---
type: Glossary Term
title: Anthropic Agent SDK (Claude Agent SDK)
description: "Official framework for building agents with Claude. Released March 2025 with features like Tool Use, Orchestration Loops, Guardrails, and Tracing. Distinguished"
resource: "https://www.contextstudios.ai/glossary/anthropic-agent-sdk"
category: agentic
language: en
timestamp: "2026-02-05T22:07:26.849Z"
---

# Anthropic Agent SDK (Claude Agent SDK)

Official framework for building agents with Claude. Released March 2025 with features like Tool Use, Orchestration Loops, Guardrails, and Tracing. Distinguished by deep MCP integration and "Computer Use" capabilities. Ideal for complex, long-running agent workflows.

## Business Value

Enables building production agents that autonomously execute complex tasks across multiple tools and systems.

## Context Studios Perspective

The Agent SDK is our preferred framework for Claude-based agents. The native MCP support and Computer Use integration make it uniquely powerful.