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# Intro to Claude¶

Claude is a highly performant, trustworthy, and intelligent AI platform built by Anthropic. Claude excels at tasks involving language, reasoning, analysis, coding, and more.¶

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<Tip>¶

The latest generation of Claude models:¶

**Claude Opus 4.6** - Our most intelligent model, and the world’s best model for coding, enterprise agents, and professional work. [Learn more](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6).¶

**Claude Sonnet 4.6** - Frontier intelligence at scale—built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows. [Learn more](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-4-6).¶

**Claude Haiku 4.5** - Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence. [Learn more](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-haiku-4-5).¶

</Tip>¶

<Note>¶
Looking to chat with Claude? Visit [claude.ai](http
s://www.claude.ai)!.
</Note>¶

##
Get started¶

If you’re new to Claude, start h
Recommended path for new developers¶

Follow these steps to go from z
ereo to learn the essentials and make your first API call.¶

<CardGroup cols={3}>¶
<Card title="Get started" icon="check" href="/docs/en/get-started">¶
Set up your development environment for build
a working Claude integration.¶

<Steps>¶
<Step title="Make your first API call">¶
Set up your environment, install an SDK, and send your first message to Claude.¶

[Go to the quickstart](/docs/en/get-started)¶
</Step>¶
<Step title="Understand the Messages API">¶
Learn the core request and response structure, including multi-turn conversations, system prompts, and stop reasons.¶

[Read the Messages API guide](/docs/en/build-with-claude/work
ing -with Claude.-messages)
</
CardStep>¶
<
CardStep title="Learn about Claude" icon="settings" href="/docs/en/about-claude/models/overview">¶
Learn about the family of Claude models.¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="Prompt Library" icon="books" href="/docs/en/resources/prompt-library/library">¶
Explore example prompts for inspiration.¶
</Card>¶
</CardGroup
Choose the right model">¶
Compare Claude models by capability and cost to pick the best fit for your use case.¶

[See the models overview](/docs/en/about-claude/models/overview)¶
</Step>¶
<Step title="Explore features and tools">¶
Discover what Claude can do: extended thinking, web search, file handling, structured outputs, and more.¶

[Browse the features overview](/docs/en/build-with-claude/overview)¶
</Step>¶
</Steps
>¶

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## Develop with Claude¶

Anthropic
has best-in-clasprovides developer tools to build scalabhelp you build and scale applications with Claude.¶

<CardGroup cols={3}>¶
<Card title="Developer Console" icon="computer" href="/">¶
Enjoy easier, more powerfulPrototype and test promptings in your browser with the Workbench and the prompt generator tool.¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/docs/en/api/overview">¶
Explore
, implement, and scale with the Claude API and SDKs the full Claude API and client SDK documentation.¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="Claude Cookbook" icon="chef-hat" href="https://platform.claude.com/cookbooks">¶
Learn with interactive Jupyter notebooks
that demonstrate uploadcovering PDFs, embeddings, and more.¶
</Card>¶
</CardGroup>¶

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## Key capabilities¶

Claude can assist with many tasks that involve text, code, and images.¶

<CardGroup cols={2}>¶
<Card title="Text and code generation" icon="text-aa" href="/docs/en/build-with-claude/text-generation">¶
Summarize text, answer questions, extract data, translate text, and explain and generate code.¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="Vision" icon="image" href="/docs/en/build-with-claude/vision">¶
Process and analyze visual input and generate text and code from images.¶
</Card>¶
</CardGroup>¶

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## Support¶

<CardGroup cols={2}>¶
<Card title="Help Center" icon="help" href="https://support.claude.com/en/">¶
Find answers to frequently asked account and billing questions.¶
</Card>¶

<Card title="Service Status" icon="chart" href="https://status.claude.com">¶
Check the status of Anthropic services.¶
</Card>¶
</CardGroup>

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 </Tip>
 
 <Note>
-Looking to chat with Claude? Visit [claude.ai](http://www.claude.ai)!
+Looking to chat with Claude? Visit [claude.ai](https://www.claude.ai).
 </Note>
 
-## Get started
+## Recommended path for new developers
 
-If you’re new to Claude, start here to learn the essentials and make your first API call.
+Follow these steps to go from zero to a working Claude integration.
 
-<CardGroup cols={3}>
-  <Card title="Get started" icon="check" href="/docs/en/get-started">
-    Set up your development environment for building with Claude.
-  </Card>
-  <Card title="Learn about Claude" icon="settings" href="/docs/en/about-claude/models/overview">
-    Learn about the family of Claude models.
-  </Card>
-  <Card title="Prompt Library" icon="books" href="/docs/en/resources/prompt-library/library">
-    Explore example prompts for inspiration.
-  </Card>
-</CardGroup>
+<Steps>
+  <Step title="Make your first API call">
+    Set up your environment, install an SDK, and send your first message to Claude.
+
+    [Go to the quickstart](/docs/en/get-started)
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Understand the Messages API">
+    Learn the core request and response structure, including multi-turn conversations, system prompts, and stop reasons.
+
+    [Read the Messages API guide](/docs/en/build-with-claude/working-with-messages)
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Choose the right model">
+    Compare Claude models by capability and cost to pick the best fit for your use case.
+
+    [See the models overview](/docs/en/about-claude/models/overview)
+  </Step>
+  <Step title="Explore features and tools">
+    Discover what Claude can do: extended thinking, web search, file handling, structured outputs, and more.
+
+    [Browse the features overview](/docs/en/build-with-claude/overview)
+  </Step>
+</Steps>
 
 ---
 
 ## Develop with Claude
 
-Anthropic has best-in-class developer tools to build scalable applications with Claude.
+Anthropic provides developer tools to help you build and scale applications with Claude.
 
 <CardGroup cols={3}>
   <Card title="Developer Console" icon="computer" href="/">
-    Enjoy easier, more powerful prompting in your browser with the Workbench and the prompt generator tool.
+    Prototype and test prompts in your browser with the Workbench and prompt generator.
   </Card>
   <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/docs/en/api/overview">
-    Explore, implement, and scale with the Claude API and SDKs.
+    Explore the full Claude API and client SDK documentation.
   </Card>
   <Card title="Claude Cookbook" icon="chef-hat" href="https://platform.claude.com/cookbooks">
-    Learn with interactive Jupyter notebooks that demonstrate uploading PDFs, embeddings, and more.
+    Learn with interactive Jupyter notebooks covering PDFs, embeddings, and more.
   </Card>
 </CardGroup>