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Tasks Lists in Claude Code
Claude Code automatically generates a tracked task list with dependencies from your plan or spec, and you can configure it to persist across sessions — so even multi-day projects pick up right where you left off.
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Clarifying Questions (AskUserQuestion tool) in Claude Code
The Ask User Question tool is one of the most underrated features in Claude Code — it flips the dynamic so that Claude interviews you with smart, targeted questions to resolve design and architecture decisions upfront, rather than making assumptions that lead to rework.
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Plan Mode in Claude Code
Plan mode is where every new feature should start in Claude Code — it restricts Claude to read-only operations so you can collaboratively explore, ask questions, and produce a detailed written plan before a single file is created or edited.
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Spec-Driven Development with Claude Code
Spec-driven development flips the traditional build cycle on its head — instead of prompting and praying, you spend the majority of your time planning collaboratively with your AI agent before a single line of code is written. This lesson introduces the philosophy behind SDD and explains why the planning phase, not the building phase, is where you as a human make your biggest impact.
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The Context Window, Explained
The context window is Claude Code's short-term memory — everything Claude can see and work with in the current session. This lesson explains how it fills up, how to monitor it, and practical strategies for keeping your context clean so Claude builds what you actually want.
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Git essentials for Claude Code builders
Walk through the essential Git workflow — branches, commits, pushes, PRs, and merges — first manually to understand what's happening, then let Claude Code handle it all through simple prompts and a custom slash command that automates the entire process.
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Launching Claude Code (for the first time)
See what it looks like to launch Claude Code for the first time, create a project folder, and start giving it tasks — from understanding the interface and reading diffs to handling permission prompts and toggling edit modes.
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The claude.md file & .claude folder
Understand how Claude Code organizes its configuration through the .claude folder structure — from project-level settings and custom commands to system-level folders that make your setup available across every project.
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Which Claude plan do you need to purchase?
Find out which Claude plan you actually need to use Claude Code and access the latest frontier model, how the token limits work in practice, and a straightforward recommendation on where to start and when to upgrade.
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Claude Code YOLO mode (--dangerously-skip-permissions)
Learn what YOLO mode actually does (--dangerously-skip-permissions), the real risks of skipping permissions, and the safety nets that make it a practical choice for daily use. Plus, set up a terminal alias to launch it with a simple shortcut.
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Running Claude Code in Cursor or VS Code
See how Claude Code runs inside the Cursor IDE and why this pairing works so well — from inspecting files and making quick tweaks to flipping between Claude Code and Cursor's agent for different types of tasks.
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