claude-agent-sdk-demos

Claude Agent SDK Demos

⚠️ IMPORTANT: These are demo applications by Anthropic. They are intended for local development only and should NOT be deployed to production or used at scale.

This repository contains multiple demonstrations of the Claude Agent SDK, showcasing different ways to build AI-powered applications with Claude.

Available Demos

Email Agent

An in-development IMAP email assistant that can:

• Display your inbox
• Perform agentic search to find emails
• Provide AI-powered email assistance

Excel Demo

Demonstrations of working with spreadsheets and Excel files using Claude.

Hello World

A simple getting-started example to help you understand the basics of the Claude Agent SDK.

Hello World V2

Examples for the V2 Session API (unstable_v2_*): separate send()/stream() instead of a single query() generator, with multi-turn conversation and session persistence patterns.

Research Agent

A multi-agent research system that coordinates specialized subagents to research topics and generate comprehensive reports:

• Breaks research requests into subtopics
• Spawns parallel researcher agents to search the web
• Synthesizes findings into detailed reports
• Demonstrates detailed subagent activity tracking

AskUserQuestion Previews

A branding assistant that renders AskUserQuestion options as visual HTML preview cards instead of plain text labels:

• Opts in to previewFormat: "html" so each option includes a styled HTML mockup
• Round-trips questions from the SDK's canUseTool callback to a browser over WebSocket
• Demonstrates plan mode steering Claude toward clarifying questions before acting

Simple Chat App

A React + Express chat UI backed by the SDK, showing a full conversation loop over WebSocket with streaming responses.

Resume Generator

Generates a one-page .docx resume by web-searching a person's name (LinkedIn, GitHub, news) and assembling the findings.

Quick Start

Each demo has its own directory with dedicated setup instructions. Navigate to the specific demo folder and follow its README for setup and usage details.

Prerequisites

• Bun runtime (or Node.js 18+)
• An Anthropic API key (get one here)

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/anthropics/claude-agent-sdk-demos.git
cd claude-agent-sdk-demos

1. Choose a demo and navigate to its directory

cd email-agent  # or excel-demo, or hello-world

1. Follow the demo-specific README for setup and usage instructions

Resources

• Claude Agent SDK Documentation
• API Reference
• GitHub Issues

Support

These are demo applications provided as-is. For issues related to:

• Claude Agent SDK: SDK Documentation
• Demo Issues: GitHub Issues
• API Questions: Anthropic Support

License

MIT - This is sample code for demonstration purposes.