# Effective Claude Code Usage

> A Quarto RevealJS presentation by Indrajeet Patil about using Claude Code effectively as a CLI agent for software engineering work.

This presentation explains how to use Claude Code as an agentic coding partner rather than a terminal chatbot. It covers tools, skills, workflows, context management, CLAUDE.md files, subagents, planning mode, hooks, prompting strategies, MCP, and Git worktrees.

## Primary URL

- [Slides](https://www.indrapatil.com/effective-claude-code-usage/)

## Source

- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/IndrajeetPatil/effective-claude-code-usage/)

## Topics

- Claude Code
- Agentic coding
- CLI-based AI agents
- Tool use and slash commands
- Skills (reusable prompt playbooks)
- Workflows and multi-agent orchestration
- Context window management
- CLAUDE.md project memory and auto-memory
- Subagents and planning mode
- Hooks and validation workflows
- Model Context Protocol
- Git worktrees for parallel agent sessions

## Machine-readable companion

- [Full agent summary](https://www.indrapatil.com/effective-claude-code-usage/llms-full.txt)