A daily series

Claude Code,
properly.

Anyone can use Claude Code. Using it well is a different skill. A new article every day on getting real results, from the basics to MCP, skills and plugins. Each one opens with a 5-minute quick start, then goes deep in a full guide you can come back to. Written for anyone.

New to Claude Code? Start with Day 1 A 6-minute read: what it is, the four habits that matter and a loop to use today. Start reading Already use it? Take the Claude Quiz 25 questions, about 10 minutes. Skip what you know, get a reading list and a certificate. Test yourself
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Articles

Claude Quiz: pop quiz, no peeking. 25 Claude Code questions and a certificate with your name.
QuizDays 1 to 1225 questionsOct 24, 2026

Claude Quiz: 25 questions. One certificate.

Tap through 25 questions on everything so far, see right or wrong with the why, get your score and a reading list, then print a certificate with your name. New here? It doubles as a map of the series.

Start the Claude Quiz
Day 12: Pick the right model. Spend less. Run in parallel.
Day 12Going further27 min readOct 23, 2026

Pick the right model. Spend less. Run in parallel.

Four dials most people never touch: model, effort, context and parallel sessions. Aliases, opusplan, /usage, ten ways to cut tokens and git worktrees, in the terminal and VS Code.

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Day 11: Run it without you. Keep the guardrails.
Day 11Automating it25 min readOct 22, 2026

Run it without you. Keep the guardrails.

Run Claude Code from scripts with claude -p and from GitHub Actions: safe permissions, JSON output, budgets, @claude on issues, automatic PR reviews and scheduled jobs, in the terminal and VS Code.

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Day 10: One command. A whole setup.
Day 10Extending it27 min readOct 21, 2026

One command. A whole setup.

Plugins bundle skills, subagents, hooks and MCP servers into one install. Marketplaces, scopes, vetting a plugin, building your own and sharing it with a team, in the terminal and VS Code.

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Day 9: Delegate the work. Automate the rules.
Day 9Extending it34 min readOct 20, 2026

Delegate the work. Automate the rules.

Subagents give big jobs to helpers with their own context and tools. Hooks run your rules every time: notifications, auto-format, protected files. What, why and how, in the terminal and VS Code.

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Day 8: Teach it once. Reuse it forever.
Day 8Extending it18 min readOct 18, 2026

Teach it once. Reuse it forever.

Write and install skills and custom slash commands, with a real working example: what they are, why they help and how to build them, in the terminal and in VS Code.

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Day 7: Plug it into your real tools.
Day 7Extending it16 min readOct 17, 2026

Plug it into your real tools.

Connect Claude Code to Sentry, GitHub and your database with MCP: transports, scopes and a shared .mcp.json, permissions for tools, tool search and output limits, and security habits, in the terminal and in VS Code.

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Day 6: Let it commit. You review.
Day 6Working with it11 min readOct 16, 2026

Let it commit. You review.

Use Claude Code with git: start from a clean branch, review changes, write commits, open pull requests with gh, run code reviews and work in parallel with worktrees, in the terminal and in VS Code.

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Day 5: Keep it sharp. Stay in control.
Day 5Working with it11 min readOct 15, 2026

Keep it sharp. Stay in control.

What fills the context window and how to manage it with /context, /compact and /clear, plus permission modes and allow and deny rules, in the terminal and in VS Code.

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Day 4: Ask clearly. Plan before you build.
Day 4Working with it11 min readOct 14, 2026

Ask clearly. Plan before you build.

Write prompts that work the first time, use plan mode and the explore, plan, build, verify loop, and learn the commands and shortcuts that keep you in control, in the terminal and in VS Code.

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Day 3: Set it up once. Use it anywhere.
Day 3Setup10 min readOct 13, 2026

Set it up once. Use it anywhere.

Install Claude Code in the terminal and in VS Code on Windows, Mac or Linux, with shortcuts, a safe first session, eight tips and fixes for the usual snags.

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Day 2: It only knows what you tell it.
Day 2Context5 min readOct 12, 2026

Give Claude Code good context

It starts every session knowing nothing about your project. A short CLAUDE.md and clear asks stop the guessing, with a template you can copy.

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Day 1: Anyone can use Claude Code. Using it well is a different skill.
Day 1Introduction6 min readOct 11, 2026

Anyone can use Claude Code. Using it well is different.

It works so well out of the box that it's easy to think you're already using it well. Four habits close the gap between "it works" and "I trust it", plus a simple loop to start with today.

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A new article lands here every day. The order may shift as we go.

Foundations

Using it well

Extending it

Automating it

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