Explains why Claude Code was built as a terminal-native AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → that fits any editor stack, which informs how engineers adopt and integrate coding agents into existing workflows.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
