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When to use which, at a glance.

Requirements → pack → install, in 3 steps.

Make your always-on rules strong.

Where agents, skills, commands, CLAUDE.md and MCP live — fast.

Split by role. Here are team-composition patterns.

Model Context Protocol in plain words — what it does and what to watch.

Before code runs — how to vet a config.

Search & install, get AI to assemble a pack, or sell your own. The four ways to use it.

Straight from claude.com/pricing, plus a real CLI check.

We actually blocked `rm -rf` with a PreToolUse hook and verified the output.

Two overlooked hook events for automatic activity logs.

Walking through a real SKILL.md to explain the minimal frontmatter.

The 4 fields — name, description, model, tools — via a real agent file.

The real connection commands, verified against actual CLI help output.

Explained via the real known_marketplaces.json and claude plugin commands.

Remove repeated prompts while still blocking risky actions — verified live.

Three patterns: user-level settings, a skeleton repo, and ConfigDeck packs.

Covers the 2026 gotcha: root .cursorrules is now silently ignored by Cursor's agent.

Free to list, 15% fee (you keep 85%) — plus what tends to sell.

Explained via the real output of the background-agent management command.

The quiet-but-effective cost levers, verified against real CLI help output.

Cross-checked against official docs and live curl reachability.

Plan choice, shared config, permission policy and training — grounded in verified facts.

CLI vs embedding in your own app — including the recent rename.

Real errors reproduced on this Mac, with the actual messages and fixes.

The mode that plans without executing — how to switch, and when to use it.

Explained via a Remote Control session actually running on this Mac.

A cloud command that runs several reviewer AIs on your diff — tested live on a real repo.

Show it just the diff and get a one-line Conventional Commit — verified live.

Extend your workspace without changing directory — tested on a real monorepo layout.

Skip shell exports — settings.json alone can distribute env vars, verified on this Mac.

Of 200+ documented variables, the practical subset a solo dev is likely to actually touch.

The first move when something feels off — with a real diagnostic run on this Mac.

Instead of asking every time, wire a hook that fires automatically — built & verified live.

The long-lived token flow for CI where browser login isn't available — run partway, live.

Define a session-only subagent as JSON, no file needed — verified live.

As file counts grow, search gets slower — with real file counts and timings.