Claude Code is the best way to use AI.

Here's your complete guide:

1. Stop working in chat windows

Open terminal in your project folder, type claude, and it instantly has context of all your files. No more manual copy-paste.

2. Build your knowledge base first

Create four folders before you write a single prompt:

• business-info.md (product, market, strategy)

• writing-styles/ (internal, technical, user-friendly)

• examples/ (past PRDs, analyses, reports)

• meeting-transcripts/ (auto-uploaded recordings)

3. Use the CLAUDE file

This is your permanent memory. Add rules once, they persist forever. "Never commit without asking." "Format research as bullet points."

4. Save your best prompts as commands

Create /meeting-notes, /competitive-research, /prd-review. Type the command, execute instantly. No more searching for that prompt you saved 3 months ago.

5. Use Plan Mode first

Press Shift+Tab before complex tasks. Claude creates a plan without executing. Review it. Catch mistakes. Approve. This prevents 80% of disasters.

6. Run parallel agents

Three customer interviews? Spin up three UXR agents simultaneously. A week of work becomes one hour through true parallelization.

7. Build specialized agents

Designer agent for UX. Engineer agent for technical constraints. Executive agent for business impact. All three review your PRD at once.

8. Use the $37 stack

Claude Pro ($17/month) handles research, writing, and documents. Add Cursor ($20/month) for heavy coding. You don't need the $200 plan.

9. Monitor token usage

Claude Code shows real-time costs. Clear sessions after tasks. Use Plan Mode before expensive runs. Finally understand "$1.50 per million tokens."

10. Scale week by week

Week 1: One research task with auto file-reading

Week 2: Add business-info.md

Week 3: 1st custom command

Week 4: Parallel agents

Week 5: Custom agent

Each week adds one capability.

Want more depth on Claude Code?

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