A clear answer on whether the Claude Code executable is on your PATH, with nothing changed.
About
If the claude command is not found, your first session stalls before it begins. This check looks for the Claude Code executable on your PATH and tells you whether it is there, without changing your installation or account.
If it is missing, reopen the terminal and follow the installer's PATH instructions, then check again. Sign-in problems are separate; use the official login troubleshooting for those. It is the readiness check for the Your first project with Claude Code guide, which goes on to make and review one real change.
It runs locally from the command line with Python 3.10 or later, on Windows, macOS and Linux. Provider accounts, model weights, GPU compute and hosting are not included, and agent usage is billed by your provider.
Requirements
- Runs with
- Python 3.10+
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Network
- Local use; related agent, model, and hosting services may require a separate account.