I used Claude Code for 6 months and here's what happened
In this video, we dive deep into Claude Code, an awesome AI agent that lives directly in your terminal to handle complex development tasks.
We’ll walk you through the basics of running Claude Code inside a terminal, how to effectively manage context, and the best practices for getting reliable code output. We cover essential features like creating `CLAUDE.md` files for project architecture, using "Plan Mode" for big features, and even feeding the agent images and web tutorials to improve its performance.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn:
How to run and interact with Claude Code.
Understanding the tools Claude uses (grep, bash, file editing).
How to configure `CLAUDE.md` to teach the AI about your project.
Advanced prompting: Tagging files, adding images, and web fetching.
Using "Plan Mode" to architect complex changes before coding.
If you want to speed up your development workflow with AI agents, this video is for you!
Check out our GitHub integration video here: • How to Install Claude Code on GitHub
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00:00 Introduction & Installation
00:32 How to Run Claude Code (Basic Usage)
01:28 Understanding Agent Tools
02:07 "What Tools Do You Have?" (Bash, File Ops, Web Search)
04:08 Creating & Using CLAUDE.md
05:56 Best Practice: Nested CLAUDE.md Files
06:40 Writing Better Prompts & Context (@ tagging)
08:16 Using Images for UI Development
09:00 Using Web Search & Fetch for Tutorials
09:37 Context Management: /clear vs /compact
10:28 Deep Dive: Using Plan Mode (Shift+Tab)
12:19 Conclusion & Next Steps
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