Claude Code is the most powerful AI today.

(Especially with yesterday's Opus-4.6 release)

Here's why it reached $1B ARR in 6 months, and how to master it:

1. It changes everything

Full system access, agent swarms, hours-long tasks. Chat Claude is browser-only. Cowork is a limited skin.

• Guide to Claude: news.aakashg.com/p/how-…

• Guide to Cowork: news.aakashg.com/p/guid…

2. What Claude Code can do

Process 10,000 files in minutes. Run bash without learning syntax. One interface for 200+ tools. Delegate like you have 5 junior employees.

• Basic Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/ai-a…

• Advanced Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/prac…

3. The Claude Code workflow

Analyze → Plan → Create → Scale

Meeting transcript → PRD → Jira tickets → Slack summary → dashboard. One tool.

• AI PRD Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/ai-p…

• AI Roadmap Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/ai-r…

4. Getting started

Use Cursor. Open terminal, type "claude", press Enter.

macOS 13+, Ubuntu 20+, or Windows 10+. Pro ($20/mo), Max ($100-200/mo), or API.

• Pro Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/how-…

• Official Setup: code.claude.com/docs/en…

5. Connect everything (MCP)

USB-C for AI. One protocol, hundreds of connections. GitHub, Sentry, Linear, Notion, Slack, Jira, PostgreSQL, Gmail, Typefully, Buffer, Discord.

• PM Operating System: news.aakashg.com/p/pm-os

• Anthropic MCP Servers: docs.anthropic.com/en/d…

MCP Collection: mcp.so

6. Essential commands

/help → all commands

/clear → reset context

/compact → save tokens

/model → switch models

/mcp → check connections

Use @ to reference files (@filename, @folder/).

• Prompt Engineering: news.aakashg.com/p/prom…

• Best Practices: anthropic.com/engineeri…

7. Skills & claude.md

Skills are reusable automations Claude auto-loads. Built-in for docx, xlsx, pptx, pdf.

claude.md is project memory. Commands, style guides, context that persists.

• Skills Tutorial: news.aakashg.com/p/clau…

• Steal 6 of My Skills: news.aakashg.com/p/stea…

Context Engineering: news.aakashg.com/p/cont…

8. Prompting techniques

Pro pattern: Checkpoint + Iterate.

Plan first. Review before execution. Create checkpoints. Rewind (Esc twice) if it breaks. Iterate with specific feedback.

• Prompt Engineering: news.aakashg.com/p/prom…

• ChatGPT for PMs: news.aakashg.com/p/chat…

9. Resources

All links above + MCP Reference: code.claude.com/docs/en…

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