<2-3 sentences summarising what the project addresses and solves, the target audience, and the benefit.> This repository offers a comprehensive guide and toolkit for enhancing Claude Code's capabilities. It focuses on robust configuration via CLAUDE.md, external integrations (MCP servers), workflow automation (commands), deterministic rule enforcement (hooks), and reusable expertise (skills). The project promotes single-purpose chats to mitigate performance degradation, citing research indicating up to a 39% improvement.

How It Works

The project augments Claude Code through several key components. A global ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md acts as a central configuration and project scaffolding blueprint. MCP servers facilitate external tool integrations, while custom commands automate workflows. Crucially, custom hooks provide deterministic enforcement of rules, offering a more reliable mechanism than CLAUDE.md suggestions. Skills package reusable expertise, enabling modular enhancement. The project strongly advocates for single-purpose chats, as research shows topic mixing degrades performance.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Primary Install/Run: Clone the repository (git clone https://github.com/TheDecipherist/claude-code-mastery.git), navigate into the directory, and follow the setup steps.
• Prerequisites: Claude Code installed, Python 3.8+ (for Python hooks), jq (for shell hooks).
• Setup: Copy hooks to ~/.claude/hooks/, settings template to ~/.claude/settings.json (review and customize), and skills to ~/.claude/skills/. Make shell scripts executable.
• Links:
  • Repository: https://github.com/TheDecipherist/claude-code-mastery
  • Full Guide: https://github.com/TheDecipherist/claude-code-mastery/blob/main/GUIDE.md
  • Related Resources: Claude Code Best Practices, Effective Context Engineering, Agent Skills, Hooks Reference (Anthropic Docs).

Highlighted Details

• Global CLAUDE.md acts as a security gatekeeper and project scaffolding blueprint.
• Custom hooks offer deterministic rule enforcement (e.g., blocking secrets, dangerous commands), surpassing CLAUDE.md suggestions.
• Skills package reusable expertise (e.g., commit messages, security audits).
• Research highlights a 39% performance drop from topic mixing, advocating for single-purpose chats.
• MCP servers enable external tool integrations.

Maintenance & Community

Maintained by "TheDecipherist and the Claude Code community." Contributions are welcomed via pull requests. Community resources and discussions are linked.

Licensing & Compatibility

• License: MIT License.
• Compatibility: Permissive MIT license is suitable for commercial use and closed-source linking.

Limitations & Caveats

CLAUDE.md rules are suggestions; hooks provide deterministic enforcement, implying CLAUDE.md alone may be insufficient. Hook effectiveness depends on correct implementation. Requires specific prerequisites (Python 3.8+, jq).