Claude Code

Team, tips, and what's new — straight from the source

Team

The people building Claude Code at Anthropic

Boris Cherny

Created Claude Code as a side project in Sep 2024. Author of Programming TypeScript (O'Reilly). Previously Principal Engineer (IC8) at Meta for 7 years. Born in Odesa, Ukraine.

Created Claude CodeEx-Meta IC8Programming TypeScript author

@bcherny

Thariq Shihipar

Engineer, Claude Code

Serial entrepreneur. YC W20, MIT Media Lab. Built Channels (Telegram/Discord) and Voice Mode. Writes deep technical threads on agent architecture.

Channels & Voice ModeYC W20 founder"Lessons from Building Claude Code" series

@trq212

Cat Wu

PM, Claude Code + Cowork

Founding PM. Previously Partner at Index Ventures, Engineering Manager at Dagster, and early engineer at Scale AI. Launched Claude Code GA, Background Tasks, and Web + iOS.

Founding PMEx-Index Ventures PartnerGA launch

@_catwu

Barry Zhang

Research Engineer

Invented the Skills system. Co-authored 'Building Effective Agents' blog. "bash + filesystem were all we needed" to make Claude Code a general-purpose agent.

Invented SkillsBuilding Effective AgentsMulti-agent search

@barry_zyj

Daisy Hollman

Engineer, Plugins & Agent Teams

PhD in quantum chemistry. ISO C++ standards committee member since 2016 (std::mdspan). Previously at Sandia National Labs and Google.

Led PluginsLed Agent TeamsPhD + C++ standards

@The_Whole_Daisy

Felix Rieseberg

Engineering Lead, Cowork

Electron co-maintainer. Previously at Slack (desktop app), Notion, Stripe, and Microsoft. Created the famous 'Windows 95 in Electron' app.

Claude CoworkElectron co-maintainerEx-Slack/Notion/Stripe

@felixrieseberg

Alex Albert

Head of Developer Relations

Head of Developer Relations at Anthropic. Discovered Claude's meta-awareness in needle-in-haystack tests. Launched MCP, prompt library, and developer platform.

Head of DevRelMCP launch125K+ followers

@alexalbert__

Anthony Morris

Engineer

Product-focused software engineer in San Francisco. Open source enthusiast. "I only deploy bugs on days that end with Y."

Product engineeringOpen sourceSF based

@amorriscode

Sid Bidasaria

Founding Engineer / Tech Lead

Claude Code engineer #2 (joined Nov 2024). Built Subagents. Previously at Robinhood, Rubrik, Harness. Generalist who cares about AI being a net positive.

Founding engineer #2Built SubagentsEx-Robinhood

@sidbidasaria

Erik Schluntz

Research Engineer

Co-authored 'Building Effective Agents' with Barry Zhang. Previously CTO/co-founder of Cobalt Robotics, SpaceX Flight Software, Google[x] Smart Contact Lens.

Building Effective AgentsEx-SpaceXEx-Cobalt Robotics CTO

@ErikSchluntz

Jenny Wen

Design Lead, Claude

Leads design for Claude at Anthropic. Previously Director of Design at Figma — brought FigJam to market. Generalist, realist, escapist.

Design LeadEx-Figma Design DirectorCreated FigJam

@jenny_wen

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Cheat Sheet

Essential shortcuts and commands

Keyboard Shortcuts

`Shift+Tab`	Cycle modes: Normal → Auto-Accept → Plan
`Esc Esc`	Checkpoint menu — time travel / rewind
`Ctrl+C`	Cancel current generation
`Ctrl+D`	Exit session
`Ctrl+G`	Open prompt in external editor
`Ctrl+S`	Stash current prompt (save for later)
`Ctrl+O`	Toggle verbose / expand collapsed MCP calls
`Ctrl+T`	Toggle task list panel
`Ctrl+E`	Toggle permission explanation
`Ctrl+B`	Background running tasks
`Ctrl+F ×2`	Kill all background agents
`Ctrl+R`	Reverse search command history
`Ctrl+L`	Clear terminal screen
`Alt+T`	Toggle extended thinking
`Alt+P`	Switch model without clearing prompt
`Alt+M`	Toggle permission mode (alt Shift+Tab)
`Shift+Down`	Cycle through agent teammates
`?`	Show available shortcuts

Input & Editing

`! <cmd>`	Run bash inline, output enters context
`@ <file>`	File path autocomplete
`Cmd+V`	Paste image from clipboard
`\ + Enter`	Multiline input (all terminals)
`Ctrl+K`	Delete to end of line
`Ctrl+U`	Delete entire line
`Ctrl+Y`	Paste deleted text
`Alt+B / Alt+F`	Move cursor back/forward one word
`Tab (in ! mode)`	History-based bash autocomplete
`Hold Space`	Push-to-talk voice input

Session Commands

`/clear`	Clear conversation history (aliases: /reset, /new)
`/compact [inst]`	Compact with custom preservation rules
`/resume`	Resume session by ID or name (/continue)
`/branch`	Fork conversation (/fork)
`/rewind`	Rewind to previous point (/checkpoint)
`/rename [name]`	Rename session
`/export`	Export conversation as text
`/btw <question>`	Side question without polluting context
`/plan [desc]`	Enter plan mode
`/add-dir <path>`	Add working directory to session

Model & Analysis

`/model`	Switch model (Opus, Sonnet, Haiku)
`/effort`	Set effort: low ○ / medium ◐ / high ●
`/fast`	Toggle fast mode (2.5x faster Opus)
`ultrathink`	Force high effort on next turn
`/context`	Show context usage with optimization tips
`/cost`	Show token usage and cost
`/usage`	Show plan rate limits
`/stats`	Daily usage, streaks, model preferences
`/insights`	30-day report + auto-generated rules
`/copy [N\|w]`	Copy response or write to file

Tools & Config

`/config`	Open settings interface (/settings)
`/permissions`	View/update tool permissions
`/memory`	Edit CLAUDE.md, toggle auto-memory
`/vim`	Toggle Vim keybindings
`/voice`	Toggle push-to-talk voice dictation
`/color <name>`	Set prompt bar color
`/theme`	Change color theme
`/sandbox`	Toggle sandbox mode
`/doctor`	Diagnose installation issues
`/init`	Initialize project with CLAUDE.md
`/loop <int> <cmd>`	Recurring prompts (e.g. /loop 5m check)

Code & Git

`/diff`	Interactive diff viewer for changes
`/pr-comments`	Fetch GitHub PR comments
`/security-review`	Analyze changes for vulnerabilities
`/simplify`	Review code for reuse and quality

Integrations & Remote

`/mcp`	Manage MCP server connections
`/plugin`	Install/manage plugins
`/reload-plugins`	Reload plugins without restart
`/skills`	List available skills
`/hooks`	View hook configurations
`/agents`	Manage agent configurations
`/tasks`	List background tasks
`/remote-control`	Make session remotely accessible (/rc)
`/desktop`	Continue in Claude Desktop (/app)
`/mobile`	QR code for mobile app (/ios, /android)

CLI Flags

`-p <prompt>`	Headless / non-interactive mode
`-c`	Continue most recent conversation
`-r <session>`	Resume session by ID or name
`-w <name>`	Create isolated git worktree session
`-n <name>`	Set session name at startup
`--bare`	Skip hooks, LSP, plugins, skills (fastest)
`--model <id>`	Override model for this session
`--output-format`	text / json / stream-json
`--json-schema`	Typed structured output
`--agent <file>`	Run custom agent definition
`--verbose`	Show detailed logs
`--channels`	Enable Telegram/Discord control

Files & Config

`CLAUDE.md`	Project instructions (auto-loaded)
`.claude/rules/`	Path-scoped modular rules
`.claude/skills/`	Auto-triggered workflow packages
`MEMORY.md`	Auto-notes (first 200 lines loaded)
`settings.json`	User/project/local settings
`keybindings.json`	Custom keyboard shortcuts
`hooks.json`	Lifecycle event hooks

Environment Variables

`CLAUDE_CODE_SIMPLE`	Minimal mode: no skills, memory, MCP
`CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_CRON`	Disable scheduled cron jobs
`CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_GIT_INSTRUCTIONS`	Remove git from system prompt
`ANTHROPIC_CUSTOM_MODEL_OPTION`	Add custom model to /model picker
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	API key for direct billing
`ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`	Custom API endpoint
`ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH`	Lazy-load tool definitions
`CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_SEED_DIR`	Plugin seed directories (: separated)

Release Notes

Auto-fetched from GitHub — always up to date