the playbook · what Claude Code can do
Claude Code, by what you can do with it.
A plain-language field guide to the features, the use cases for your team, and step-by-step recipes for building real things. Browse it, search it, copy the prompts. No account, no order.
The essentials
Slash commands
Type a forward slash to run a saved, named action instead of writing the whole request.
read more →Plan mode
Ask Claude to think and propose a plan first — without touching a single file — so you approve the approach before any work happens.
read more →CLAUDE.md & memory
Give Claude standing context about your project and preferences so you stop re-explaining them every conversation.
read more →Checkpoints & rewind
Claude saves a snapshot before each change, so you can rewind to how things were if an edit goes wrong.
read more →Effort & fast mode
Two dials — how hard Claude thinks about a task, and how fast it works — so you can match the model to the job.
read more →Context & the window
The model only "sees" what's in its context window. Managing what's in it — and clearing it when it's stale — is the skill that separates good sessions from frustrating ones.
read more →Many Claudes at once
Subagents
Hand a self-contained task to a second Claude with its own fresh context, so your main conversation stays focused.
read more →Workflows & agent teams
One request fans out into many Claudes working in parallel — each on a piece — then their results are gathered back together.
read more →Agent view & background work
One screen for every Claude you have running — start jobs, send them to the background, and get pinged when one needs you.
read more →Make it yours
Skills
A reusable file of know-how that Claude pulls in automatically when it's relevant — your team's playbook, taught once.
read more →Permissions & allowlists
You approve what Claude does. Tune how often it asks — from 'check with me on everything' to 'the safe stuff is pre-approved'.
read more →Auto mode
A smart middle ground for permissions — safe actions run on their own, risky ones still stop for your yes.
read more →Connect & automate
Connect your tools (MCP)
A standard plug that lets Claude read and act in your other tools — GitHub, Slack, your database, Google Drive, and more.
read more →Hooks
Small commands that fire automatically at set moments — like running your formatter every time Claude saves a file.
read more →Plugins
A bundle of skills, commands, hooks, and connectors you install in one step — a pre-packed setup someone else already figured out.
read more →Scheduled agents & loops
Hand Claude a job and a time, and it runs itself — every morning, every Monday, or on a repeating loop — without you in the room.
read more →Computer use
Claude can open real apps, click through their screens, and check the result with its own eyes — not just edit files.
read more →Cloud code review
A fleet of bug-hunting agents reviews your changes in the cloud and sends the findings back to you.
read more →Engineering
You already know how to code. This is the part that's new — handing real work to an agent that reads the whole repo, writes the tests, and shows you the diff before anything lands.
see all examples →Marketing
Turn a folder of notes, briefs, and past campaigns into drafts, calendars, and analysis — in your brand voice.
see all examples →Sales
Research accounts, personalize outreach, and keep your pipeline notes clean without leaving your terminal.
see all examples →Finance & Ops
Wrangle spreadsheets, reconcile exports, and turn raw numbers into clear summaries — with the formulas explained.
see all examples →People & HR
Draft job posts, screen notes, policies, and onboarding docs — consistent, inclusive, and fast.
see all examples →Data & Analysts
Explore datasets, write and explain queries, and turn a CSV into a chart or a dashboard — without memorizing syntax.
see all examples →Customer Support
Draft replies, spot patterns in tickets, and build a help center from the questions you actually get.
see all examples →Founders & PMs
Go from a vague idea to a spec, a prototype, or a clear decision — and read your own codebase without a developer in the room.
see all examples →Build a basic dashboard
Take a spreadsheet of numbers and turn it into a simple web page with charts you can open in your browser — no coding.
open the recipe →Clean up and analyze an Excel file
Hand Claude a messy spreadsheet and get back a clean version plus answers to the questions you actually care about.
open the recipe →Automate a weekly report
Set up a repeatable report once, then have Claude regenerate it on demand — or on a schedule — so you stop rebuilding it by hand.
open the recipe →Summarize a folder of documents
Point Claude at a pile of PDFs, notes, or transcripts and get one clear summary — plus answers to questions across all of them.
open the recipe →Draft documents from a template
Teach Claude your format once, then generate consistent, on-brand documents from it again and again.
open the recipe →