# SDK

Anthropic clarifies Agent SDK usage, sparking debate among developers about API keys vs. subscription tokens. Developers express concerns over potential bans and ecosystem impact.

### About SDK
SDK refers to a software development kit, a collection of software development tools.  

### Engagements: [---------] (24h)
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[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/sdk/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [---------]  
Daily Average: [---------]  
[--] Month: [----------] -5.80%  
[--] Months: [-----------] +77%  
[--] Year: [-----------] +147%  
1-Year High: [----------] on 2025-11-02  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2025-02-27  

Engagements by network (24h):
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### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/sdk/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
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1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-01  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-01  

Mentions by network (24h):
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### Creators: [-----] (24h)
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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/sdk/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning SDK in the last [--] hours which is up 4.40% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-01  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-01  

The most influential creators that mention SDK in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                          | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                          | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@awsdevelopers](/creator/youtube/awsdevelopers) | [--]    | [---------] | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@trq212](/creator/twitter/trq212)               | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@Clawnch_Bot](/creator/twitter/Clawnch_Bot)     | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [------]      |

[View More](/list/creators/sdk/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 89%
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[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/sdk/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 89%  
Daily Average: 90%  
[--] Month: 86% -3%  
[--] Months: 86% -6%  
[--] Year: 86% -6%  
1-Year High: 98% on 2025-03-03  
1-Year Low: 61% on 2026-01-15  

Most Supportive Themes:
- High Engagement on YouTube: (6%) YouTube is seeing a significant portion of the engagement for SDK, indicating strong community interaction on this platform.
- Positive Sentiment: (87%) The overall sentiment surrounding SDK is highly positive at 87%, suggesting a favorable perception within the community.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Low Mentions: (8%) The number of mentions for SDK is extremely low, near its 52-week low, indicating a lack of current discussion.
- Low Creator Activity: (7%) Creator activity is also near its 52-week low, suggesting fewer individuals are actively posting about SDK.
  

### Top SDK Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"i'm not sure how the claude agent sdk survives this. it's already hard to work with because it's closed source. the *only* reason to build with it is to leverage the user's subscription. if you can't rely on that remaining allowed for legit conductor-like uses. why bother"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vincentmvdm/status/2024241366721597624) [@vincentmvdm](/creator/x/vincentmvdm) 2026-02-18T21:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ok so nothingburger Apologies this was a docs clean up we rolled out thats caused some confusion. Nothing is changing about how you can use the Agent SDK and MAX subscriptions Apologies this was a docs clean up we rolled out thats caused some confusion. Nothing is changing about how you can use the Agent SDK and MAX subscriptions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bitcoinjack/status/2024234701301416193) [@bitcoinjack](/creator/x/bitcoinjack) 2026-02-18T21:28Z 269.8K followers, [----] engagements


"If youre building a business on top of the Agent SDK you should use an API key instead. im sorry but i dont know what kind of business would do instead of just using the API that other than the ngmi kind this leaves Agent SDK strictly in local toy territory We want to encourage local development and experimentation with the Agent SDK and claude -p. If youre building a business on top of the Agent SDK you should use an API key instead. Well make sure thats clearer in our docs. We want to encourage local development and experimentation with the Agent SDK and claude -p. If youre building a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SIGKITTEN/status/2024234299927540200) [@SIGKITTEN](/creator/x/SIGKITTEN) 2026-02-18T21:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If you use the Claude Agent SDK and don't provide an API token it automatically just uses your installed Claude Code instance with your preconfigured authentication. Is that against the terms now 🤔"  
[X Link](https://x.com/adamwathan/status/2024233859295170664) [@adamwathan](/creator/x/adamwathan) 2026-02-18T21:25Z 282.8K followers, 26.9K engagements

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