Claude Platform 101

{Platform}** - Anthropic'e infrastructure. Code-qa Claude-logh ghaH. {REST API}, {SDKs}, {CLIs}, console-logh yIjatlhbe'chugh.

{API key}** - platform.claude.com-vo' yIghom. .env.local-Daq yIjatlh. GitHub-Daq yIjatlhbe'!

{Model} wa'DIch**: Claude Fable — SuvwI'pu'chugh QaPla'! Qapla'la' 'ach latDaq yIjatlhbe' — {capability} 'e' yIjatlh 'ej latDaq wa'DIch yIjatlh

{Agent}** - Claude'e autonomous version, messaging loop'e both sides running, human middle'e without. Task receives, tool picks, code executes loop'e until task done.

{Tool}** — Qapla'pu'boq 'e' yIjatlhbe'chugh, Claude 'e' yIjatlhbe'. SoH yIjatlh, Claude yIjatlhbe'. JSON schema, name, description, input schema — wa'DIch.

{Extended thinking} ghaH**: Claude jup Qapla'pu'chugh vaj poH law' neH lo'laH. Qo'noS wa'DIch pIj jup, vaj DaH poH puS 'e' yIjatlhbe'.

{Server tools}** — Anthropic qapla'! Web search, code execution, web fetch — SuvwI'pu' Anthropic'a' yIjatlhbe'. Qapla'!

{Skills}** - SuvwI'pu' latlhpu' je. Qapla'pu' 'oS SKILL.md wa'DIch. Lut je, QaPla'pu' je. Claude yIjatlhbe'chugh, vay' vIghajbe'.

Maintenance problem**: Third-party API wrappers require constant updates. {MCP} shifts maintenance burden to service providers — Asana, Slack, Google maintain their own servers.

{Context}** — QaPla'! nuq'be'chugh Claude legh'a': {system prompt}, {message history}, {tool definitions}, {tool results}, {files}, {skills}

{Agent loop}** - Claude qapla': SIbI'pu', {tool} yIjatlhbe'chugh, qapla'pu', QaPla' 'ej chugh Qapla' vIjatlhbe'chugh, yIjatlh

{Managed Agent}** — qapla'la' loop'e' Anthropic infrastructure-Daq joj. Server-Daq joj pagh, infrastructure-Daq joj.

Stub-vetlh** — {file} yIjatlhbe'chugh, Claude Code yIjatlh. Qapla'!