Claude Code Core Features
Explore the fundamental building blocks and capabilities that power Claude Code’s advanced functionality.
🔧 Core Components
Claude Code Capabilities
Comprehensive guide to what Claude Code can and cannot do
- Complete feature overview
- Technical limitations and boundaries
- Security restrictions
- Best practices for working within limits
Claude Code Limitations Deep Dive
Detailed analysis of limitations and workarounds
- Rate limits and usage restrictions
- Performance boundaries
- Known issues and bugs
- Mitigation strategies
Claude API 2025 Updates
Latest Claude 4 models, features, and capabilities
- Claude Opus 4 & Sonnet 4 models
- Code execution and web search
- Extended output tokens (128k)
- Token-efficient tool usage
Hooks System
Powerful event-driven architecture for customizing Claude Code behavior
- Hook architecture and design patterns
- Security considerations
- Integration guides
- Troubleshooting and debugging
Subagents & Parallel Processing
Harness the power of multi-agent orchestration
- Subagent architecture deep dive
- Optimization strategies
- Common patterns and templates
- Performance troubleshooting
Container Support
Run Claude Code in containerized environments
- Docker configuration and setup
- DevContainer integration
- Security best practices
- Container-specific guides
TypeScript SDK Guide
Build powerful integrations with type-safe APIs
- Core API reference
- Streaming patterns
- Error handling strategies
- Advanced integration patterns
Vision and Multi-Modal Capabilities
Process and analyze images alongside text
- Image understanding and analysis
- Multi-modal workflows
- Vision-language integration
- Performance optimization for visual tasks
Workspace Management
Advanced workspace features for large-scale development
- Deep codebase awareness
- Terminal integration and Unix philosophy
- Multi-file operations
- Performance optimization
Context Management
Manage context effectively in large projects
- Context window optimization
- Pattern-based context selection
- Memory management strategies
- Large codebase patterns
🚀 Getting Started
Each core feature includes:
- Overview - Understanding the basics
- Guides - Step-by-step implementation
- Patterns - Best practices and examples
- Reference - Detailed API documentation
📚 Learning Path
- Start with Hooks to understand event handling
- Explore Subagents for parallel processing
- Learn TypeScript SDK Guide for custom integrations
- Deploy with Containers for production
🧭 Quick Navigation
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🔗 Connected Knowledge
Understanding our core concepts is the first step. See how they apply in practice across different domains:
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API Design Principles in Practice:
- See our experiments in Automated API Contract Testing.
- See how we integrate with Gemini and OpenRouter.
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System Architecture & Modernization:
- Read our research on Legacy Modernization Strategies.
- Review the SDK Architecture Diagram.
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Automation and Orchestration:
- Our core scheduling concepts are used in the Task Orchestration PoC.
- See a real-world example in n8n-based AI Automation.