Claude Code Library
A curated reference: 52 copy-paste Claude Code prompts organized by the software-development lifecycle, plus a 7-module best-practices course. Ripped from Anthropic's official prompt library + best-practices docs (code.claude.com/docs) on 2026-07-14 and cross-referenced with the CC Commander bible.
What's here
| File |
Use it when |
PROMPT-LIBRARY.md |
You want a ready-to-copy prompt for a specific task (onboard a repo, plan a change, write tests, review a PR, debug an incident, automate a workflow…). 52 prompts across Discover → Design → Build → Ship → Operate, each with an example, why it works, and a make-it-stick follow-up. |
COURSE.md |
You want to learn or teach Claude Code end-to-end — the agentic loop, verification, explore-plan-code, CLAUDE.md/permissions/hooks/skills, session management, and parallel-agent scaling. 7 modules + capstone, each mapped to CC Commander commands. |
How to use this skill
- "Give me a prompt to " → open
PROMPT-LIBRARY.md, find the matching SDLC phase/category, return the pre-filled prompt + the why it works note.
- "Teach me / walk me through Claude Code" → follow
COURSE.md modules in order; each has objectives, key practices, and a hands-on exercise.
- "How should I prompt for X?" → apply the 6 meta-patterns (bottom of
PROMPT-LIBRARY.md): outcome-not-steps · give-it-a-check · point-at-a-reference · measurable-target · give-it-the-artifact · say-how-you-want-the-answer.
The one principle behind all of it
Claude's context window is the fundamental constraint, and Claude stops when work looks done. Every practice is downstream of: (1) keep context clean (/clear, subagents, a lean CLAUDE.md) and (2) give Claude a check it can run so it closes its own loop.
Provenance & licensing
Content adapted from Anthropic's published, copy-paste-intended Claude Code docs. Fine for internal/personal use as-is. If any of this is productized for resale (e.g. into a commercial template library), reframe the wording first — the source is Anthropic-authored.
1---2name: claude-code-library3description: The Claude Code prompt library (52 copy-paste prompts by SDLC phase) + a 7-module Claude Code Best Practices course. Use when the user asks for a Claude Code prompt to try, wants to learn/teach Claude Code best practices, or asks "how should I prompt Claude Code to do X".4---56# Claude Code Library78> A curated reference: **52 copy-paste Claude Code prompts** organized by the software-development lifecycle, plus a **7-module best-practices course**. Ripped from Anthropic's official prompt library + best-practices docs (`code.claude.com/docs`) on 2026-07-14 and cross-referenced with the CC Commander bible.910## What's here1112| File | Use it when |13|------|-------------|14| [`PROMPT-LIBRARY.md`](./PROMPT-LIBRARY.md) | You want a ready-to-copy prompt for a specific task (onboard a repo, plan a change, write tests, review a PR, debug an incident, automate a workflow…). 52 prompts across Discover → Design → Build → Ship → Operate, each with an example, *why it works*, and a *make-it-stick* follow-up. |15| [`COURSE.md`](./COURSE.md) | You want to learn or teach Claude Code end-to-end — the agentic loop, verification, explore-plan-code, CLAUDE.md/permissions/hooks/skills, session management, and parallel-agent scaling. 7 modules + capstone, each mapped to CC Commander commands. |1617## How to use this skill1819- **"Give me a prompt to <task>"** → open `PROMPT-LIBRARY.md`, find the matching SDLC phase/category, return the pre-filled prompt + the *why it works* note.20- **"Teach me / walk me through Claude Code"** → follow `COURSE.md` modules in order; each has objectives, key practices, and a hands-on exercise.21- **"How should I prompt for X?"** → apply the 6 meta-patterns (bottom of `PROMPT-LIBRARY.md`): outcome-not-steps · give-it-a-check · point-at-a-reference · measurable-target · give-it-the-artifact · say-how-you-want-the-answer.2223## The one principle behind all of it2425Claude's context window is the fundamental constraint, and Claude stops when work *looks* done. Every practice is downstream of: (1) keep context clean (`/clear`, subagents, a lean CLAUDE.md) and (2) give Claude a check it can run so it closes its own loop.2627## Provenance & licensing2829Content adapted from Anthropic's published, copy-paste-intended Claude Code docs. Fine for internal/personal use as-is. If any of this is productized for resale (e.g. into a commercial template library), reframe the wording first — the source is Anthropic-authored.
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