--- title: How to Use Claude Code | daily.dev description: Claude Code becomes more effective when configured properly rather than used ad-hoc. Key strategies include using plan mode before coding, maintaining a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/xplemqgig twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Use Claude Code | daily.dev og:description: Claude Code becomes more effective when configured properly rather than used ad-hoc. Key strategies include using plan mode before coding, maintaining a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/xplemqgig og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xPLEMQgIg.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Use Claude Code **[Software Philosophy](https://daily.dev/sources/softwarephilosophy)** · [@jorzel](https://daily.dev/jorzel) · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Claude Code becomes more effective when configured properly rather than used ad-hoc. Key strategies include using plan mode before coding, maintaining a concise CLAUDE.md file with context and rationale, managing context window degradation (which starts at 20-40% capacity), implementing auto-review hooks with separate subagents, and creating reusable skills and commands. The tool can also run locally with Ollama for privacy or cost reasons. Treating Claude as a teacher by having it generate explanatory documentation helps prevent skill atrophy while improving productivity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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