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Files
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/files
List Files
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/files/list
User Profiles
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/user_profiles
List User Profiles
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/user_profiles/list
Files
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/compliance/apps/chats/files
Generated Files
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/compliance/apps/chats/generated_files
Files
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/files
List Files
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/files/list
files
Claude Developer Platform · title
build-with-claude/files
files
Claude Developer Platform · title
managed-agents/files
Example settings files
Claude Code CLI · title
settings-example
Desktop and filesystem access
Claude Documentation · title
third-party/claude-desktop/local-access
Delete File
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/files/delete
Download File
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/files/download
Get File Metadata
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/files/retrieve_metadata
Upload File
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/files/upload
Create User Profile
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/user_profiles/create
Create Enrollment URL
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/user_profiles/create_enrollment_url
Get User Profile
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/user_profiles/retrieve
Update User Profile
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/user_profiles/update
Delete file
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/compliance/apps/chats/files/delete
Download file content
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/compliance/apps/chats/files/download
Get file metadata
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/compliance/apps/chats/files/retrieve
Download a Claude-generated file
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/compliance/apps/chats/generated_files/download
Get Claude-generated file metadata
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/compliance/apps/chats/generated_files/retrieve
Delete File
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/files/delete
Download File
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/files/download
Get File Metadata
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/files/retrieve_metadata
Upload File
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/files/upload
Or, for the model with the same capabilities and no access approval requirement:
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/migration-guide
…irectory, a subdirectory, or a specific file list) before editing any files. The skill also detects Amazon Bedrock and Claude Platform on AWS clients and adjusts model ID formats and feature changes f…
optimizing-for-cost-and-intelligence
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/optimizing-for-cost-and-intelligence
…fer_loading: true}`) cut the run 20% at the same accuracy. Keep data files out of the prompt. When the model has to compute over a table, upload it with the [Files API](https://platform.claude.com/do…
pricing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/pricing
…d 1,550 hours is billed at **$0.05 USD per hour, per container** * If files are included in the request, execution time is billed even if the tool is not called, because files are preloaded onto the c…
Create the full URL from the GitHub repository
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/legal-summarization
…come in a variety of formats (such as PDFs, Word documents, and text files). Ensure your data extraction pipeline can convert all of the file formats you expect to receive. 3. **Parallelize API call…
PDF Processing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/best-practices
…s SKILL.md only when the Skill becomes relevant, and reads additional files only as needed. However, being concise in SKILL.md still matters: once Claude loads it, every token competes with conversati…
claude-api-skill
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/claude-api-skill
…file (prompt caching, adaptive thinking, compaction, tool use, batch, files, citations, memory) or a model reference **Manual invocation** by typing `/claude-api` (with optional subcommand or prose)…
enterprise
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/enterprise
…| Hardcoded credentials | API keys, tokens, or passwords in Skill files or scripts | High: secrets exposed in Git history and context window | | Filesys…
PDF Processing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/overview
…and-data-retention). </Note> ## Why use Skills Skills are reusable, filesystem-based resources that give Claude domain-specific expertise: workflows, context, and best practices that turn a general-…
quickstart
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/quickstart
…for tasks such as creating documents, analyzing data, and processing files. Anthropic provides the following pre-built Agent Skills in the API: * **PowerPoint (pptx):** Create and edit presentations…
mcp-connector
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-connector
…uri="file:///path/to/data.json", ) uploaded = await client.files.upload( file=mcp_resource_to_file(file_resource), ) print(uploaded.id) ``` ```typescript TypeScript import…
concepts
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/concepts
…ion. Several components appear under different names in configuration files, container images, and prose; the following tables give one canonical name for each and list the aliases you may encounter.…
Edit docker-compose.yaml: increment the integer in the setup service's
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/deploy-compose
…by SHA-256 digest, runs every container as non-root with a read-only filesystem, drops all Linux capabilities, and disables privilege escalation. ```bash cat > docker-compose.yaml <<…
advisor-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/advisor-tool
…ing on an assumption. If the task requires orientation first (finding files, fetching a source, seeing what's there), do that, then call advisor. Orientation is not substantive work. Writing, editing,…
bash-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/bash-tool
…tween commands. The working directory, environment variables, and any files a command creates are still there for the next command. The current version of the tool is `bash_20250124`. For model suppo…
browser-use-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/browser-use-tool
…a fresh profile that holds no credentials, and no access to sensitive filesystems or internal networks; isolate any tool you run alongside it the same way. 2. Restrict the hosts the browser can reac…
code-execution-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/code-execution-tool
…thon and bash code in a sandboxed container to analyze data, generate files, and iterate on solutions. --- Claude can analyze data, create visualizations, perform complex calculations, run system com…
computer-use-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/computer-use-tool
…mputing environment. You do NOT currently have the ability to inspect files or interact with external resources, except by invoking the below functions. As with regular tool use, the user-provided `s…
how-tool-use-works
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/how-tool-use-works
…erations (managing scratchpad memory, running shell commands, editing files, controlling a desktop or a browser), Anthropic publishes the tool schema and your application handles execution. The tools…
memory-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/memory-tool
…nd retrieve information across conversations in a directory of memory files. Claude can create, read, update, and delete files that persist between sessions, building up knowledge over time without ke…
overview
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/overview
…ory-tool"> Store and retrieve information across conversations in files you control. </Card> <Card title="Bash tool" icon="terminal" href="https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools…
parallel-tool-use
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/parallel-tool-use
…ling tools in parallel whenever possible. For example, when reading 3 files, run 3 tool calls in parallel to read all 3 files into context at the same time. When running multiple read-only commands li…