5 secret Claude Code features you need to know about

This YouTube video, titled \"5 secret Claude Code features you need to know about,\" highlights several advanced functionalities within Claude Code. Key points include:

• Automated Documentation: Creating slash commands to update README.md, documentation, and CLAUDE.md files automatically after code changes.
• Subagents: Utilizing a new feature called 'subagents' to improve app functionality and accelerate coding time, based on provided documentation.
• GitHub Integration (Hooks): Setting up a Claude Code hook to automatically commit successful, error-free code changes to GitHub.
• Structured Development Workflow: Emphasizing a methodical approach for Claude, including problem analysis, planning (with a todo.md), user verification, step-by-step high-level explanations, simplicity in changes, thorough bug fixing (no temporary fixes), and a final review section.

Summary

5 Secret Claude Code Features – Main Points

• Slash Command for Auto-Documentation

• Create a slash command in Claude Code to automatically update all README, documentation, and CLAUDE.md files after each successful code change.

• Keeps documentation current, giving the AI agent full context for future tasks.

• Example prompt: “Build me a slash command in Claude Code that automatically updates all my readmes, documentation, and CLAUDE.md files every time I make a code change.”

• Subagents for Task Specialization

• Use Claude Code’s new subagents feature to create specialized agents for different tasks (e.g., UI design, portfolio optimization, dividend analysis, data import, API integration).

• Subagents can work in parallel, speeding up coding and improving app quality.

• Claude can suggest and implement the best subagents for your app based on documentation you provide.

• Claude Code Hooks for Auto-Commit

• Set up hooks to automatically commit code to GitHub after every successful, error-free code change.

• Enables easy “rewind” to previous working states, similar to checkpoints.

• Example prompt: “Set up a Claude Code hook that automatically commits the code to GitHub anytime we make a successful code change without errors.”

• Think Modes (Think, Think Hard, Ultra Think)

• Claude Code supports different “think modes” for varying task complexity.

• “Ultra Think” mode makes the AI work harder and more thoroughly, ideal for complex tasks.

• Use “Ultra Think” for challenging prompts to get higher-quality, more detailed results.

• Claude Rules in CLAUDE.md

• Add a CLAUDE.md file with custom rules to guide the AI’s behavior on every prompt.

• Recommended rules: break tasks into to-do lists, validate all fixes, minimize code impact, avoid laziness, and always find root causes for bugs.

• Copying these rules into your CLAUDE.md file improves consistency and code quality.

First Principles Takeaway

• Automate repetitive tasks (docs, commits) to free up cognitive bandwidth.
• Leverage specialization (subagents) for parallel progress.
• Adjust AI effort to match task complexity.
• Codify best practices (rules) to ensure quality and reliability.