• Adam Holt

Getting Started with Claude Code in 2025

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Getting Started with Claude Code

The landscape of AI development is shifting rapidly. With the release of Claude 3.5 Sonnet and the new “Computer Use” capabilities, the barrier to building truly agentic workflows has crumbled.

At thecolab.ai, we’ve been experimenting heavily with these new tools. In this post, we’ll walk through setting up your first local environment for Claude Code.

Why Claude Code?

Unlike chat interfaces, Claude Code (the CLI tool) allows for:

  • Direct file system access
  • Terminal command execution
  • Persistent context awareness

Installation

First, ensure you have Node.js installed. Then run:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Configuring MCP Servers

The real power comes from MCP (Model Context Protocol). Here is how you can set up a simple filesystem server…

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