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Claude Agent SDK 8.3/10
The harness behind Claude Code, packaged for building your own agents.
| Category | Multi-agent frameworks |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | open-source |
| Starting price | Free SDK (pay for Claude API) |
| Open source | Yes |
| Best for | Building coding-style autonomous agents |
| Limitations | Tied to Claude models. |
| Last checked |
What it can do
- File, shell and web tools
- Subagents and hooks
- MCP support
- Context management
Score breakdown
| autonomy | 9/10 |
|---|---|
| reliability | 8/10 |
| ease | 8/10 |
| value | 8/10 |
| ecosystem | 8/10 |
Proven agent loop from Claude Code.
For agencies
Use cases: custom agent builds for clients
| White-label | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Multi-client / workspaces | Unknown |
Cost per client, setup time and what broke: not tested yet. This section fills in once Claude Agent SDK gets a Henchwork test.