Beyond the terminal: the Agent SDK

2 min read·Lesson 5 of Hooks, MCP, and the workflow

Everything so far has been you at the terminal, driving Claude. The Agent SDK flips that around: it lets you write a small program that drives Claude, so the same kind of work happens automatically, without anyone typing each prompt. You do not need to use it to finish this course — but it is worth knowing the door exists.

From conversation to program

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