the Console
Licensegithub.com/anthropics
Closed source
Public repo is all rights reserved
Platformscode.claude.com/docs
Command line, Desktop, Web, iOS, Android, Slack
Also VS Code and JetBrains
Launchedanthropic.com/news
February 2025
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What it can do

The same 11 checks for every agent, each linked to the page it came from.

Its own cloud computerYesCloud sessions on the web; also runs locallyDocs: Overview
Uses a web browserYesChrome integration for live web appsDocs: Overview
Remembers between chatsYesCLAUDE.md files and auto memoryDocs: Overview
Routines and schedulesYesCloud and desktop scheduled tasks; GitHub event triggersDocs: Overview
App connectors or MCPYesMCP serversDocs: Overview
Asks before risky actionsYesAsks before edits and shell commands in Manual modeDocs: Permissions
Teams or several agentsYesSubagents and parallel background agentsDocs: Overview
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramPartlyChannels push Telegram, Discord or iMessage events into a sessionDocs: Overview
VoiceNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Bring your own model or keyYesAPI key or third-party providersDocs: Overview
Can be self-hostedYesCLI runs on your machineDocs: Overview

How it differs from Mates

A coding agent for developers in the terminal and IDE; Mates gives general-purpose mates their own hosted computers.

See Mates' entry

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CodexOpenAI's coding agent that works in the CLI, IDE, ChatGPT apps and cloud environments, with subagents and scheduled tasks.OpenAI · Free

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