Claude Code Setup - Complete Claude Code Configuration

Production-ready Claude Code setup with comprehensive documentation Version: 3.0.0 | Last Updated: 2025-10-20

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🚀 Quick Start

New to this project? Start here: QUICKSTART.md (5-minute read)

Need complete details? See: CLAUDE_CODE_SETUP_COMPLETE.md (comprehensive)

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📋 What's Included

This project demonstrates a fully configured Claude Code setup with:

Core Features (100% Configured)

✅ 8 MCP Servers

• Serena (code navigation + persistent memory)
• Sequential Thinking (complex reasoning)
• Context7 (real-time library docs)
• Memory (knowledge graph)
• Playwright (browser automation)
• Windows MCP (desktop automation)
• Fetch (web scraping)
• Database Server

✅ 8 Specialized Agents

• Architect, Code Reviewer, Debugger
• Documentation Writer, Project Manager
• Refactoring Specialist, Security Analyst, Test Engineer

✅ 9 Slash Commands

• /analyze, /review, /implement, /test
• /optimize, /explain, /scaffold, /setup-info, /adr

✅ 6 Output Styles

• Concise, Professional, Verbose
• Explanatory, Learning, Security Reviewer

✅ 6 Event Hooks

• Session lifecycle (start/end)
• Bash command interception
• File write logging
• User prompt tracking
• Stop tracking for summaries

✅ Complete Templates

• Agent Template, Command Template
• Skill Template, Output Style Template
• CLAUDE.md Project Template

✅ Automatic Status Summaries

• Every task completion includes detailed summary
• Shows agents, commands, MCP servers used
• Lists all files modified
• Promotes transparency and learning

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📚 Documentation

For Users

Document	Purpose	Read Time
QUICKSTART.md	Get started quickly	5 min
CLAUDE_CODE_SETUP_COMPLETE.md	Complete documentation	30 min
MCP_SERVERS_GUIDE.md	Complete MCP server documentation	20 min
CLAUDE.md	Project instructions for Claude	Reference

For Developers

Document	Purpose
CLAUDE_TEMPLATE.md	Template for new projects
.claude/TEMPLATES_README.md	Master template guide
.claude/agents/MCP_USAGE_TEMPLATES.md	MCP usage templates for agents
.claude/TEMPLATE_CAPABILITIES_ANALYSIS.md	Template review & missing features

Specialized Guides

Document	Purpose
MCP_SERVERS_GUIDE.md	Complete MCP server documentation
.claude/CHECKPOINTING_GUIDE.md	Session checkpointing
.claude/PLUGIN_SETUP.md	Plugin marketplace
.claude/STATUS_LINE_SETUP.md	Status line customization

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🎯 Key Capabilities

Intelligent Code Navigation (Serena MCP)

# Find symbols
find_symbol("UserService")

# Find references
find_referencing_symbols("authenticate", "src/auth/")

# Store persistent knowledge
write_memory("adr-001-architecture", "Decision: Microservices...")

Specialized Agents (8 Available)

# Automatic invocation
> "I need to design a microservices architecture"
# → Architect agent activated

# Manual invocation
> "Use the security-analyst agent to review this code"

Development Workflows (8 Commands)

/analyze src/          # Code analysis
/review src/          # Code review
/implement feature    # Build features
/test                 # Run tests
/optimize file.ts     # Performance tuning

Extended Thinking

> "Think hard about the best database architecture"
> "Ultrathink: How to optimize this algorithm?"

Custom Output Modes (6 Styles)

/output-style learning          # Interactive learning
/output-style security-reviewer # Security focus
/output-style explanatory       # Educational insights

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📁 Project Structure

Claude Code Setup/
├── README.md                          # This file
├── QUICKSTART.md                      # Quick start guide (5 min)
├── CLAUDE_CODE_SETUP_COMPLETE.md      # Complete documentation (30 min)
├── CLAUDE.md                          # Project instructions
├── CLAUDE_TEMPLATE.md                 # Project template
│
├── .mcp.json                          # MCP servers configuration
│
└── .claude/                           # Main configuration directory
    ├── settings.json                  # Shared configuration
    ├── settings.local.json            # Personal configuration
    │
    ├── agents/                        # 8 specialized agents
    │   ├── architect.md
    │   ├── code-reviewer.md
    │   ├── debugger.md
    │   ├── documentation-writer.md
    │   ├── project-manager.md
    │   ├── refactoring-specialist.md
    │   ├── security-analyst.md
    │   ├── test-engineer.md
    │   └── .AGENT_TEMPLATE.md
    │
    ├── commands/                      # 9 slash commands
    │   ├── adr.md
    │   ├── analyze.md
    │   ├── explain.md
    │   ├── implement.md
    │   ├── optimize.md
    │   ├── review.md
    │   ├── scaffold.md
    │   ├── setup-info.md
    │   ├── test.md
    │   └── .COMMANDS_TEMPLATE.md
    │
    ├── output-styles/                 # 6 custom styles
    │   ├── concise.md
    │   ├── professional.md
    │   ├── verbose.md
    │   ├── explanatory.md
    │   ├── learning.md
    │   ├── security-reviewer.md
    │   └── .OUTPUT_STYLES_TEMPLATE.md
    │
    ├── skills/                        # Skills directory
    │   └── .SKILL_TEMPLATE.md
    │
    ├── hooks/                         # 5 event hooks
    │   ├── session-start.sh
    │   ├── session-end.sh
    │   ├── pre-bash.sh
    │   ├── post-write.sh
    │   └── user-prompt-submit.sh
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    ├── tools/                         # Utility scripts
    │   ├── start-memory.ps1
    │   └── statusline.sh
    │
    ├── logs/                          # Session logs
    │
    └── [Documentation Files]
        ├── TEMPLATES_README.md
        ├── MCP_CORRECT_USAGE_GUIDE.md
        ├── TEMPLATE_CAPABILITIES_ANALYSIS.md
        ├── CHECKPOINTING_GUIDE.md
        ├── PLUGIN_SETUP.md
        └── STATUS_LINE_SETUP.md

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🚦 Getting Started

1. First Time Setup (1 minute)

# Clone or open this project
cd "Claude Code Setup"

# Start Claude Code
claude

# Verify setup
> /setup-info

2. Try Basic Commands (2 minutes)

# Get help
> /help

# See what's configured
> /setup-info

# Try a command
> /analyze src/

# Try an agent
> "Use the architect agent to explain the project structure"

3. Learn Core Features (5 minutes)

Read QUICKSTART.md for:

• Essential commands
• MCP server usage
• Agent invocation
• Output styles
• Memory system

4. Deep Dive (30 minutes)

Read CLAUDE_CODE_SETUP_COMPLETE.md for complete details on:

• All MCP servers and capabilities
• Agent configuration and usage
• Slash command reference
• Hooks system
• Templates
• Advanced features
• Best practices

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💡 Common Use Cases

Feature Development

# 1. Architecture
> "Use architect agent to design payment integration"

# 2. Implement
> /implement Stripe payment integration

# 3. Test
> /test src/payments/

# 4. Review
> /review src/payments/

# 5. Document
> "Use documentation-writer agent to document payment flow"

Bug Fixing

# 1. Debug
> "Use debugger agent: [paste error]"

# 2. Extended thinking (for complex bugs)
> "Think hard about this race condition"

# 3. Review fix
> /review [fixed file]

Code Review

# 1. Standard review
> /review src/

# 2. Security check
> "Use security-analyst agent to check vulnerabilities"

# 3. Refactoring suggestions
> "Use refactoring-specialist agent for improvements"

Learning Codebase

# 1. Use explanatory style
> /output-style explanatory

# 2. High-level questions
> "Explain the architecture of this project"

# 3. Deep dive with Serena
> get_symbols_overview("src/core/engine.ts")

# 4. Store learnings
> write_memory("architecture-overview", "The system uses...")

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🎓 Learning Path

Beginner (Day 1)

1. Read QUICKSTART.md
2. Try basic commands (/help, /setup-info)
3. Experiment with one agent
4. Try one output style

Intermediate (Week 1)

1. Use all slash commands
2. Work with multiple agents
3. Try extended thinking
4. Use Serena MCP for code navigation

Advanced (Month 1)

1. Create custom commands
2. Build custom agents
3. Configure hooks for your workflow
4. Leverage all MCP servers

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🔧 Customization

Add a Custom Command

# Copy template
cp .claude/commands/.COMMANDS_TEMPLATE.md .claude/commands/my-command.md

# Edit and configure
# Use it
> /my-command

Add a Custom Agent

# Copy template
cp .claude/agents/.AGENT_TEMPLATE.md .claude/agents/my-agent.md

# Configure and use
> "Use the my-agent agent to..."

Add a Custom Output Style

# Copy template
cp .claude/output-styles/.OUTPUT_STYLES_TEMPLATE.md .claude/output-styles/my-style.md

# Activate
> /output-style my-style

See .claude/TEMPLATES_README.md for detailed guides.

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🤝 Team Setup

Sharing This Setup

# Everything is in git, just commit and push
git add .claude/ .mcp.json CLAUDE.md
git commit -m "Add Claude Code configuration"
git push

# Team members pull and get full setup
git pull

Team Customization

Shared (in git):

• .claude/settings.json
• .claude/agents/
• .claude/commands/
• .mcp.json
• CLAUDE.md

Personal (not in git):

• .claude/settings.local.json
• ~/.claude/ (user-wide)

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📊 Setup Completeness

Current: ~95% of Claude Code capabilities implemented

Implemented:

• ✅ MCP servers
• ✅ Agents/Subagents
• ✅ Slash commands
• ✅ Output styles
• ✅ Hooks
• ✅ Templates
• ✅ Memory system
• ✅ Extended thinking
• ✅ Plan mode
• ✅ Checkpointing
• ✅ Plugin marketplace

Optional (not implemented):

• ⚠️ Enterprise SSO/Analytics
• ⚠️ Headless mode (CI/CD)
• ⚠️ Network proxies/certificates

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🖥️ Platform Notes

Windows-Only Components

The following components are Windows-specific and will not work on Mac/Linux:

• Windows MCP (.windows-mcp/) - Desktop automation using Python/uv

  • Provides Windows UI automation, PowerShell execution, clipboard operations
  • Impact on other platforms: Will show error on startup but won't affect other MCP servers
  • Solution for Mac/Linux: Ignore Windows MCP errors or disable in .mcp.json

• PowerShell Scripts:

  • .claude/tools/start-memory.ps1 - Memory MCP launcher
  • Various hook scripts using PowerShell commands
  • Alternative: Create bash equivalents for cross-platform support

Cross-Platform Components

All other MCP servers work on all platforms:

• ✅ Serena (Python/uvx)
• ✅ Sequential Thinking (Node.js/npx)
• ✅ Database Server (Node.js/npx)
• ✅ Context7 (Node.js/npx)
• ✅ Memory (works via Node.js on all platforms - PowerShell launcher is Windows-only convenience)
• ✅ Fetch (Python/uvx)
• ✅ Playwright (Node.js/npx)

Disabling Windows MCP on Mac/Linux

If you're on Mac/Linux and want to disable Windows MCP to avoid startup errors:

Option 1: Comment out in .mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    // "windows-mcp": {
    //   "command": "uv",
    //   "args": ["--directory", "./.windows-mcp", "run", "main.py"]
    // },
    // ... other servers
  }
}

Option 2: Disable in settings

// In .claude/settings.json or .claude/settings.local.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "windows-mcp": {
      "enabled": false
    }
  }
}

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🐛 Troubleshooting

Quick fixes:

# Agent not working?
> "Use the [agent-name] agent to..."  # Manual invocation

# Command not found?
> /help  # List available commands

# MCP server failed?
cat .mcp.json | jq '.mcpServers'  # Check configuration

# Permission denied?
cat .claude/settings.json | jq '.permissions'  # Check permissions

# Windows MCP error on Mac/Linux?
# This is normal - see Platform Notes above

See CLAUDE_CODE_SETUP_COMPLETE.md for detailed troubleshooting.

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📖 Resources

Official Documentation

• Claude Code Docs: https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/
• GitHub Issues: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues

This Project

• Quick Start: QUICKSTART.md
• Complete Guide: CLAUDE_CODE_SETUP_COMPLETE.md
• MCP Servers: MCP_SERVERS_GUIDE.md
• Templates: .claude/TEMPLATES_README.md
• MCP Templates: .claude/agents/MCP_USAGE_TEMPLATES.md

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🎉 Success Checklist

After setup, you should be able to:

• Run /setup-info and see full configuration
• Use slash commands like /analyze, /review, /test
• Invoke agents automatically or manually
• Change output styles with /output-style
• Use Serena MCP for code navigation
• Store persistent memories
• Use extended thinking for complex problems
• Access checkpoints with ESC ESC

Ready? Start with QUICKSTART.md!

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📝 Version History

• v3.0.0 (2025-10-20): Complete documentation overhaul, consolidated docs, added /adr command
• v2.0.0 (2025-10-17): Added output styles, plugins, status line
• v1.0.0: Initial comprehensive setup

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📄 License

This configuration setup is provided as-is for educational and development purposes. Feel free to use, modify, and share.

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Questions? Check the documentation files or see troubleshooting

Ready to start? → QUICKSTART.md