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AI-Augmented Development Playbook

Changelog

All notable changes to the playbook curriculum are documented here.

2026-03-30 — Claude Code in a Day (Bootcamp Course)

Section titled “2026-03-30 — Claude Code in a Day (Bootcamp Course)”

Added a new hands-on bootcamp course for busy professionals who want to get productive with Claude Code in a single session (~4.5 hours). 8 modules, no separate theory — everything learned through exercises on your own codebase.

Modules: Install and Explore, Your CLAUDE.md, Plan Before You Build, Context is Everything, Daily Workflows, Build Your First Skill, Connect Your Tools (MCP), Hooks and Putting It All Together.

Each module produces a concrete artifact and links to the relevant full playbook module for deeper understanding.

2026-03-30 — Syllabus Coverage Review

Section titled “2026-03-30 — Syllabus Coverage Review”

Reviewed the draft Claude Code training plan (17 modules across 2 phases) against all 14 playbook modules. Closed 14 structural gaps and 8 enrichment items to ensure comprehensive coverage of practical Claude Code usage.

New Content

Section titled “New Content”

M04 — Context Engineering

  • Research Grounding section — Claude Code’s research toolkit (Glob, Grep, Read, WebSearch, WebFetch) with token cost profiles, the Explore Agent for read-only codebase research, WebSearch + WebFetch two-step pattern, encoding research rules in CLAUDE.md, parallel research with subagents, and a 5-item anti-patterns table
  • CLAUDE.md hierarchy — four-level scoping system (global, project-wide, project-specific, directory-scoped) with a decision table
  • 1M context window details — GA availability, [1m] model variant, detailed /context output example showing all token categories
  • Subagent context isolation — before/after ASCII diagrams showing token impact
  • Three signs of polluted context — repeats info, mixes up files, applies wrong conventions
  • Horizontal scaling — running multiple parallel sessions for effective 600k+ tokens
  • /rewind command added to context management commands table
  • /init command added to M04 workshop as Step 1 of CLAUDE.md creation

M02 — Prompt Engineering

  • OpusPlan mode — claude --model opusplan for Opus planning + Sonnet execution
  • Model configuration methods — mid-session /model, startup --model, persistent settings.json
  • Common Workflows quick reference — ready-to-use prompt templates for exploring codebases, debugging, writing tests, refactoring, creating PRs, and code review
  • Session management commands — /resume, /rename, claude --continue

M07 — Advanced Workflows

  • Skill frontmatter — user-invocable and argument-hint fields
  • Progressive disclosure — three-stage skill loading model (metadata, SKILL.md body, supporting files)
  • Writing good descriptions — guidance with bad/good examples for auto-invocation
  • Subagent configuration — full frontmatter reference (disallowedTools, background, effort, isolation: worktree)
  • Complete hook lifecycle events — all 15 events listed (previously only 4 were shown)
  • Hook config via settings.json — inline JSON configuration method alongside shell scripts
  • End-to-end workflow recipe — capstone exercise chaining all building blocks

M05 — Agents and MCP

  • Tool Search — lazy-loading mechanism reducing MCP context usage by up to 95%
  • Quick-start install commands — claude mcp add for GitHub, PostgreSQL, Playwright, Sentry, Notion
  • MCP config scope table — file paths for global (~/.claude.json), project (.mcp.json), and local (.claude/settings.local.json) scopes

M10 — Agent Teams

  • Team sizing guidelines — 3-5 teammates, 5-6 tasks per teammate
  • Shift+Down shortcut — cycle through teammates in the terminal
  • Community orchestrators — Multiclaude, Gas Town, OpenClaw/OpenCode added to alternatives table

M12 — CI/CD Integration

  • /batch command — parallel refactoring with automatic worktree isolation
  • Plugin packaging — enhanced directory structure with manifest.json and skill namespacing

M01 — Workshop

  • “What Is Claude Code” positioning section with differentiator table vs Cursor/Copilot
  • OS prerequisites — macOS 13+, Windows 10+, Ubuntu 20.04+, 4GB RAM
  • winget install for Windows, !command shortcut
  • Adoption stats — 4% of GitHub commits, 90% of Anthropic code with AI (as of early 2026)

M03 — Specs Are Source Code

  • Ctrl+G shortcut — open plan in text editor for direct editing during Plan Mode

M13 — Team Adoption

  • Golden rules checklist — 7-item quick reference for team Claude Code usage