Full Claude Code Guide

Claude Code offers a significant advancement by allowing AI models to interact directly with folders, understand project structures, and execute tasks. This capability moves beyond simple Q&A, enabling AI to actively manage files, research, applications, and workflows. The guide details a practical setup for using Claude Code with the latest Anthropic models, Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5.

• Claude Code enables AI to work within real folders, read existing content, and understand connections.
• This allows AI to make changes, run tools, check results, and remember information for ongoing work.
• Anthropic released Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5, with Sonnet 5.5 being faster and potentially cheaper.
• Using these models within Claude Code allows users to give AI actual work like files, research, apps, or projects.
• The guide covers installation, setup, model selection, memory, Plan Mode, context, Skills, subagents, MCP, review, Hooks, and automations.
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