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🤖 Claude Code

The Complete Guide to Agentic Coding

🔧

Build Features

🐛

Fix Bugs

⚡

Automate Tasks

🔗

Connect Tools

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands, and integrates with your development tools.

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📥 Installation

Get Claude Code running in minutes

Terminal

VS Code

Desktop App

Web

JetBrains

macOS / Linux / WSL

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Windows PowerShell

irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Homebrew

brew install --cask claude-code

Install Claude Code in VS Code

Open VS Code Extensions (`Cmd+Shift+X`)
Search for "Claude Code"
Click Install
Open Command Palette → "Claude Code" → "Open in New Tab"

Also works in Cursor!

Standalone Desktop App

macOS: claude.ai (Intel & Apple Silicon)
Windows: claude.ai (x64)
Windows ARM64: Remote sessions only

Review diffs visually, run multiple sessions side by side.

No Setup Required

Run Claude Code directly in your browser:

claude.ai/code

Great for long-running tasks and repos you don't have locally.

JetBrains Plugin

Install from JetBrains Marketplace:

IntelliJ IDEA
PyCharm
WebStorm
And more...

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⚡ What You Can Do

🔧 Automate Tedious Tasks

claude "write tests for the auth module, run them, and fix any failures"

Write tests for untested code
Fix lint errors across a project
Resolve merge conflicts
Update dependencies
Write release notes

🛠️ Build Features & Fix Bugs

Describe what you want in plain language. Claude Code:

Plans the approach
Writes code across multiple files
Verifies it works
Traces bugs through your codebase
Identifies root cause & implements fix

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🔀 Git Integration

Create Commits & Pull Requests

claude "commit my changes with a descriptive message"

Claude Code works directly with git:

Stage changes
Write commit messages
Create branches
Open pull requests

🤖 CI/CD Automation

Automate code review and issue triage with:

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

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🔌 MCP - Model Context Protocol

Connect Claude to your tools

MCP is an open standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources.

What can MCP connect?

📁 Google Drive
Read design docs

🎫 Jira
Update tickets

💬 Slack
Pull data

🗄️ Databases
Query data

📋 Notion
Read/write pages

🐙 GitHub
Manage repos

Add an MCP Server

claude mcp add server-name --transport stdio -- npx -y @some/mcp-server

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🎯 Skills

Extend Claude's capabilities

Skills let you create custom slash commands and package repeatable workflows.

Create Skill

Where to Store

Create ~/.claude/skills/explain-code/SKILL.md

---
name: explain-code
description: Explains code with visual diagrams. Use when explaining how code works.
---

When explaining code, always include:
1. Start with an analogy
2. Draw a diagram (ASCII art)
3. Walk through step-by-step
4. Highlight a gotcha

Location	Path	Applies to
Personal	~/.claude/skills/	All projects
Project	.claude/skills/	This project

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📝 CLAUDE.md

Project context & instructions

A markdown file in your project root that Claude reads at the start of every session.

Use it for:

Set coding standards
Document architecture decisions
List preferred libraries
Add review checklists
Define project-specific context

Example

# Project Context

## Tech Stack
- React 18 with TypeScript
- Next.js 14 App Router
- Tailwind CSS

## Code Standards
- Use functional components only
- All components must have prop-types
- Prefer async/await over .then()

## Testing
- Write unit tests with Vitest
- Integration tests with Playwright

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💡 Real-World Use Cases

🔍

Debugging

Paste error → trace through codebase → fix

🧪

Testing

Generate comprehensive test suites

📚

Documentation

Generate docs from code

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Refactoring

Modernize legacy code

🚀

Prototyping

Quick MVPs from descriptions

📊

Code Review

Automated PR reviews

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💰 Pricing

Free

Claude Code

Limited usage

$20

Pro

$20/month

$25

Team

$25/user/month

Claude Code CLI

Also supports third-party providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) - not just Anthropic models!

Pricing Tiers

Free: Limited Claude Code usage
Pro: $20/month - extended access
Team: $25/user/month - collaboration features
Enterprise: Custom pricing

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🎉 Summary

Claude Code is your AI coding partner that:

Reads and understands your entire codebase
Builds features and fixes bugs autonomously
Connects to 1000+ tools via MCP
Extends with custom skills
Integrates with git, GitHub, GitLab
Works in terminal, VS Code, JetBrains, or browser

🚀 Get Started Today

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Then run: claude

📚 Resources

Official Docs

Community Discord