Dec 17, 2025December 17, 2025-Beginner-25 min·v1

Claude Code Fundamentals

Apply first principles to Claude Code: CLAUDE.md, Commands, Skills, Hooks, Agents. From zero to productive in one session.

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Introduction

In , you learned the universal frameworks: the 5-Step Algorithm, First Principles reasoning, and the Five Perspectives. These work with any tool.

Introduction

Part 2 of 4: AI-Assisted Development Series

This is Part 2 of a 4-part series. Start with Part 1: First Principles if you haven't already.

What you'll learn

25 min

Set up your first CLAUDE.md in under 5 minutes
Master the four pillars: Commands, Skills, Hooks, Agents
Apply the 5-Step Algorithm to your Claude Code setup
Build compound automations that grow with you

Prerequisites

beginner

•Completed Part 1: First Principles for AI-Assisted Work
•Can navigate folders and files (Finder, VS Code, or terminal)
•Comfortable reading a git repo (even if you don't write code daily)

In Part 1, you learned the universal frameworks: the 5-Step Algorithm, First Principles reasoning, and the Five Perspectives. These work with any tool.

Now we apply them to a specific tool: Claude Code.

Claude Code

Claude Code is Anthropic's official CLI for Claude. It runs in your terminal, reads your files, and executes commands. Unlike web-based AI chats, it integrates directly into your development workflow with programmable customization.

Applying the 5-Step

Before adding any Claude Code feature, apply Step 1 from Part 1: Question. Do you actually need this command? What problem does it solve? Who asked for this feature? The most productive Claude Code setups are the simplest ones.

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