Claude Code for engineering teams
Claude Code for Engineering Teams
Set up Anthropic's agentic coding tool to work safely on real codebases.
Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool. It reads your repository, edits files and runs commands in the terminal, the IDE or the browser. We help teams configure it with project conventions, permissions, tool connections and review practices that fit how they already work.
What we cover
- CLAUDE.md project conventions
- Permissions and sandboxing
- MCP tool connections
- Hooks, commands and subagents
- CI and pull request workflows
- Team training and guidelines
Requirement-led advice · Documented handover
- Advice based on your requirements
- Works with your existing stack
- Documented, maintainable delivery
What Is Claude Code?
Claude Code is a command-line and IDE tool from Anthropic that works as a coding agent. Given a task, it explores the codebase, plans changes, edits files, runs tests and commands, and explains what it did. It is available in the terminal, as extensions for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, and in desktop and web apps.
Teams shape its behaviour with CLAUDE.md files that describe project conventions, permission settings that control which commands and files it may touch, hooks that run checks automatically, and Model Context Protocol connections to tools such as issue trackers and databases. It can also run non-interactively in CI, for example in GitHub Actions.
When Claude Code is a good fit
- Developers are comfortable in the terminal and want an agent that runs tests and commands.
- Tasks span several files: refactors, upgrades, features with tests.
- You want project rules, permissions and hooks under version control.
- You need options for enterprise access, including through cloud providers.
Where Teams Use Claude Code
Work where an agent that can read, edit and run code saves real time. Every change still goes through review.
Feature implementation
Build well-specified features with tests across several files.
Refactoring and upgrades
Framework and dependency upgrades, renames and restructuring.
Codebase exploration
Answer questions about unfamiliar or legacy code.
Test coverage
Add missing tests and fix failing ones.
Bug investigation
Reproduce, trace and propose fixes for defects.
Pull request automation
Run in CI to review or address pull request comments.
Documentation
Generate and update technical documentation from code.
Scripts and tooling
Build internal scripts, migrations and developer tooling.
Claude Code Services We Deliver
Each piece of work has a clear output, so you know what you will receive.
Pilot design
Choose repositories, tasks and success measures for a first pilot.
Deliverables: pilot plan, task list, measures
Project configuration
CLAUDE.md, settings, permissions and shared commands committed to the repo.
Deliverables: configuration files, conventions guide
Tool connections
MCP servers for your issue tracker, docs, databases or internal APIs.
Deliverables: MCP configuration, access model
Automation
Hooks for formatting, tests and policy checks; CI workflows where useful.
Deliverables: hooks, CI workflow, runbook
Security review
Permission modes, secret handling and sandboxing for your environment.
Deliverables: security settings, usage policy
Team enablement
Workshops on prompting, planning and reviewing agent work.
Deliverables: training, team guidelines
Claude Code Features We Configure
The parts teams usually need to set up deliberately.
Project context
- CLAUDE.md memory files
- Custom slash commands
- Skills
- Subagents
Safety
- Permission modes and allow lists
- Sandboxing
- Hooks
- Managed settings for organisations
Integrations
- Model Context Protocol servers
- GitHub Actions
- IDE extensions
- Headless and SDK use
Access
- Claude Team and Enterprise plans
- Anthropic API
- Amazon Bedrock
- Google Cloud Vertex AI
Listing a feature here does not mean every project uses it. We recommend what fits your requirements, skills, licensing and running costs.
How Claude Code Fits Your Stack
Claude Code works with most languages and build tools, including .NET, Python, Node.js and PySpark projects. It connects to your tools through Model Context Protocol, so the same servers can serve other AI clients too.
If you want a dedicated engineer who already works this way, see Hire Claude Code Developers. Teams comparing tools can also look at GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex and Cursor.
Implementation Considerations
- Start with conservative permissions and widen them as the team gains confidence.
- Keep secrets out of the repository and out of the agent's reach.
- Write CLAUDE.md like onboarding notes: build commands, conventions, things to avoid.
- Use hooks to run formatters and tests automatically rather than relying on reminders.
- Review agent changes like any other pull request, with tests in CI.
- Choose the access route (Anthropic plan, API or cloud provider) that matches your data and billing rules.
How We Work With Claude Code
The same four steps we use across our technology work, adapted to your scope.
Discover
Goals, users, constraints and the systems Claude Code must work with.
Select
Confirm Claude Code is the right fit and agree the architecture and scope.
Build and integrate
Deliver in short iterations with testing, reviews and documentation.
Operate and improve
Monitor, support and improve the solution as your needs change.
Claude Code Questions, Answered
What is Claude Code?
An agentic coding tool from Anthropic that reads code, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop or web.
How is Claude Code different from code completion tools?
It works on whole tasks: it explores the codebase, plans, edits several files and runs tests, rather than only suggesting the next lines.
Can we control what Claude Code is allowed to do?
Yes. Permission settings, allow lists, sandboxing and hooks control which commands and files it can use, and organisations can enforce managed settings.
Can Claude Code run in our CI pipeline?
Yes. It can run non-interactively, for example in GitHub Actions, to review pull requests or carry out defined tasks.
Can we use it through our cloud provider?
Claude models are available through Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Claude Code can be configured to use them.
Do you offer Claude Code developers?
Yes. See our Hire Claude Code Developers page for dedicated engineers.
Bringing Claude Code to Your Team?
Tell us about your codebase, tooling and security needs, and we will suggest a pilot.
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