Claude Code

For managed Claude Code deployments, document the installer channel and update policy explicitly. The official npm path is npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code and requires Node.js 18 or later, but Anthropic notes that the npm package installs the same native claude binary through per-platform optional dependencies rather than running the CLI through Node.

If you distribute Claude Code through your own software channel, control background updates in Claude Code settings instead of relying only on package detection. Set DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER=1 in the settings env block to stop the background update check; use DISABLE_UPDATES when you need to block manual claude update and claude install paths as well. For enterprise enforcement, place those values in managed settings such as managed-settings.json so user/project settings cannot override the policy.

For enterprise deployment of ClaudeCode on Windows, execute the native installer silently via elevated PowerShell with irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex, which downloads and runs the script without UI prompts or user interaction. Ensure Git for Windows is pre-installed (using default options including PATH addition) as a prerequisite, since Claude Code requires it for Git Bash integration. Post-install, verify claude availability by adding %USERPROFILE%.localbin to user PATH if needed, then restart terminals.