Overview
A distillation of the 15 most impactful Claude Code operational techniques, written by Boris Cherny and extended with community contributions. Covers the inner loop for daily development with Claude Code.
Features
- Skills as Folders: Canonical pattern for structuring skills so Claude Code can discover and execute them.
- context:fork Pattern: How to isolate subagent contexts so memory doesn’t pollute parent sessions.
- Slash Command Recipes: Ready-to-copy command templates for iterative coding workflows.
- Inner Loop Patterns: How to structure rapid edit → test → commit cycles with AI assistance.
Use Cases
- Setting up Claude Code for the first time with proven defaults.
- Building a personal set of slash commands and skills.
- Understanding context isolation for multi-agent workflows.
Technical Advantages
- Immediately actionable — each tip is a self-contained practice you can adopt in minutes.
- Community-tested across dozens of real-world codebases.
- Covers both individual developer and team-level Claude Code usage.