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anthropics/claude-quickstarts

claude-quickstarts is an official Anthropic-maintained collection of quickstart example projects for the Claude API, each serving as a customizable foundation for a distinct use case. Examples cover customer support, data analysis, computer use, browser automation, coding agents, and Managed Agents patterns.

Project overview

As the official Anthropic-maintained quickstart set, it tracks the latest Claude capabilities such as the computer_toolset_20260801 toolset shape, giving developers ready-made, MIT-licensed foundations for building deployable Claude API applications.

Project type: MCP · AI Agent · AI Coding
Use cases: Knowledge Q&A · Data Analysis · Automation
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: MIT

Best for

Developers who want ready-made, customizable foundations for building deployable applications on the Claude API.
AI engineers exploring Claude use cases such as customer support, computer use, or browser automation through working examples.

Key capabilities

Collection of example projects covering customer support, data analysis, computer use, browser automation, coding agents, and Managed Agents patterns.
Example AI-assisted customer support system with knowledge base access powered by Claude.
Example environment and tools letting Claude control a desktop computer, including the computer_toolset_20260801 toolset shape.
Reference implementation for browser automation with a custom Playwright-backed browser tool for navigation, DOM interaction, extraction, and form filling.

Limitations and risks

Every quickstart requires a Claude API key, so usage depends on the external Anthropic Claude API service.
Computer Use Best Practices runs directly against the macOS desktop and should be run in a VM.

Getting started

Clone the repository, navigate to the specific quickstart directory, install the required dependencies, set up your Claude API key as an environment variable, and run the quickstart application. Setup difficulty is medium and requires coding.

Evidence and sources

GitHub project description: A collection of projects designed to help developers quickly get started with building deployable applications using the Claude API
README: To use these quickstarts, you'll need an Claude API key. If you don't have one yet, you can sign up for free at [console.anthropic.com](https://console.anthropic.com).
README: A customer support agent powered by Claude. This project demonstrates how to leverage Claude's natural language understanding and generation capabilities to create an AI-assisted…
README: A financial data analyst powered by Claude. This project demonstrates how to leverage Claude's capabilities with interactive data visualization to analyze financial data via chat.
README: An environment and tools that Claude can use to control a desktop computer. This project demonstrates how to leverage the computer use capabilities of Claude, including support fo…

Source updated at: 2026-09-25T05:00:40Z

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