Claude Code Plugins: How MCP Tools Extend Claude Code with External Capabilities
Understand Claude Code plugins — what they are, how MCP servers work as plugins, how to install them, and how to run tool execution through Novita AI.
Understand Claude Code plugins — what they are, how MCP servers work as plugins, how to install them, and how to run tool execution through Novita AI.
Learn how Claude Code rules work — CLAUDE.md files, .claude/rules/ path scoping, settings.json permissions, and auto memory — with best practices for agentic coding.
Claude Code is an AI coding agent; VS Code is a code editor. They're not competitors — Claude Code runs inside VS Code as an extension. Here's exactly how they relate.
Set up a Claude Code router to use any Anthropic-compatible endpoint — ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL, MCP tool routing, and Novita Agent Sandbox execution.
Claude Code pricing: Pro at $20/month, Max 5x at $100, Max 20x at $200. API billing runs $1–$10/MTok. Real monthly estimates and five ways to reduce your bill.
Install the Claude Code VS Code extension, configure its LLM API backend to use Novita AI, pick open-source models for coding tasks, and run heavy jobs in Agent Sandbox.
Claude Code's default model is Sonnet. Learn how to change it with /model, --model, or env vars, and when to use Opus, Haiku, or open-weight alternatives.
How to use claude mcp add to connect MCP servers to Claude Code. Covers stdio and HTTP transports, local/project/user scope, .mcp.json team sharing, and Windows setup.
Install the Claude Code VS Code extension, use it for daily coding, set up PyCharm/JetBrains, and route LLM calls to Novita AI for more model options.
Claude Code SDK, now Claude Agent SDK: build Python and TypeScript agents with tools, hooks, sessions, and open-weight models through Novita AI.
Claude Code CLI docs: install, use /compact, --resume, --print flags, custom slash commands, and route API calls to Novita AI. Full reference guide.
Claude MCP configuration guide for Claude Code and Desktop. Add MCP servers with claude mcp add or JSON, then troubleshoot tools and transports.