Claude Code Tips: From Basics to Advanced
Nine articles covering all 50 Claude Code tips in YK Sugi's claude-code-tips repo, from the status line and context to testing, auto mode, and plugins.
In this series
Basics: setup, context, and talking to Claude
Claude Code Tips for Daily Setup: Status Line, Commands, Shortcuts
Eight foundational Claude Code tips: a status line that tracks tokens, key slash commands, input-box shortcuts, aliases and multiple accounts.
Claude Code Context Management: Compact, Handoff, and Half-Clone
Claude Code tips for context: why fresh sessions work best, how to write a HANDOFF.md, forking with /branch, half-clone, and searching your chat history.
Claude Code Input and Output Tips: Voice, Clipboard, Markdown
Six Claude Code tips for faster back-and-forth: voice prompts, getting output out of the terminal, Cmd+A, writing with Claude, markdown, and keeping links.
Intermediate: thinking, verification, Git, and DevOps
Claude Code Problem-Solving Tips: Break Down, Plan, Simplify
Five Claude Code tips on thinking: break problems down, pick the right abstraction level, plan and prototype, simplify bloated code, face the unknown.
Claude Code Testing Tips: Write-Test Loops, TDD, and TESTING.md
Claude Code tips for verification: close the write-test loop, Playwright vs /chrome, double-check every claim, TDD, interactive PR reviews, and TESTING.md.
Claude Code Tips for Git, GitHub, and DevOps: gh, Worktrees, CI
Six Claude Code tips for Git and DevOps: hand commits and gh to Claude, git worktrees, terminal tabs, backoff for CI, background tasks, and GitHub Actions.
Advanced: autonomy, customization, and beyond code
Claude Code Autonomy Tips: Auto Mode, Containers, Remote Control
Advanced Claude Code tips on autonomy: auto mode, skipping permissions inside a container, a worker Claude, and Remote Control from your phone.
Claude Code Customization Tips: CLAUDE.md, Skills, and Plugins
Claude Code tips on customization: CLAUDE.md vs skills vs slash commands vs plugins, a lean CLAUDE.md, the dx plugin, artifacts, and automation.
Claude Code Beyond Coding: Research, Knowledge Bases, Learning
The final Claude Code tips: research instead of Google, a text interface to your computer, GitHub as a knowledge base, and the billion-token rule.