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Claude Code Cheat Sheet

Your opinionated command center for Claude Code. Every item is tiered (Essential → Recommended → Nice-to-Have → Advanced) so you know exactly what to use. "Which One?" panels settle every confusing debate.

81Commands & Snippets
104Pro Tips
17GitHub Repos
30Video Tutorials
20MCP Servers
Install
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Start
cd your-project && claude
Init
claude /init
Plan Mode
Shift+Tab

Learning Path

Follow this progression
InstallESSENTIAL

One command to install globally

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Start a sessionESSENTIAL

Navigate to your project and launch

cd your-project && claude
Initialize CLAUDE.mdESSENTIAL

Let Claude learn your project structure

/init
Plan ModeESSENTIAL

Think before coding. Toggle with Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab → describe what you want → Shift+Tab to execute
Clear & CompactESSENTIAL

Manage context window. /clear resets, /compact summarizes

/compact
Enable Auto DreamESSENTIAL

Let Claude manage its own memory between sessions

/dream
COMMANDESSENTIAL

Install Claude Code

One-line install via npm. Requires Node.js 18+.

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npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
installsetupnpm
COMMANDESSENTIAL

Start a Session

Navigate to your project directory and launch Claude Code.

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cd your-project && claude
startlaunchsession
COMMANDESSENTIAL

Initialize CLAUDE.md

Auto-generates a CLAUDE.md with your project's structure, stack, and conventions. Essential first step.

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/init
initclaude.mdsetup
PRO TIPESSENTIAL

Plan Mode (Shift+Tab)

Toggle between Plan and Execute mode. ALWAYS plan first, then execute. The #1 tip from every expert.

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Shift+Tab → describe what you want → Shift+Tab to execute
planthinkstrategy
COMMANDESSENTIAL

/clear and /compact

/clear resets the entire conversation. /compact summarizes and compresses context. Use /compact when context gets heavy, /clear for fresh start.

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/compact  # summarize context
/clear    # full reset
clearcompactcontext
COMMANDESSENTIAL

Enable Auto Dream (/dream)

Claude's built-in memory consolidation. Runs between sessions like REM sleep — prunes stale notes, resolves contradictions, organizes by topic. Replaces manual MEMORY.md management.

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/dream
dreammemoryauto
PRO TIPRECOMMENDED

Ultrathink for Hard Problems

Add 'ultrathink' or 'think harder' to your prompt for complex architecture decisions. Uses extended thinking with more tokens.

Tell Claude in Chat
ultrathink: Design the database schema for a multi-tenant SaaS app with row-level security
thinkreasoningcomplex
COMMANDRECOMMENDED

Rewind & Fork Sessions

Made a mistake? Rewind to any previous point in the conversation and fork from there. Like git for your chat.

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/rewind  # go back to a previous state
rewindundofork