Claude Code Skills: Build Reusable Workflows with Custom Commands
Skills are the fastest way to create repeatable workflows in Claude Code. A markdown file, a slash command, and predictable steps with human intervention.
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Skills are the fastest way to create repeatable workflows in Claude Code. A markdown file, a slash command, and predictable steps with human intervention.
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The definitive Claude Code guide. Learn installation, advanced configuration (CLAUDE.md), agent workflows, and patterns for professional developers.
Understand what the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is and how to use it in Claude Code to connect your LLM with real tools (GitHub, Linear, Databases).
Discover how to use Claude Code CLI to automate frontend development tasks. Practical case: implementing AVO tracking events in minutes.
claude --chrome or /chrome connects Claude Code to your browser. Claude opens tabs, navigates, clicks, reads the console, and debugs your frontend — all without leaving the terminal.
Press Ctrl+O to watch Claude think. Spot problems early. Stop bad decisions before they become bad code.
MCP is not a plugin, not a skill, not an API. It's a protocol. claude mcp add + URL or local command and Claude is connected to any service.
Use /model + arrow keys to adjust effort on the fly. Or configure it permanently with effortLevel in settings or the CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL environment variable.
Deny rules always win. Modes change everything. And the Tool(specifier) syntax supports wildcards and gitignore patterns.
Type ! followed by any command to run it directly in your shell without leaving Claude Code. Use Ctrl+B for background processes.
Skills, Hooks, MCP, Sub-agents, Agent Teams, and Plugins: a quick map to know when to use each one.
Skills are markdown files that Claude Code executes as slash commands. Create a SKILL.md, invoke it with /name, and Claude follows the steps. Conversational, predictable, reusable.
Fast mode prioritizes speed over cost on Opus 4.6: up to 2.5x faster responses with the same intelligence. Learn how to toggle it with /fast.
The /context command breaks down how many tokens each component of your session consumes, giving you full visibility into the context window before it fills up.
Every prompt creates an automatic checkpoint. If Claude breaks something, press Esc twice and rewind to any previous state in seconds.
Claude Code lets you customize the bottom status bar with a shell script — think PS1, but for your AI coding session.