# AI coding agent

A tool that reads your project, plans changes, and edits real files on your machine — not just a chat window that suggests code.

Also called: agent, coding agent, ai agent.

## Covered in these lessons

- [What Claude Code actually is](https://zero2vibecode.com/learn/claude-code/0-1-what-is-claude-code)
- [What vibe coding is](https://zero2vibecode.com/learn/vibe-coding-101/0-1-what-vibe-coding-is)
- [Terminal agents vs editor agents](https://zero2vibecode.com/learn/ai-coding-tools/0-2-terminal-agents-vs-editor-agents)
- [Commit history, and why it saves you](https://zero2vibecode.com/learn/terminal-basics/4-4-commit-history)

Source: https://zero2vibecode.com/glossary/agent