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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 min→02CLAUDE.md: How Claude Code Thinks About Your ProjectThe one file that changes everything: project memory, conventions, and context strategy.8 min→03Skills and Slash Commands: Teach It Your WorkflowsTurn repeated instructions into reusable skills your whole team can invoke.10 min→04Hooks: Run Your Rules on Every ActionLint on every edit, guard dangerous commands, and wire Claude Code into your standards.10 min→05MCP Servers: Give Claude Code New PowersDatabases, browsers, design tools: plug external systems straight into your agent.16 min→06Subagents and Parallel WorkFan out research, reviews, and refactors to parallel agents without losing the plot.11 min→07Plan 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 min→08Memory and Sessions: Continuity Across DaysAuto-memory, session resume, and building an agent that remembers your project's history.8 min→09Headless Claude Code: CI, Scripts, and AutomationRun the agent without the terminal UI: nightly fixes, PR reviews, batch jobs.11 min→10Claude 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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