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Series · 10 of 10 parts · Intermediate

Claude Code, Mastered

The agentic coding tool, feature by feature: from first install to workflows that feel like cheating.

What you’ll understand

By the end you run Claude Code like a power user: project memory, custom skills, hooks, MCP servers, and multi-agent workflows.

Episodes
01What Claude Code Actually Is (an Agent in Your Terminal)Not autocomplete. A full agent that reads your repo, plans, edits, runs, and verifies.10 min02CLAUDE.md: How Claude Code Thinks About Your ProjectThe one file that changes everything: project memory, conventions, and context strategy.8 min03Skills and Slash Commands: Teach It Your WorkflowsTurn repeated instructions into reusable skills your whole team can invoke.10 min04Hooks: Run Your Rules on Every ActionLint on every edit, guard dangerous commands, and wire Claude Code into your standards.10 min05MCP Servers: Give Claude Code New PowersDatabases, browsers, design tools: plug external systems straight into your agent.16 min06Subagents and Parallel WorkFan out research, reviews, and refactors to parallel agents without losing the plot.11 min07Plan Mode and the Art of Not Letting the Agent Run WildWhen to plan first, how to review plans, and keeping control of big changes.9 min08Memory and Sessions: Continuity Across DaysAuto-memory, session resume, and building an agent that remembers your project's history.8 min09Headless Claude Code: CI, Scripts, and AutomationRun the agent without the terminal UI: nightly fixes, PR reviews, batch jobs.11 min10Claude Code + Your IDE: A Workflow That CompoundsWhere the terminal agent beats the IDE, where it doesn't, and how to run both for maximum output.9 min
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