Anthropic Claude

Claude API for conversational AI. Strong reasoning and instruction following.

Plain language

What is it?

An AI assistant (Claude) that you can talk to from your own app. Known for careful, nuanced responses and following complex instructions.

Why use it at a hackathon?

When your app needs AI that reasons carefully, handles sensitive topics well, or needs to follow specific guidelines — Claude is especially strong at this.

Common use

Legal document analysis, healthcare information tools, mental health support assistants, complex document summarization, equity-focused advisory tools.

Tags

llmclaudeconversationalreasoning

At a glance

Setup time: 10 minutes

Difficulty: beginner

Skill: Beginner. Same pattern as OpenAI: send a message, get a response. Great documentation and free API tier to start.

Impact context

Challenge domains

Health & WellbeingEducation & AccessJustice & RightsCivic TechCrisis & Disaster ResponseEconomic Equity

SDGs

Good HealthQuality EducationPeace & JusticeReduced InequalitiesDecent Work

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