Code with Claude San Francisco 2026

What this countdown tracks

The countdown above runs to Code with Claude San Francisco 2026, confirmed for Wednesday, May 6 at 09:00 PT in San Francisco, with an extended day on Thursday, May 7 dedicated to indie developers and early-stage founders.

About this event

Code with Claude is Anthropic's flagship developer conference, the company's principal venue for product launches, model releases, and platform direction setting. The format pairs morning product keynotes with hands-on workshops, live coding demonstrations of new Claude developer tools, and small-group office hours staffed by the engineers who build Claude, Claude Code, and the Claude API. The 2026 SF flagship runs as a hybrid in-person and livestream event, with overflow streaming free worldwide.

The event audience skews technical: founders, infrastructure engineers, and applied AI teams shipping production agentic systems. Anthropic typically uses the keynote to announce new Claude model versions, expanded API capabilities such as code execution and MCP connectors, pricing updates, and product launches around Claude Code, the company's terminal-native coding agent. The May 7 indie and founder day adds in-depth sessions on building startups on Claude.

What to expect

The 2026 keynote is widely expected to introduce a new Claude model generation alongside developer-tool updates. Persistent reporting points to expansions of Claude Code's IDE integrations, new MCP-native tools and connectors, broader sub-agent and orchestration primitives, and possible enterprise and pricing updates. Expect deeper integration with major cloud providers including AWS Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft's Azure AI Foundry. New Claude API features around prompt caching, batching, files, citations, memory, and agentic loop primitives are also likely.

Past reveals

• Code with Claude 2025 (May 2025, San Francisco) launched Claude 4 Opus and Claude 4 Sonnet, the general availability of Claude Code, and the Claude API's code execution and MCP connector tools.
• The 2025 event introduced Anthropic's first dedicated developer conference format, modelled loosely on Apple WWDC's hybrid programme.
• Anthropic has expanded the format internationally for 2026 with editions in London and Tokyo.
• 2025 sessions covered agentic coding patterns, Claude Code workflows, and enterprise rollouts.

How to watch

The keynote streams free on claude.com/code-with-claude and Anthropic's official YouTube channel. A 09:00 PT start equates to 12:00 ET, 17:00 BST, 18:00 CEST, 21:30 IST, and 01:00 JST on May 7. The opening keynote runs roughly 90 minutes, followed by parallel workshop and demo tracks throughout the day. Session recordings are typically posted to YouTube within days, and slides and code samples publish to the Anthropic developer documentation site.

Related keynotes to track

The SF flagship is followed by Code with Claude London 2026 and Code with Claude Tokyo 2026. It runs in the same window as Google I/O 2026 and Microsoft Build 2026, which both feature deep Anthropic platform partnerships.

FAQ

When is Code with Claude SF 2026? Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 09:00 PT, with an extended day on May 7. Where is Code with Claude SF 2026? San Francisco, California. How can I watch Code with Claude SF 2026? Free on claude.com/code-with-claude and Anthropic's YouTube channel. What's expected to be announced? New Claude model versions, Claude Code updates, expanded Claude API capabilities, and developer tool launches.