Agent skill · software engineering · sickn33
claude-code-guide
To provide a comprehensive reference for configuring and using Claude Code (the agentic coding tool) to its full potential. This skill synthesizes best practices, configuration templates, and advanced usage patterns.
Why this skill is useful
Provides advanced usage patterns and configuration templates for Claude Code that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Claude Code Guide Purpose To provide a comprehensive reference for configuring and using Claude Code (the agentic coding tool) to its full potential. This skill synthesizes best practices, configuration templates, and advanced usage patterns. Configuration (CLAUDE.md) Read existing project instructions first. Add or update a project CLAUDE.md only within the requested scope, preserving repository conventions and existing instructions. The template below illustrates a React/TypeScript npm project; replace its commands and stack rules with verified project facts. Template (General) Advanced Features Thinking Keywords State the desired investigation and verification criteria explicitly. These phrases describe tasks; they are not guaranteed switches for model reasoning effort: "Think step-by-step" "Analyze the root cause" "Plan before executing" "Verify your assumptions" Debugging If the agent is stuck or behaving unexpectedly: 1. Clear Context: Save the task state and relevant evidence before starting a new session. A prompt to forget instructions does not erase loaded project rules. 2. Explicit Instructions: Be extremely specific about paths, filenames, and desired outcomes. 3. Logs: Ask the agent to "check the logs" or "run the command with verbose output". Best Practices 1. Small Contexts: Don't dump the entire codebase into the context. Use rg or rg --files to locate relevant files first. 2. Iterative Development: Ask for small changes, verify, then proceed. 3. Feedback Loop: If the agent makes a mistake, correct it immediately and ask it to "add a lesson" to its memory (if supported) or CLAUDE.md. Verification Inspect the resulting diff and confirm the intended instructions actually load in the installed host. Project instructions guide behavior; they do not enforce a security boundary. Keep secrets out of tracked instructions. Check current features against official memory documentation. Reference Based on Claude Code Guide by zebbern. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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