Downloading Claude Code

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

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

Basic Settings

/permissions

• set tools that can and cannot be run

/terminal-setup

enables shift-enter for newlines

/login

authenticate in Claude account.

Claude Context

Common Bash Commands, Files, Style Conventions

Shared Across All Projects

• /<enterprise root>/CLAUDE.md
• ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md

Checked in

• <project root>/CLAUDE.md

Not Checked in

• <project root>/CLAUDE.local.md

need to manually check in

Pull In Context On Demand

• ~/.claude/commands/foo.md -> /user:foo
• <project root>/.claude/commands/foo.md -> /project:foo
• a/commands/foo.md -> project🅰️foo
• a/commands/foo.py -> @a/foo.py

Permission Setting For Sharing

Keybindings

Tips

1. Run /init immediately

2. Structure: What, Domain, Validation

• Validation is important for AI to self-improve

3. CLAUDE.md deep dive

• always do X, never do Y - documnet Claude’s mistakes

• let Claude update CLAUDE.md

4. Get Used to the Primitive Composites

• Skills: recurring workflow (Ex) get article from hacker news + save it to local file)
• MCPs: give repo URL and tell claude to install this MCP.

5. /chrome connects browser

6. autoformat with PostToolUse

7. escape twice puts you back to previous state