11 / Reference desk

Sources, scope,
and further learning.

Official documentation, a clear review date, and a path into features you can explore after the basics.

What this guide covers

This independent guide covers core Claude Code workflows, the documented session command catalog, common CLI options, GitHub, local setup, extensions, automation, privacy, cost, and home hosting. It is a learning guide, not a claim that every feature is available on every account.

Primary documentation was checked on September 23, 2026. Documentation can change ahead of your installed release or account rollout. Type claude --version, use /help, and check your account’s interface before relying on a command. This site does not update itself automatically.

Examples and recommended learning sequences are original instructional guidance. Product availability statements come from the linked official documentation. The home-hosting example is an optional practice design, not an Anthropic deployment requirement.

Beyond the first project

References

APA-style references below use “n.d.” where a stable publication date is not supplied. Retrieval dates matter because these are continuously updated documentation pages.

1. Anthropic. (n.d.). Advanced setup. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup
2. Anthropic. (n.d.). Agent SDK hosting. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-sdk/hosting
3. Anthropic. (n.d.). Agent teams. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-teams
4. Anthropic. (n.d.). Best practices. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/best-practices
5. Anthropic. (n.d.). Checkpoints. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/checkpointing
6. Anthropic. (n.d.). Chrome integration. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/chrome
7. Anthropic. (n.d.). Claude Code overview. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview
8. Anthropic. (n.d.). CLI reference. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference
9. Anthropic. (n.d.). Cloud environments and sessions. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-code-on-the-web
10. Anthropic. (n.d.). Cloud quickstart. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/web-quickstart
11. Anthropic. (n.d.). Cloud routines. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/routines
12. Anthropic. (n.d.). Commands reference. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/commands
13. Anthropic. (n.d.). Custom subagents. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents
14. Anthropic. (n.d.). Data usage. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/data-usage
15. Anthropic. (n.d.). Desktop quickstart. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop-quickstart
16. Docker. (n.d.). Docker Compose quickstart. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://docs.docker.com/compose/gettingstarted/
17. Docker. (n.d.). Docker installation. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://docs.docker.com/get-started/get-docker/
18. GitHub. (n.d.). Getting started with Git. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/learning-to-code/getting-started-with-git
19. Anthropic. (n.d.). GitHub Actions integration. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/github-actions
20. GitHub. (n.d.). GitHub Hello World. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/start-your-journey/hello-world
21. Anthropic. (n.d.). Hooks. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks
22. Anthropic. (n.d.). Keyboard shortcuts. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode
23. Anthropic. (n.d.). MCP connections. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp
24. Anthropic. (n.d.). Model gateways. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/gateways
25. Anthropic. (n.d.). Permissions. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/permissions
26. Anthropic. (n.d.). Plugin marketplaces. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins
27. Anthropic. (n.d.). Project instructions and memory. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory
28. Anthropic. (n.d.). Remote Control. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/remote-control
29. Anthropic. (n.d.). Self-hosted environment quickstart. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/self-hosted-environments-quickstart
30. Anthropic. (n.d.). Self-hosted environments. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/self-hosted-environments
31. Anthropic. (n.d.). Session scheduling. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/scheduled-tasks
32. Anthropic. (n.d.). Skills. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills
33. Anthropic. (n.d.). Terminal quickstart. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart
34. Anthropic. (n.d.). Usage and costs. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/costs
35. Anthropic. (n.d.). VS Code integration. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/vs-code

How to use this handbook

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