link Boris Apr 16 tips into README — 6 tips across 3 sections
- Session Management (5 → 6): recaps for long-running sessions - Workflows (4 → 6): /focus mode, adaptive-thinking effort level - Workflows Advanced (6 → 9): auto mode, /fewer-permission-prompts, /go verify skill - Tip total 76 → 82 - Boris workflow row and Article/Tweet list now reference the new file Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- [Ralph Wiggum Loop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAtvoGlpeRU) [](https://github.com/shanraisshan/novel-llm-26)
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- [Andrej Karpathy (Founding Member, OpenAI) Workflow](https://x.com/karpathy/status/2015883857489522876)
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- [Peter Steinberger (Creator of OpenClaw) Workflow](https://youtu.be/8lF7HmQ_RgY?t=2582)
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- Boris Cherny (Creator of Claude Code) Workflow — [13 Tips](tips/claude-boris-13-tips-03-jan-26.md) · [10 Tips](tips/claude-boris-10-tips-01-feb-26.md) · [12 Tips](tips/claude-boris-12-tips-12-feb-26.md) · [2 Tips](tips/claude-boris-2-tips-25-mar-26.md) · [15 Tips](tips/claude-boris-15-tips-30-mar-26.md) [](https://x.com/bcherny)
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- Boris Cherny (Creator of Claude Code) Workflow — [13 Tips](tips/claude-boris-13-tips-03-jan-26.md) · [10 Tips](tips/claude-boris-10-tips-01-feb-26.md) · [12 Tips](tips/claude-boris-12-tips-12-feb-26.md) · [2 Tips](tips/claude-boris-2-tips-25-mar-26.md) · [15 Tips](tips/claude-boris-15-tips-30-mar-26.md) · [6 Tips](tips/claude-boris-6-tips-16-apr-26.md) [](https://x.com/bcherny)
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- Thariq (Anthropic) Workflow — [Skills](tips/claude-thariq-tips-17-mar-26.md) · [Session Management](tips/claude-thariq-tips-16-apr-26.md) [](https://x.com/trq212)
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<img src="!/claude-jumping.svg" alt="section divider" width="60" height="50">
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## 💡 TIPS AND TRICKS (76)
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## 💡 TIPS AND TRICKS (82)
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🚫👶 = do not babysit
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| [/compact](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode) with a hint (/compact focus on the auth refactor, drop the test debugging) beats letting autocompact fire — the model is at its least intelligent point when auto-compacting due to context rot | [](tips/claude-thariq-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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| use subagents for context management — ask yourself "will I need this tool output again, or just the conclusion?" — 20 file reads + 12 greps + 3 dead ends stay in the child's context, only the final report returns 🚫👶 | [](tips/claude-thariq-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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<a id="tips-session"></a>■ **Session Management (5)**
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<a id="tips-session"></a>■ **Session Management (6)**
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| Tip | Source |
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| new task = new session — related tasks (e.g. writing docs for what you just built) can reuse context for efficiency, but genuinely new tasks deserve a fresh session | [](tips/claude-thariq-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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| use "summarize from here" before rewinding to have Claude write a handoff message — like a note to the previous iteration of Claude from its future self | [](tips/claude-thariq-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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| /compact vs /clear — compact is lossy but momentum-friendly (mid-task, fuzzy details ok); /clear + brief is more work but you control exactly what carries forward (high-stakes next step) | [](tips/claude-thariq-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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| use recaps for long-running sessions — short summaries of what Claude did and what's next, useful when returning after minutes or hours. Disable with recaps in /config | [](tips/claude-boris-6-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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| [/rename](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference) important sessions (e.g. [TODO - refactor task]) and [/resume](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference) them later — label each instance when running multiple Claudes simultaneously | [](https://every.to/podcast/how-to-use-claude-code-like-the-people-who-built-it) |
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<a id="tips-claudemd"></a>■ **CLAUDE.md (7)**
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| route [permission requests](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks) to Opus via a hook — let it scan for attacks and auto-approve safe ones 🚫👶 | [](https://x.com/bcherny/status/2017742755737555434) |
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| use a [Stop hook](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks) to nudge Claude to keep going or verify its work at the end of a turn | [](https://x.com/bcherny/status/2021701059253874861) |
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<a id="tips-workflows"></a>■ **Workflows (4)**
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<a id="tips-workflows"></a>■ **Workflows (6)**
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| use [/model](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/model-config) to select model and reasoning, [/context](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode) to see context usage, [/usage](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/costs) to check plan limits, [/extra-usage](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode) to configure overflow billing, [/config](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings) to configure settings — use Opus for plan mode and Sonnet for code to get the best of both | [](https://x.com/_catwu/status/1955694117264261609) |
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| always use [thinking mode](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/model-config) true (to see reasoning) and [Output Style](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/output-styles) Explanatory (to see detailed output with ★ Insight boxes) in [/config](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings) for better understanding of Claude's decisions | [](https://x.com/bcherny/status/2007179838864666847) |
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| use ultrathink keyword in prompts for [high effort reasoning](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/extended-thinking#tips-and-best-practices) | |
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| /focus mode hides all intermediate work and shows only the final result — trust the model to run the right commands and just look at the outcome (toggle with /focus) | [](tips/claude-boris-6-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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| tune effort level with Opus 4.7's adaptive thinking — low for speed and fewer tokens, max for most intelligence (slider: low · medium · high · xhigh · max) | [](tips/claude-boris-6-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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<a id="tips-workflows-advanced"></a>■ **Workflows Advanced (6)**
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<a id="tips-workflows-advanced"></a>■ **Workflows Advanced (9)**
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| [/permissions](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/permissions) with wildcard syntax (Bash(npm run *), Edit(/docs/**)) instead of dangerously-skip-permissions | [](https://x.com/bcherny/status/2007179854077407667) |
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| [/sandbox](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/sandboxing) to reduce permission prompts with file and network isolation — 84% reduction internally | [](https://x.com/bcherny/status/2021700506465579443) [](https://creatoreconomy.so/p/inside-claude-code-how-an-ai-native-actually-works-cat-wu) |
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| invest in [product verification](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills) skills (signup-flow-driver, checkout-verifier) — worth spending a week to perfect | [](https://x.com/trq212/status/2033949937936085378) |
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| use [auto mode](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/permission-modes#eliminate-prompts-with-auto-mode) instead of dangerously-skip-permissions — a model-based classifier decides if each command is safe and auto-approves, pauses and asks if risky. Shift+Tab to cycle Ask → Plan → Auto modes 🚫👶 | [](tips/claude-boris-6-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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| use /fewer-permission-prompts skill to scan session history for safe bash/MCP commands that repeatedly prompt, then get a recommended allowlist to paste into [settings](best-practice/claude-settings.md) | [](tips/claude-boris-6-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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| build a /go skill that (1) tests end-to-end via bash/browser/computer use (2) runs /simplify (3) puts up a PR — so when you come back, you know the code works 🚫👶 | [](tips/claude-boris-6-tips-16-apr-26.md) |
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<a id="tips-git-pr"></a>■ **Git / PR (5)**
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| Article / Tweet | Source |
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| [6 Tips for Getting More Out of Opus 4.7 (Boris) \| 16/Apr/26](tips/claude-boris-6-tips-16-apr-26.md) | [Tweet](https://x.com/bcherny) |
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| [Session Management & 1M Context (Thariq) \| 16/Apr/26](tips/claude-thariq-tips-16-apr-26.md) | [Tweet](https://x.com/trq212) |
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| [15 Hidden & Under-Utilized Features in Claude Code (Boris) \| 30/Mar/26](tips/claude-boris-15-tips-30-mar-26.md) | [Tweet](https://x.com/bcherny/status/2038454336355999749) |
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| [Squash Merging & PR Size Distribution (Boris) \| 25/Mar/26](tips/claude-boris-2-tips-25-mar-26.md) | [Tweet](https://x.com/bcherny/status/2038552880018538749) |
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