Claude Code | I Wish I Knew These 7 Rules When I Started

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Join my AI newsletter to stay up to date on everything AI: https://tristen-obrien.kit.com/59e783d0c3 Anthropic has an official best practices playbook for Claude Code (and most people have never seen it). In this video, I walk through all 7 best practices straight from the team that built Claude Code, and show you exactly what each one looks like inside the app. 📌 The 7 best practices: - Give Claude a way to check its own work (verification) - Look at the map before you drive (Plan mode) - Order the salmon (be specific with your prompts) - Give Claude the employee handbook (CLAUDE.md and /init) - Let the doctor ask the questions (interview prompt) - Clean your desk (session management, /clear, /rewind) - Run multiple kitchens (parallel sessions) ⏱ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro – The Anthropic Playbook Most People Haven't Seen 0:27 #1 Give Claude a Way to Check Its Own Work 1:41 #2 Plan Mode – Look at a Map Before You Drive 2:38 #3 Be Specific – Order the Salmon 3:51 #4 The Employee Handbook – /init and CLAUDE.md 4:57 #5 Let the Doctor Ask the Questions 6:01 #6 Clean Your Desk – /clear, Rewind, /compact 7:12 #7 Run Multiple Kitchens – Parallel Sessions 7:54 Recap and What to Watch Next 📌 Links: Anthropic's Official Best Practices Playbook: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/best-practices Download Claude Desktop: https://claude.com/download 📺 Watch these next: Claude Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBgZsV-0Fdo Claude Design Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7YMMyd2Qnk