What Loads at Session Start
The moment you open Claude Code, certain things land in Claude's brain before you've typed a word. The rest waits in the wings — only loaded when you actually need it. This is called progressive disclosure.
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Keep the Brain Clear
The more stuff crammed into Claude's brain, the harder it is to focus on what matters. This is called context rot — performance drops as the brain gets crowded.
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How to Manage Your Context
You can't create the context — it's just there, the moment you open a chat. But you can see how full it is, trim it down, or wipe it clean. Three commands give you full control.
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Topic 4
📋 CLAUDE.md — The Reporter's Pocket Rulebook
The weather reporter consults this at the start of every shift — even though their brain resets overnight. It's the standing instructions pinned in that brain before you've said a word.
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The Employee Handbook
Think of it like this
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How to Create Your CLAUDE.md
You don't need to write CLAUDE.md by hand. Claude can look at your project and draft one for you.
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Grow CLAUDE.md With Every Mistake
Tip from Boris Cherny (creator of Claude Code) — Feb 1, 2026
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What Goes in CLAUDE.md
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How CLAUDE.md Loads
Claude Code uses two mechanisms to find CLAUDE.md files:
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Topic 5
⚡ Commands — The Trigger
One word kicks off the whole chain. /weather-orchestrator → agent → skill → SVG card. Commands are the entry point into any workflow.
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Commands — The Entry Point
Think of it like this
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How to Create Your Own Command
Commands are markdown files too. If you can write a recipe, you can write a command.
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Putting It All Together
🎼 Workflow — All Five Pieces Together
Watch the weather reporter example run from one keystroke to SVG card output. Five concepts, one orchestrated flow.
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Command → Agent → Skill
This is the core architecture pattern of Claude Code workflows — demonstrated in this very repo by the weather example:
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Two Ways Skills Are Used
The weather workflow demonstrates both skill patterns in a single flow:
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How to Wire Your Own Workflow
A workflow isn't a separate file type. It emerges when one command calls agents and skills in sequence.
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Journey So Far
Five concepts, one running example
From meeting the weather reporter to wiring the full Command → Agent → Skill chain. The same five pieces compose every workflow you'll ever build.
