Compatibility record
Does Claude Code support Terminal access?
Supported
Claude Code runs as an interactive terminal agent and can execute approved shell workflows.
Last verified2026-07-27
Confidencehigh
Primary sources1
What this state means
Supported, with the qualification kept attached.
Claude Code has primary evidence for terminal access on the reviewed product surface. Plan and platform availability may still change.
Capability definition
Can run shell commands in a local, remote, or sandboxed command-line environment.
Scope boundary
The record must identify the execution surface; a cloud sandbox is not local-machine shell access.
Evidence
Primary records behind the answer.
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“Start interactive REPL.”