15 articles on automation for builders learning Claude Code.
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.
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Claude Code subagents let you launch several specialized agents from one session, each with its own clean context. Here is what they are, when to reach for them, and how to brief them so a whole team of agents works on your project at once.
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Learn how to build a chatbot with Claude Code from scratch - pick the type, describe the behaviour in plain English, connect it to a real interface, and deploy it so it runs without your laptop.
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Learn how to build a Slack bot with Claude Code from scratch - covering Slack app setup, bot tokens, and wiring it all together through the Claude Code desktop app.
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You can build a working Discord bot with Claude Code even if you have never written a line of code. Follow this walkthrough to go from an empty folder to a bot that is live in your server and doing a real job.
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You can build a web scraper with Claude Code even if you have never written a line of code. Follow the Polite Scrape method to pull the data you need from a page, safely and within the rules.
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You can build a Telegram bot with Claude Code in a single afternoon. Follow the Bot in an Afternoon method to go from idea to a running bot, safely and step by step.
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Learn how to automate spreadsheets with Claude Code using the Spreadsheet Handoff, a simple method to turn repetitive sheet work into a script that runs itself.
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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.
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AI automations for agencies are how lean teams grow margin without growing headcount. Here are 10 concrete automations you can build with Claude Code - what each one replaces and the rough trigger that fires it - plus the CCC automation ladder for deciding what to automate first.
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As of June 15, 2026, headless Claude Code and Agent SDK runs stop counting against your Pro or Max limit. Here is what changed, which automations are affected, and the one thing you have to claim before it costs you.
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A practical guide to scheduling recurring Claude Code agents - a morning report, a nightly cleanup, a weekly research pull - and the one rule that keeps unattended runs from costing you a client.
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Auto mode lets Claude Code take a whole sequence of actions while you watch from checkpoints. Here is what it actually changes, and how to use it without burning money or breaking something you cannot undo.
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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.
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MCP servers are how Claude Code reaches out of the chat window and into your real tools - Gmail, GitHub, your database, the web. Here's what they actually are and why they change what you can build.
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David Iya
Duncan Rogoff