Anthropic published a collection of ready-to-deploy Claude API project templates on GitHub. The repo gained 20,580 stars and 3,475 forks, adding 531 stars daily.

Anthropic has released Claude Quickstarts, a GitHub repository of pre-built project templates designed to reduce setup friction for developers building with the Claude API. The repository shows 20,580 stars and 3,475 forks, with a daily star rate of 531 over its first three trending days.

What’s included

The README lists project templates for specific use cases:

  • Customer Support Agent: Demonstrates Claude’s natural language capabilities applied to support systems with knowledge base access.
  • Financial Data Analyst: Shows how to combine Claude with interactive data visualization for financial analysis via chat.
  • Computer Use Demo: Provides an environment where Claude can control a desktop computer using the computer_toolset_20260801 toolset.
  • Computer Use Best Practices: A native macOS reference implementation covering prompt caching, tool call batching, image pruning, and trajectory recording.
  • Browser Use Demo: A reference implementation for browser automation, including DOM inspection, content extraction, and form filling via a Playwright-backed tool.
  • Browser Toolset Quickstart: A minimal Chrome DevTools Protocol example in Python and TypeScript showing the browser_toolset_20260801 interface.
  • Computer Toolset Quickstart: A minimal VNC-based example in Python and TypeScript for desktop control over the RFB protocol.
  • Autonomous Coding Agent: Demonstrates a two-agent pattern that builds applications across multiple sessions with progress tracked via git.
  • Managed Agents Chat SDK: A browser chat app using Claude Managed Agents and Vercel’s Chat SDK, with tool calls streamed to a live feed.
  • Managed Agents with CopilotKit: A personal finance assistant built on a managed agent and rendered with CopilotKit and the AG-UI protocol.

How to get started

To use these quickstarts, you need a Claude API key. Sign up for free at console.anthropic.com. Clone the repository and navigate to the quickstart matching your use case. Each project provides a working foundation you can customize for your specific needs.

Repository details

The repository is written in Python, licensed under MIT, and has 242 open issues. The quickstarts are designed for developers who want working code rather than starting from scratch.

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