Claude Code can now use external tools like Gemini CLI and OpenCode to scan and understand large codebases, making it feel like having expert assistants.
Recent updates to Claude Code have reportedly diminished its agentic capabilities, leading many developers to downgrade to version 1.0.88 for better performance and reliability.
Google Trends data reveals a significant drop in search interest for Claude Code, suggesting potential challenges for Anthropics coding assistant in the competitive AI market.