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My Claude Notes

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my claude aI stuff

 

TL;DR

  • Claude is stateless = Everytime you respond, the whole conversation is sent and re-read so your token usage gets exponentially more on every response.
  • Use /compact to reduce your conversation size
  • /context will show your current conversation token usage.
  • use claude.md
  • Plan Mode is very useful
  • **need to chase this** Jobs that dont need an immediate response can run at a 50% discounted token rate , useful for conversions.

 

General AI

These will all apply to claude, but also other AI environments.

  • My Thoughts
    • AI is not always right, even though it says it is.
    • A new conversation is not always beat. Compact your shit, New feature, new conversation
    • 15 to 20 messages is sweet spot. AI can hallucinate after this
    • Circular thinking
    • The better the prompt, the better the result. Be concise even if you think what your are saying is stupid and it should know. Don't be lazy
    • Claude is good at stuff everyone does because it is trained on that, but weird edge case it will need you to point stuff (the Eureka moment) out or it will get confused and give shit outputs outs
    • is a lot of these issues because we have been using stripped headers ++ add this to Claude notes, don't let Claude cut corners. specify what libraries to use etc...
  • Tutorials
    • How AI agents & Claude skills work (Clearly Explained) - YouTube | Greg Isenberg - I sit down with Ras Mic to break down how AI agents actually work and why most people are using them wrong. Ras Mic explains the mechanics of context windows, makes the case that agent md files are largely unnecessary, and shares his step-by-step methodology for building custom skills that make agents dramatically more productive. Whether you're coding with Claude Code or automating workflows with OpenClaw, this episode gives you the foundational knowledge to stop wasting tokens and start getting real results from your AI tools.
    • 18 Months of AI Coding Lessons in 18 Minutes (10 Tips) - YouTube | GritI Studio
      • AI coding tips that actually work. After 18 months of daily AI coding with Cursor, Claude Code, and other tools, I have distilled everything I learned into 10 tips you can learn in 15 minutes. These are battle-tested workflows I use every single day—no hype, just what actually works.
    • The models we use today are probably the worst models you will use for the rest of your life. In the past year alone, we have gone from AI that could barely autocomplete a function to agents that write entire features, create branches, and open pull requests while you drink your coffee. Hate it or embrace it—AI-assisted coding done the right way is a superpower!
  • Swap Enter and Shift+Enter key behaviour
    • GitHub - deerhnt/chat-key-changer - "Chat-Key-Changer" is a Chrome extension that swaps Enter and Shift+Enter key behavior in AI chat services for improved usability.
      • Solving the Enter Key Frustration in AI Chat: "Chat-Key-Changer" Chrome Extension - DEV Community
        • Hello everyone! Have you ever experienced the frustration of accidentally sending an incomplete message while chatting with AI?
        • I regularly use ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, and other AI services, but I often found myself accidentally hitting Enter while typing long messages, thinking I was adding a new line but ending up sending an incomplete message instead.
        • So I built a Chrome extension to solve this small but persistent annoyance - let me introduce it to you!

Official Claude Sites

Tutorials

`Claude Code` is an agentic coding tool that handles entire development workflows through natural language.

  • Full Claude Code Tutorials
    • Claude Code - Full Tutorial for Beginners - YouTube | Tech With Tim
      • This video will teach you Claude Code. I'll go over everything and assume no prior knowledge. I'll walk you through the setup and installation. I'll show you how to utilize the tool, the best practices, multiple features, and by the end of the video, you'll be comfortable using this tool to generate some pretty insane outputs and awesome coding projects.
    • Full Claude Code Tutorial for Non-Technical Beginners in 2026 (step-by-step) - YouTube | Futurepedia
      • Uses the Desktop App.
      • This video is a comprehensive, non-technical guide to Claude Code, showing you how to build an app step-by-step without any coding.
      • We cover six different projects, including a website, a game, an automation connecting external tools, and a mobile app with AI Vision.
      • This is all done through the Claude Code desktop app with no coding and at a beginner level starting from zero knowledge.
      • Utilize the power of AI agents and AI automation even if it's your first time using it. Discover the possibilities with Claude AI and a no code app builder to bring your ideas to life, and learn how to build an app with ease.
    • CLAUDE CODE FULL COURSE 4 HOURS: Build & Sell (2026) - YouTube | Nick Saraev
      • The end-to-end, definitive course on Claude Code for beginners! I'll take you through a full four-hour masterclass where I start by teaching you how to set up and install Claude Code in a tutorial, how to configure your IDE or integrated development environment (we'll use Antigravity), how to utilize your CLAUDE.md file as your project brain, how to build your first project in Antigravity using Claude Code in under 15 minutes, advanced Claude Code functionality including hooks, slash commands, and more.
      • I also teach you how to spin up multiple Claude Code instances and have them work on your behalf; how to parallelize work using sub-agents; how to use Git work trees to accomplish many hours of work in just a few minutes; how to conserve tokens and use context management to crush your coding and software projects; how to deploy things to the cloud using Modal and related services, and in general... how to be awesome at Claude Code! Hope you enjoy the tutorial.
    • Master 95% of Claude Code in 36 Mins (as a beginner) - YouTube | Nate Herk
      • In this video, I break down everything you need to know to use Claude Code effectively for building automations.
      • I cover the interface and what actually matters, the WAT framework we use to build every automation, how to communicate clearly with Claude Code and get it to ask the right questions during planning, the superpowers like MCP servers and Claude skills, and how to test, optimize, and deploy your workflows so they run automatically.
      • No fluff, I build a real workflow live so you can see exactly how it all comes together. By the end of this video, you'll understand Claude Code better than most people using it and have a clear framework for building your own workflows.
  • Using
  • Misc
    • I Took All 7 Anthropic Courses in One Weekend (Honest Review) - YouTube | Jas Wong
      • I spent one weekend taking all 7 of Anthropic Academy's core practitioner courses so you don't have to. In this video, I give you my honest review of each course + the exact order to take them based on who you are: brand new to Claude, a developer building with the API, or a security practitioner evaluating AI risk
    • I Tested Every Claude Code Feature, These 12 Are the Best - YouTube | Nate Herk
      • I've spent over 500 hours inside Claude's ecosystem, so I ranked every feature from D tier all the way up to S tier based on how much each one actually changes my day-to-day knowledge work and automation.
      • Then I walk through my top 12 in order and explain exactly why each one earned its spot. Keep in mind I'm doing a lot of automation and knowledge work, not heavy software engineering, so you'll probably disagree with some of my placements. That's the point, you value these features differently based on how you use Claude Code.
  • VSCode
    • How to Use Claude Code in VS Code in 3 Minutes - YouTube | Nic Conley
      • In this video I show you how to use Claude Code inside of Visual Studio Code in less than 5 min.
      • This is beginner friendly and gives you access to the most powerful version of Claude Code. Once downloaded, you'll have access to plan mode, one of Claude Code's most powerful features.

Claude Software

Using Claude

Claude Plugins

  • Development
  • .claudeignore
    • .claudeignore is not a native Claude Code feature.
    • There is a third-party npm package called claude-ignore
    • GitHub - li-zhixin/claude-ignore A Claude Code PreToolUse hook that prevents Claude from reading files that match patterns in .claudeignore files, similar to how .gitignore works. - li-zhixin/claude-ignore
  • claude-mem
    • GitHub - thedotmack/claude-mem
      • Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot, OpenCode + More
    • claude-mem + cmem — AI agent memory, everywhere
      • AI agent memory, everywhere. claude-mem is open-source memory for Claude Code; cmem links it to any MCP client — Cursor, Codex, more — via one private link.
      • claude-mem takes notes while your agent works — then syncs them to the cloud behind one private MCP link. Pick up exactly where you left off. Every session, every machine.
    • Adding Persistent Memory to Claude Code with claude-mem — Plus a DIY Lightweight Alternative - DEV Community
      • The Problem: Claude Code Forgets Everything. Every time you start a new Claude Code session, the slate is wiped clean. Your coding style preferences, project architecture decisions, yesterday's debugging session — all gone.
      • claude-mem: A plugin that gives Claude Code a long-term memory. It automatically captures what you do during sessions and injects relevant context into future conversations.

Claude Legal

Terms and privacy stuff

  • TL;DR
    • Free, Pro and Max are classed as consumer accounts.
    • Enterprise accounts do not retain  inputs and outputs for the use of Anthropic.
    • All inputs and outputs are retained by default for Free accounts for the use of Anthropic, this cannot be turned off. (need to check for Europe)
    • All inputs and outputs are retained by default for Pro and Max accounts for the use of Anthropic, but this can be turned off.
      • Privacy Settings --> Toggle "Help improve Claude": OFF
      • This ensures your future conversations are not used to train Anthropic’s models, though it does not automatically remove data that was already processed.
      • Data can be retained for 5 years if you do not opt-out.
      • NB: when I created a Pro subscription, I was already opted out for helping Claude. I am in the UK, so this might also be a European thing.
    • Pro and Free allow Non-commercial use only.
      • You agree not to use our Services for any commercial or business purposes and we (and our Providers) have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
    • You cannot use claude to make products or algorithms that will complete against claude.
      • You may not access or use, or help another person to access or use, our Services in the following ways: :To develop any products or services that compete with our Services, including to develop or train any artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms or models or resell the Services.
    • If you cancel during a period, your service will run to the end of the period. You do have to give 24+ hours before the renewal day, so do it 48 hours before your renewal date to ensure no re-billing.
  • Official
  • 3rd-Party

Other AI (ChatGPT, CoPilot, etc..)

 

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