Claude Code usage notes

I had been meaning to looking into coding agents seriously for some time. Thanks to Claude Code gift pass from @npankaj365 and @karpathy’s post, I was finally able to do it.

• general

  • ask Claude to summarize a project, trace how events/requests are handled, code organization

• editor

  • use backward slash (\ + Enter) for multiline inputs
  • use @ to tag files or folders

• modes

  • shift + tab to enter “Plan Mode”
  • Thinking spectrum (from shallow to deep): "Think", "Think more", "Think a lot", "Think longer", "Ultrathink"

• context & memory

  • /init - initializes context in Claude.md file
  • /clear - clears the context
  • /compact - compacts the context
  • Esc Esc - jump to a previous point in conversation
  • claude --resume - access to all the conversations

• git worktrees

  • run unique claude cli instances in separate git worktrees
  • claude can even auto merge changes into main (and fix conflicts)

References

• Claude Code in Action
• Claude Code - A Highly Agentic Coding Assistant