Code with Claude San Francisco 2026

The San Francisco event is part of Anthropic's wider Code with Claude developer event series. It is designed for developers, engineers, technical leaders, founders, and AI builders who want practical guidance on using Claude in real software development, product building, automation, and agentic workflows.

Unlike a general AI conference, Code with Claude San Francisco is more technical and builder-focused. Anthropic describes Code with Claude as a developer event with hands-on workshops, live demos of new capabilities, and conversations with the teams behind Claude.

Code with Claude 2026 includes San Francisco on May 6, London on May 19, and Tokyo on June 10, with livestream access for remote attendees.

What usually happens at Code with Claude?

The San Francisco 2026 event included tracks for Research, Claude Platform, and Claude Code, giving attendees a way to follow the topics most relevant to their work.

For developers and product teams, the event gives a closer look at how Claude is being used for coding, model selection, production workflows, AI-native engineering, managed agents, platform integrations, and real-world developer tools.

Code with Claude San Francisco 2026

The event focused on practical AI-assisted development, with sessions around Claude Code, the Claude Platform, research updates, AI-native engineering teams, and production-ready agent workflows.

What happened at Code with Claude San Francisco 2026?

The strongest signal from the event was Anthropic's push toward practical AI development. Code with Claude San Francisco was not just about showing Claude as a chatbot. It showed Claude as part of the developer workflow, from writing and reviewing code to building agents, testing models, connecting tools, and moving AI systems closer to production.

Code with Claude: Extended San Francisco

Anthropic says the Extended event was built for independent developers and early-stage founders, with founder stories, builder deep-dives, and hands-on workshops from the Applied AI team. The main Code with Claude event focused on what is new across Claude and Anthropic's developer platform; the Extended event focused more on how builders and founders are using Claude in real projects.

Anthropic also says Code with Claude: Extended was not livestreamed, but sessions would be recorded and made publicly available after the event.

Why Code with Claude San Francisco matters

For developers, it offers practical sessions on coding, model selection, prompting, and agent workflows. For founders, it shows how Claude can support product building, prototyping, automation, and early technical execution. For engineering leaders, it gives a view of how AI-assisted coding may change team workflows, developer productivity, and internal tooling. For product teams, it highlights how Claude can be used inside real apps, platforms, and customer-facing AI systems.