Master Claude Chat, Cowork, Code

18. Packaging and Distributing Workflows (Plugins and Marketplaces)

In Episode 18 of Beyond Prompting, author Sho Shimoda explores how to bundle your team's custom skills, commands, subagents, hooks, and MCP server configurations into a s

17. Connecting Systems with MCP (The Stateless Wire Protocol)

In Episode 17 of Beyond Prompting, author Sho Shimoda breaks down the Model Context Protocol (MCP)—the open standard that connects Claude Code to external systems like ti

16. Packaging Standard Operating Procedures (Agent Skills)

In Episode 16 of Beyond Prompting, author Sho Shimoda breaks down how to turn your team's recurring instructions and workflows into executable Agent Skills. Rather than r

15. Prompt Caching and Durable State (The Economics of Context and Memory)

In Episode 15 of Beyond Prompting, author Sho Shimoda breaks down prompt caching—the single largest cost lever in the Claude Code ecosystem—and demonstrates how to manage

14. Memory, Compaction and Checkpoints (Managing Context in Long Sessions)

In Episode 14 of Beyond Prompting, author Sho Shimoda breaks down how to manage context budgets and session state when conversations run long. We examine the three core m

13. Curing AI Amnesia (CLAUDE.md and Rules)

In Episode 13 of Beyond Prompting, author Sho Shimoda breaks down how to configure persistent repository instructions using CLAUDE.md and rule files. Rather than treating

12. Safe Refactoring of Legacy Code (Characterize, Change, Verify)

In Episode 12 of Beyond Prompting, we tackle one of the most high-stakes tasks in software engineering: letting an AI agent refactor an existing codebase. Author Sho Shim

11. Securing Autonomous Agents (Permissions, Auto Mode and the Sandbox)

In Episode 11 of Beyond Prompting, author Sho Shimoda breaks down the permission and governance architecture that protects your host machine while allowing Claude Code to

10. Governing Claude Code with Invisible JSON Files (The .claude Directory and Settings)

In Episode 10 of Beyond Prompting, we explore how to configure and govern Claude Code through the .claude directory and JSON settings files. Author Sho Shimoda breaks dow

9. Sessions and the Interactive Loop (Steering Claude Code in the Terminal)

In Episode 9 of Beyond Prompting, we enter Part IV of our journey and step directly into the terminal with Claude Code. Author Sho Shimoda breaks down how Claude Code ope

8. Scheduled and Delegated Work (Automating Recurring Processes with Claude)

In Episode 8 of Beyond Prompting, we examine how to turn Claude Cowork from a manual tool into a background operator that executes recurring tasks on a schedule. Author S

7. Files, Connectors and Approvals (Safely Extending Cowork's Reach)

In Episode 7 of Beyond Prompting, we examine how to extend Claude Cowork's reach across local directories, cloud services, and desktop applications without sacrificing se

6. Cowork Today: Cloud-First, Four Surfaces (Safely Letting AI Run Work)

In Episode 6 of Beyond Prompting, we explore the major architectural evolution of Claude Cowork. Moving beyond simple text generation, Cowork handles operational file and

5. Artifacts (Turning Conversations into Shareable Tools)

In Episode 5 of Beyond Prompting, we focus on turning conversational outputs into persistent, interactive deliverables using Artifacts. Rather than leaving code or tools

4. Projects and Persistent Context (Curing AI Amnesia)

In Episode 4 of Beyond Prompting, we tackle the most frustrating bottleneck in AI collaboration: starting every conversation from a clean slate. If you find yourself repe

3.Prompting as Entropy Reduction (The Math of Precision)

In Episode 3 of Beyond Prompting, we explore the single underlying principle behind effective prompt engineering: narrowing the token probability distribution. Rather tha

2. The Claude Surface Map (Pick the Right Claude by Reach)

In Episode 2 of Beyond Prompting, we map out the modern Claude ecosystem and answer the fundamental operational question: "Which Claude should I use for this task?". Whil

1. How the Models Behave (Probability, Entropy, and the Effort Dial)

In Episode 1 of Beyond Prompting, we go under the hood of modern AI models to understand how they actually generate text and why they behave the way they do. We break dow

0. How AI Broke the Technical Manual (What Changed in the Claude Ecosystem)

In this special preamble episode of Beyond Prompting, we examine how rapid AI development forced a complete rewrite of technical documentation and operator manuals. Autho

15. Managing Context Rot (Thinking Like an Ops Team)

Episode 15: Context Rot — The Silent Failure Mode of Long AI Sessions In Episode 15 of Beyond Prompting, we expose one of the most dangerous—and least understood—problem