Installing Claude AI

Install the Claude CLI

In a terminal execute

irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

The Claude Code installation will check your system path environment variable, and if missing it will ask you to add the following to it:

C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME.local\bin

Start Claude CLI

• Open a terminal in the project folder
• Execute

claude

Configure Claude AI

• Select the look in the terminal light/dark mode
• Select Claude account with subscription. You need at least the Pro subscription to use Claude Code.
• The Claude authorization page opens in your default web browser.
• Claude CLI displays the message
  Login successful. Press Enter to continue…