Claude Code Club
David Iya, Co-founder, Claude Code Club
Co-founder, Claude Code Club

David Iya

Forbes 30 Under 30 · Y Combinator

GMV built
$70M+GMV built
raised
$14M+raised
users in 30 countries
1M+users in 30 countries
in software
18+ yrsin software

About David Iya

David Iya is the co-founder of Claude Code Club, the #1 community for learning Claude Code. He has shipped products that reached more than a million users across 30 different countries, generated over $70M in GMV, and raised more than $14M in venture funding - with over 18 years of experience in software.

A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and Y Combinator alumnus, David has spent his career turning raw ideas into real products. He now teaches builders to do the same with Claude Code - going from idea to shipped without writing code by hand.

Inside Claude Code Club he leads the build systems, go-to-market, and monetization playbooks members use to turn AI skills into real income.

Areas of expertise

What David teaches

Building and scaling startups
Go-to-market & monetization
Fundraising and venture strategy
AI product development with Claude Code
Turning ideas into shipped products
Product strategy and shipping velocity

Articles

Articles by David Iya

Claude CodeTools

Claude Code in Slack: Setup, How It Works, and When to Use It

Claude Code in Slack lets you tag @Claude in a channel with a coding task and get back a cloud session that can open a pull request. It needs a Pro or Max plan, a GitHub repo connected at claude.ai/code, and the Claude app installed in your workspace. Team and Enterprise workspaces now use Claude Tag instead. Here is how the setup works, what happens when you tag Claude, and when I would use it over the desktop app.

Oct 18, 2026 7 min
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Claude CodeGetting Started

Claude Code Terminal Setup: Fix Shift+Enter, Notifications, tmux and Themes

Claude Code works in any terminal without setup, but a few things trip people up: Shift+Enter sending the prompt, Option-key shortcuts doing nothing on a Mac, no alert when Claude finishes, and tmux swallowing keys. Most of it is fixed by running /terminal-setup once or changing one setting. Here is how I would set up a terminal for Claude Code, symptom by symptom.

Oct 17, 2026 7 min
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Claude CodeGetting Started

Claude Code Keyboard Shortcuts: The Ones Worth Learning (Desktop App and Terminal)

Claude Code has two sets of keyboard shortcuts: one for the desktop app and one for the terminal. You do not need all of them. Learn Esc to stop Claude, a way to start a new line, the shortcut that opens the full list, and the one that changes permission modes, and you have most of the value. Here are the shortcuts I would learn first in each, plus how to change them.

Oct 16, 2026 7 min
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Claude Code with Vim and Neovim: Vim Mode, Your Editor and the Split Setup

There is no official Claude Code plugin for Vim or Neovim, and you do not need one. Turn on vim editor mode so the Claude Code prompt uses the keys you already know, set your editor so Ctrl+G opens long prompts in Neovim, and run Claude Code next to your editor with Neovim set to reload the files Claude changes. Here is the setup, the settings to copy, and when I would use the desktop app instead.

Oct 15, 2026 7 min
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Claude CodeGetting Started

Claude Code in Xcode: Claude Agent, MCP and Which Setup to Use

There are two ways to use Claude Code with Xcode. You can turn on Claude Agent inside Xcode's Intelligence settings and work in Xcode's own coding assistant, or you can keep running Claude Code outside Xcode and connect it to Xcode's built-in MCP server with one command. Here is how to set up each, what Claude can do in your project once it is connected, and which one I would pick.

Oct 14, 2026 7 min
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Claude CodeGetting Started

Claude Code in Cursor: How to Set It Up and When It Makes Sense

You can use Claude Code inside Cursor. Anthropic's Claude Code extension installs in Cursor the same way it installs in VS Code, and Anthropic's docs give a direct Install for Cursor link. You sign in with your Claude plan, not your Cursor plan, and Claude works in its own panel next to Cursor's built-in AI. Here is how to set it up, how the extension and the claude command in Cursor's terminal fit together, and whether running both is worth it.

Oct 13, 2026 7 min
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Claude CodeGetting Started

Claude Code in Zed: Two Ways to Set It Up (and Which I'd Pick)

You can use Claude Code in the Zed editor two ways. Run the regular claude command in a Zed Terminal Thread, which gives you the full native Claude Code experience on your existing Claude login, or install the Claude Agent from Zed's ACP Registry, which puts Claude in Zed's own Agent Panel. Anthropic does not ship an official Zed plugin the way it does for VS Code and JetBrains, so both paths come from Zed's side. Here is how each one works, what you give up, and which I would start with.

Oct 12, 2026 7 min
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Claude Code in JetBrains: Plugin Setup for IntelliJ, PyCharm and WebStorm

Claude Code works inside JetBrains IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, PhpStorm, GoLand and Android Studio through an official plugin. Unlike the VS Code extension, the JetBrains plugin does not bundle Claude Code, so you install the CLI first, then the plugin, then run claude from the IDE's built-in terminal. You get diffs in the IDE's diff viewer, your selection shared automatically, file-reference shortcuts and lint errors Claude can read. Here is the setup, the fixes for the common snags, and when I would use it.

Oct 11, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code VS Code Extension: Setup, Shortcuts, and When to Use It

The Claude Code VS Code extension puts Claude in a chat panel inside your editor. You install it from the Extensions view, sign in with a paid Claude plan or a Console account, and Claude sees the file you have open and any code you select. It shows edits as side-by-side diffs, lets you rewind with checkpoints, and shares settings and history with the rest of Claude Code. Here is how to set it up, the shortcuts worth learning, what it cannot do, and when I would pick the desktop app instead.

Oct 10, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code Ultrareview: When the Deep Cloud Review Is Worth Paying For

Claude Code ultrareview is a deep code review that runs in the cloud. You type /code-review ultra, a fleet of reviewer agents works through your branch or pull request in a sandbox, and every finding is reproduced before it reaches you. Pro and Max accounts get three free runs, then each review bills as usage credits. Here is how to run it, what it costs, the limits, and when I think it is worth the money.

Oct 9, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeWorkflows

Claude Code Remote Control: Steer a Desktop Session From Your Phone

Claude Code Remote Control lets you pick up a session running on your computer from your phone or any browser. In the desktop app you type /remote-control in a session, then open it from the Claude app or claude.ai/code. Your code, files and tools stay on your machine. Here is how to turn it on, what works from the phone, how it differs from cloud sessions and Dispatch, and the limits to know first.

Oct 8, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code Multiple Repos: Work Across Two Projects in One Session With /add-dir

Claude Code can work across multiple repos in one session. Add the second project with /add-dir, keep it permanently with additionalDirectories in your settings, or add more repositories with the + button in a desktop cloud session. Here is how each option works, what an added folder does and does not load, and when to open a parent folder or move the session instead.

Oct 7, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeSecurity

Claude Code Security Review: Run /security-review Before a Client Build Ships

Claude Code security review is a built-in command, /security-review, that checks the changes on your current branch for vulnerabilities like injection, broken auth and exposed data. It reviews the diff against your remote's default branch, so it works best as the last step before you merge or ship. Here is how to run it in the desktop app, what it does and does not cover, and how to fix the origin/HEAD error.

Oct 4, 2026 9 min
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How to Demo a Claude Code Build to a Client (Show the Outcome, Not the Code)

To demo a Claude Code build to a client, show them one job done start to finish on their own data, on a link that is already live, and then ask for the next step before the call ends. Do not show the code, the prompts or the terminal. Here is the demo structure, the prep checklist, and what to do when something breaks on screen.

Oct 2, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeWorkflows

Claude Code Goal Command: How /goal Keeps Claude Working Until the Job Is Actually Done

The Claude Code goal command is /goal followed by a condition, such as all tests in test/auth pass. Claude keeps taking turns until a separate small model confirms the condition is met, judges it impossible, or an error you have to fix clears it. Here is how to set one in the desktop app, how to write a condition the evaluator can judge, how /goal differs from /loop, auto mode and a Stop hook, and what stops or pauses a goal.

Sep 30, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code Doctor: The Checkup I Run After Every Model Release (Plus the New Prompt Audit)

Claude Code doctor is the built-in checkup you start by typing /doctor. It checks your install, finds skills, MCP servers and plugins that cost context without earning it, flags slow hooks, trims a bloated CLAUDE.md, and asks before it changes anything. Since v2.1.283 it also has /doctor prompt-audit, which reads your instructions for rules written for older models. Here is what each check does, when I run it, and how to read the report in the desktop app.

Sep 29, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code Computer Use: What I Let Claude Click on My Mac (and What It Will Not)

Claude Code computer use lets Claude open your apps, see your screen, click, type, and drag, the way you would, from inside the desktop app. It is off by default, needs a Pro or Max plan, and every app gets approved per session with a fixed level of control: browsers are view-only, terminals are click-only, everything else is full control. Here is how I switched it on, what it caught on a native build that nothing else could reach, which apps I refuse to approve, and the order Claude tries other tools before it touches your screen.

Sep 28, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeWorkflows

Claude Code Browser: How I Let Claude Test Its Own Changes in the Desktop App

The Claude Code browser is the Browser pane inside the desktop app's Code tab. Claude starts your dev server, opens the app in the pane, takes screenshots, inspects the DOM, clicks through forms, and fixes what it finds, and by default it does this after every edit. It runs in a clean profile with none of your logins, which is why there is a second option, the Claude in Chrome extension, for anything that has to happen as you. Here is how the two fit together, how auto-verify behaved on a real build, and the prompts I run in the pane now.

Sep 27, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeWorkflows

Claude Code Scheduled Tasks: How I Set Up a Daily Review in the Desktop App

Claude Code scheduled tasks are recurring jobs you create from the Routines page in the desktop app. Each one starts a fresh Claude Code session at the time you pick, in the folder you choose, with its own permission mode and model, and the run shows up in the sidebar for you to review. They run on your machine, so the app has to be open and the computer awake. Here is how I set up a weekday review of the previous day's commits, what went wrong in the first week, and the version of the prompt I run now.

Sep 26, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeBuilding

Claude Code Effort Levels: Which One I Set for Each Job (After Opus 5.5)

Claude Code effort levels are five settings - low, medium, high, xhigh, and max - that control how much the model thinks before it answers, and therefore how long a task takes and what it costs. You set one with /effort. Opus 5.5 defaults to medium while every other model defaults to high, so if you switched models this week you are already running one notch lower than you were. Here is what each level actually changes, how to set it in the desktop app, and the ladder I use to pick.

Sep 25, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeBuilding

How to Build a CRM With Claude Code (Weekend Build, Real Pipeline)

To build a CRM with Claude Code, open the desktop app, define your data model in plain language - contacts, deals, notes, stages - and delegate the build one phase at a time: foundation, pipeline view, then polish. You end up with a CRM shaped exactly around how you actually sell, instead of paying monthly for a tool where you use four fields. Here is the full build order, the exact first prompt, and the mistakes that turn a weekend build into a month.

Sep 22, 2026 10 min
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Claude CodeBuilding

How to Build a Booking System With Claude Code (A Weekend Build)

To build a booking system with Claude Code, describe the core loop in plain language - a visitor sees open slots, picks one, and the slot locks so nobody double-books - then let Claude scaffold the calendar, the database, and the confirmation flow while you steer the decisions. This is a full walkthrough of a real weekend build: what to hand Claude first, the double-booking bug that will bite you, and how to ship it live from the desktop app without touching a terminal.

Sep 15, 2026 11 min
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Claude CodeWorkflows

Claude Code /clear vs /compact: When to Reset and When to Summarize

Claude Code /clear vs /compact both free up a full context window, but they do opposite things: /clear wipes the conversation to a blank slate, /compact summarizes it so the agent keeps the thread. Use /clear between unrelated tasks and /compact when you want to keep going on the same one. Here is exactly how I decide, every session.

Sep 14, 2026 7 min
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Claude CodeGetting Started

How to Build a Portfolio With Claude Code: From Zero to Clients

Building a portfolio with Claude Code means shipping real, live projects that prove you can deliver - not collecting screenshots of half-finished work. Here is the exact sequence: what to build first, how to host it publicly, and how to turn those three or four projects into the proof that closes clients.

Sep 13, 2026 10 min
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Claude Code Project Templates: How to Start Every Build Faster

Claude Code project templates are pre-configured starting points that give the agent a working structure, a CLAUDE.md, and a clear scope before the first prompt fires. They cut the slow first-session setup phase and keep every project consistent. Here is the template structure I use on every build and how to install it in the desktop app in under five minutes.

Sep 12, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeBuilding

How to Build a SaaS With Claude Code: From Idea to Deployed Product

Building a SaaS with Claude Code means describing what you want in plain language and letting Claude handle the implementation across files, routes, and databases - while you stay in the driver's seat on decisions. Here is a complete walkthrough: how to scope the idea, what to hand Claude, how to structure the build in sessions, and the mistakes that add a week to a project that should take a weekend.

Sep 11, 2026 11 min
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Claude CodeBuilding

How to Write a Technical Spec for Claude Code (The Format I Use on Every Build)

A technical spec for Claude Code is a plain document that tells the agent exactly what to build, in what order, and where to stop. Without one, the agent guesses at the boundaries and you spend twice as long cleaning up scope drift. Here is the spec format I write at the start of every build, the sections that actually matter, and the mistakes that make Claude Code go sideways.

Sep 10, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeGetting Started

How Much Does Claude Code Cost Per Month? A Real Builder's Budget

How much Claude Code costs per month depends on which paid Claude plan you are on, because Claude Code is included in the plan rather than billed separately. The floor is the price of a paid Pro plan; heavier daily building lives on the two Max levels. Here is the honest per-month picture, when the API pay-per-token route is cheaper, and the mistake that made my first month cost more than it needed to.

Sep 9, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeWorkflows

Claude Code Token Usage: What Actually Eats Your Limit (and How to Make It Last)

Claude Code token usage is driven by how much text goes into and out of the model on every turn - your context, the files it reads, its own output, and the conversation history it drags forward. Most people burn through their limit not by doing more work, but by keeping bloated context and long sessions running. Here is exactly what uses your usage and how to stretch it.

Sep 8, 2026 10 min
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Claude CodeMCP

How to Connect Claude Code to Supabase With the Official MCP Server

Supabase runs its own hosted MCP server, so Claude Code can read your schema, write migrations, and run SQL against a real project without you copying anything between tabs. Here is the exact setup, the three settings that keep it from touching production it should not, and what actually broke the first time I wired it up.

Sep 6, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeMCP

How to Connect Claude Code to GitHub With the Official MCP Server

GitHub runs its own remote MCP server, so Claude Code can read a repo, browse open issues and pull requests, and check CI status without you copying anything between tabs. Here's the setup, the one place it differs from Slack, Notion, and Linear, and the scope habit that keeps a token from seeing more than it should.

Aug 31, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeMCP

How to Connect Claude Code to Linear With the Official MCP Server

Linear ships and hosts its own MCP server, so Claude Code can read an issue's full description and comment thread, then update its status or leave a comment, without you copying anything between tabs. Here's the setup, what it's actually good for, and the scope habit that keeps it from touching more than it should.

Aug 27, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeMCP

How to Connect Claude Code to Notion With the Official MCP Server

Notion ships and hosts its own MCP server, so connecting Claude Code to your Notion workspace doesn't need a community plugin or a workaround. Here's the setup for both the hosted and self-hosted routes, what Claude Code can actually do once it's connected, and the sharing habit that keeps it from seeing more than it should.

Aug 26, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeMCP

How to Connect Claude Code to Figma With the Dev Mode MCP Server

Connecting Claude Code to Figma means turning on Figma's Dev Mode MCP Server and pointing Claude Code at it, so it reads a design's real components, variables, and layout instead of guessing from a screenshot. Here's the setup, what actually transfers cleanly, and the manual check I still run before any of it ships to a client.

Aug 24, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeWorkflows

How to Refactor Code With Claude Code Without Breaking It

Refactoring is the one job where an agent can produce a beautiful diff that quietly changes what your app does. The fix is not a better prompt. It is a fence built before the first line moves, and a refactor cut into pieces small enough to check.

Aug 22, 2026 11 min
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BuildingClaude Code

How to Build a WordPress Plugin With Claude Code (Start to Installed)

A WordPress plugin is one of the best first real builds, because the platform gives you the whole application and you only write the missing piece. Here is the process I use with Claude Code, the four questions to answer before you prompt, and the PHP-specific traps the agent will walk you into.

Aug 19, 2026 10 min
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Why Is Claude Code Slow? The Real Causes and How to Speed It Up

Claude Code is usually slow for one of three reasons: the context you are sending is too big, the tools it is running are the actual bottleneck, or you picked a heavier model than the task needs. Here is the Slow Loop Audit I run to find which one it is in about five minutes.

Aug 18, 2026 9 min
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Claude Code in a Monorepo: How to Keep an Agent From Getting Lost

A monorepo is the environment where Claude Code goes wrong most predictably, and the reason is not intelligence. It is scope. Here is the package-scoped session rule I use to keep an agent working on one part of a big repo without dragging the other twenty into context.

Aug 16, 2026 9 min
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MCPBuilding

How to Build Your Own MCP Server for Claude Code

An MCP server for Claude Code is a small program that hands the agent new tools and live data it did not ship with - your CRM, your internal API, your file format. Here is the minimal build, wired end to end, that I use when the ready-made servers do not cover what a client actually needs.

Aug 10, 2026 9 min
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WorkflowsClaude Code

Claude Code Permissions Explained: Let It Move Fast Without Losing Control

The permission prompt is not friction to switch off - it is the dial that decides how much Claude Code can do before it checks with you. Set it wrong and you either approve every keystroke or hand an agent the keys to your machine. Here is how the permission modes actually work and the setup I use for client work.

Aug 9, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeTools

Claude Code vs Windsurf: An Honest Comparison for Builders

Claude Code vs Windsurf comes down to where the agent lives and how far it can reach. Windsurf is an AI-native editor built around its Cascade agent; Claude Code is a terminal-native agent that works alongside any editor and can run without you watching. Here is how to tell which one fits how you actually build.

Aug 8, 2026 8 min
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WorkflowsBuilding

Claude Code Extended Thinking: How Ultrathink Mode Actually Works

Claude Code extended thinking gives the agent extra reasoning time before it answers, and you control how much through four escalating keywords: think, think hard, think harder, and ultrathink. Here is what each level actually buys you, and the CCC Effort Ladder I use to decide when it is worth the wait.

Aug 8, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot: Which One Actually Ships More Work?

Claude Code and GitHub Copilot are both AI coding tools but they do fundamentally different jobs. Copilot lives inside your editor and suggests the next line. Claude Code takes the whole task, plans it, writes the files, and runs the commands. I have used both and here is the honest breakdown of where each one wins.

Aug 3, 2026 8 min
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The Git Workflow I Use on Every Claude Code Build

Claude Code writes code fast, and without a commit rhythm you can lose hours of working progress in one wrong command. Here is the branch strategy, commit pattern, and four rules I follow on every build to keep AI-written code clean and recoverable.

Jul 31, 2026 7 min
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SecurityBuilding

Claude Code Environment Variables: How to Keep Your API Keys Safe

The right way to manage .env files with Claude Code is to keep secrets out of the conversation entirely. Set up your environment variables before the session starts, reference them by name in prompts, and never paste a live key into the chat. Here is the Safe Env Pattern I use on every project.

Jul 30, 2026 7 min
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WorkflowsProductivity

Claude Code Parallel Agents: How to Run Multiple Sessions at Once

Running parallel Claude Code agents means deliberately opening two or more sessions to work on separate tasks simultaneously - not waiting for one to finish before starting the next. The Fork Method is the system I use to decide when to split work across sessions and how to keep them from colliding.

Jul 30, 2026 8 min
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BuildingClaude Code

How to Add Stripe Payments to Your Claude Code Build

Adding Stripe payments to a Claude Code project is a four-step integration you can describe in plain English and have working in an afternoon. Here is the Stripe Integration Stack I use to wire up real payments without touching the code by hand.

Jul 29, 2026 7 min
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Claude CodePrompting

I Built the Same Feature Three Ways to See Which Prompt Style Wins

Everyone has an opinion on how to prompt Claude Code. I stopped arguing and ran the test: I built the exact same feature three times with three different prompt styles - terse, detailed spec, and plan-first. One clearly won. Here's the whole experiment and what it means for how you prompt.

Jul 28, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeDatabases

How to Connect Claude Code to a Database (Safely)

The safe way to connect Claude Code to a database is through a read-only MCP server, not by pasting rows into a prompt. Here is the exact setup I use - a least-privilege database user, an MCP bridge, and a few hard rules - so Claude can read your schema and answer questions about your data without ever being able to break it.

Jul 24, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code settings.json: The Config I Put in Every Project

Most people never touch settings.json and let Claude Code run on defaults. Here is the exact config file I drop into every repo - permissions, hooks, model, and env - so every project starts safe, fast, and consistent instead of me babysitting the same prompts.

Jul 22, 2026 8 min
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WorkflowsBuilding

Claude Code Slash Commands: The Custom Ones I Use Every Day

Slash commands are saved prompts you trigger by typing a slash and a name - a way to run your best multi-step workflow in one keystroke instead of retyping it every time. Here are the custom commands I built for client work, exactly how I wrote them, and the ones that actually earn their place in my day.

Jul 21, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code Plan Mode: How I Ship Client Work Without Rework

Plan Mode is Claude Code's read-only research mode - it reads your codebase and writes a step-by-step plan for your approval before it touches a single file. Here's the exact loop I run on every client build to catch the wrong approach in a plan I can edit in seconds, instead of in code I'd have to rip out an hour later.

Jul 20, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeWorkflow

How I Review Claude Code's Output Before I Ship It

Claude Code can write a whole feature in one turn, but shipping it blind is how you burn a client. Here is the exact review pass I run on every build - what I read first, what I never trust, and how I keep it fast.

Jul 19, 2026 8 min
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Claude Code Hooks: Which Ones Actually Earn Their Keep

Most Claude Code hooks look clever and then get deleted a week later. After running them on real client builds, here are the three hooks I actually kept, the ones I dropped, and how to add your first one without breaking anything.

Jul 18, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeMCP

The Best Claude Code MCP Servers (and What Each One Unlocks)

MCP servers are how Claude Code reaches past your code and into your real tools. Here are the best Claude Code MCP servers to install first, grouped by what they let the agent actually do - from your repos and the live web to browsers, databases, and your workspace.

Jul 17, 2026 10 min
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Claude CodeBuilding

How to Reduce Your Claude Fable 5 Costs Without Losing Its Power

Claude Fable 5 costs roughly double the Opus class per token, and in long agent runs those tokens compound fast. The fix is not avoiding Fable, it is using it deliberately. Here are five levers that cut the bill hard while keeping the results that made you reach for it.

Jul 3, 2026 10 min
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Claude CodeBuilding

Claude Fable 5 vs Opus 4.8: Which One Should You Actually Build With?

Claude Fable 5 vs Opus 4.8 is not a close fight on paper, but it is the wrong question for most builds. Here is the honest split: what Fable's Mythos-class tier actually buys you, where Opus 4.8 is still the smarter call, and a simple two-question test for picking the right one every time.

Jul 2, 2026 10 min
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Claude CodeAutomation

Claude Code Hooks: How to Automate Your Workflow

A Claude Code hook is a shell command the app runs automatically at set moments in a session, like right after an edit or before a tool runs. Here is what hooks are, the four moments they can fire, and two you can copy today to auto-format your code and protect files you never want touched.

Jun 30, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeAI Agents

Claude Code Subagents: How to Actually Use Them

A subagent is a second Claude Code instance that runs a job in its own context window and reports back. Here is what Claude Code subagents are, the three jobs they do well, how to spawn and build your own, and what the June 2026 update changed.

Jun 30, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeSlash Commands

12 Claude Code Slash Commands You'll Use Every Day

These are the Claude Code slash commands I reach for every single day, what each one does in plain language, and when to use it. Save this as your quick reference, then build your own custom command on top.

Jun 27, 2026 8 min
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Claude CodeCLAUDE.md

Copy-Paste CLAUDE.md Templates for 8 Project Types

A CLAUDE.md template is the single highest-leverage file in any Claude Code project, because it is the memory the agent reads every time it works. Here is the CCC project-brief skeleton plus 8 ready-to-paste CLAUDE.md templates, one per project type.

Jun 26, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodePrompts

10 Claude Code Prompts That Do a Week of Work in a Day

These are the 10 Claude Code prompts I run when I want a week of work done in a day - audit a codebase, write tests, fix a failing build, ship a feature, and more. Copy them, swap in your details, and run them in the desktop app today.

Jun 24, 2026 9 min
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Claude CodeAgents

What Are Agent Loops in Claude Code and How to Run One

Claude Code agent loops are the engine behind the magic: the agent gathers context, acts, checks its own work, and repeats until the job is done. Here is what an agent loop is, the CCC loop framework, and how to run your first one today.

Jun 23, 2026 8 min
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MCPAutomation

How to Connect Claude Code to n8n with MCP

Wire the n8n MCP server into Claude Code and it can read all 1,851 n8n nodes, build the workflow for you, and deploy it straight to your instance. Here is the full setup, start to finish.

Jun 8, 2026 11 min
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