Claude Agent SDK

The Claude Agent SDK is Claude Code's agent loop as a Python and TypeScript library, with tools, hooks, subagents, MCP, permissions, and sessions.

The Claude Agent SDK overview says the SDK is free. API-key usage is billed by Anthropic, and that page does not list a model price. Last checked 27 Oct 2026.

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• agents
• Python
• MCP

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