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Adds the markdown version of The Longform Guide to Everything Claude Code, as requested in issue #23.

This guide covers advanced techniques:

  • Context & Memory Management
  • Continuous Learning / Memory
  • Token Optimization
  • Verification Loops and Evals
  • Parallelization strategies
  • Groundwork and project setup
  • Philosophy on building reusable patterns
  • Best practices for agents & sub-agents

Closes #23

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    • Added comprehensive longform guide covering memory management, session persistence, dynamic system prompts, and memory hooks. Includes best practices for token optimization, verification loops, parallelization strategies, learning frameworks, and structured workflows for multi-agent interactions and building reusable patterns.

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A new comprehensive guide document is added covering memory management strategies, session persistence patterns, dynamic system prompts, token optimization techniques, verification loops, parallelization approaches, and best practices for building reusable patterns with Claude Code.

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LONGFORM-GUIDE.md
New guide document with 295 lines covering memory management, session persistence, dynamic prompts, memory hooks (PreCompact, SessionStart, SessionEnd), learning frameworks, metrics (pass@k, pass^k), parallelization strategies, phase workflows, and references

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🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

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🐰 A guide emerges, fluffy and bright,
Memory patterns woven just right,
Sessions persist through the digital night,
With Claude's clever code, everything's tight!

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and specifically identifies the main change: adding a longform guide document to the repository.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR adds the longform guide in Markdown format as requested in issue #23, fulfilling the requirement to provide documentation in .md format for easy saving and reuse.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The PR contains only the addition of LONGFORM-GUIDE.md, which is directly scoped to the objective of adding markdown documentation as requested in issue #23.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

🤖 Fix all issues with AI agents
In `@LONGFORM-GUIDE.md`:
- Line 102: The sentence fragment "Claude Code's system prompt takes ~18k tokens
(~9% of 200k context). Can be reduced to ~10k tokens with patches, saving ~7,300
tokens (41% of static overhead)." needs a clear subject for the second
clause—rewrite it into a single complete sentence by adding the subject (e.g.,
"It" or "This") or by merging the clauses: update the line in LONGFORM-GUIDE.md
so it reads like "Claude Code's system prompt takes ~18k tokens (~9% of 200k
context) and can be reduced to ~10k tokens with patches, saving ~7,300 tokens
(41% of static overhead)." or equivalent.
🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
LONGFORM-GUIDE.md (2)

81-85: Add language identifiers to fenced code blocks.

This keeps markdownlint happy and improves readability in renderers.

✍️ Proposed edit
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+```text
 Default: Sonnet for most coding
 Upgrade to Opus if: First attempt failed, task spans 5+ files, architectural decisions
 Downgrade to Haiku if: Repetitive, instructions very clear, worker agent

```diff
-```
+```text
 Phase 1: RESEARCH → research-summary.md
 Phase 2: PLAN → plan.md
 Phase 3: IMPLEMENT → code changes
 Phase 4: REVIEW → review-comments.md
 Phase 5: VERIFY → done or loop back
</details>


Also applies to: 251-257

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`196-208`: **Use headings instead of bolded pseudo-headings.**

This improves document structure and navigation.

<details>
<summary>✍️ Proposed edit</summary>

```diff
-**Instance 1: Scaffolding Agent**
+#### Instance 1: Scaffolding Agent
 ...
-**Instance 2: Deep Research Agent**
+#### Instance 2: Deep Research Agent


### System Prompt Slimming

Claude Code's system prompt takes ~18k tokens (~9% of 200k context). Can be reduced to ~10k tokens with patches, saving ~7,300 tokens (41% of static overhead).
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

Fix the sentence fragment.

The line reads like a fragment; add a clear subject.

✍️ Proposed edit
-Claude Code's system prompt takes ~18k tokens (~9% of 200k context). Can be reduced to ~10k tokens with patches, saving ~7,300 tokens (41% of static overhead).
+Claude Code's system prompt takes ~18k tokens (~9% of 200k context). It can be reduced to ~10k tokens with patches, saving ~7,300 tokens (41% of static overhead).
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Claude Code's system prompt takes ~18k tokens (~9% of 200k context). Can be reduced to ~10k tokens with patches, saving ~7,300 tokens (41% of static overhead).
Claude Code's system prompt takes ~18k tokens (~9% of 200k context). It can be reduced to ~10k tokens with patches, saving ~7,300 tokens (41% of static overhead).
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[style] ~102-~102: To form a complete sentence, be sure to include a subject.
Context: ...akes ~18k tokens (~9% of 200k context). Can be reduced to ~10k tokens with patches,...

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🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@LONGFORM-GUIDE.md` at line 102, The sentence fragment "Claude Code's system
prompt takes ~18k tokens (~9% of 200k context). Can be reduced to ~10k tokens
with patches, saving ~7,300 tokens (41% of static overhead)." needs a clear
subject for the second clause—rewrite it into a single complete sentence by
adding the subject (e.g., "It" or "This") or by merging the clauses: update the
line in LONGFORM-GUIDE.md so it reads like "Claude Code's system prompt takes
~18k tokens (~9% of 200k context) and can be reduced to ~10k tokens with
patches, saving ~7,300 tokens (41% of static overhead)." or equivalent.

@affaan-m affaan-m merged commit 5e1835a into affaan-m:main Jan 27, 2026
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moyueheng added a commit to moyueheng/everything-claude-code that referenced this pull request Jan 29, 2026
675db95 feat: unify commands and skills (v1.2.0)
ca584e2 fix: escape pipe in markdown table for markdownlint
a44a055 fix: resolve ESLint errors and update tests for project-name fallback
c9ef02b docs: add requirements section and hooks field warning
0c53ad8 Revert "docs: update shorthand to shortform terminology"
c3430bd docs: add Traditional Chinese translation
fbe2e56 docs: add simplified Chinese README
7c0bc25 feat: add comprehensive CI/CD pipeline
58a97c8 docs: update shorthand to shortform terminology
04ee208 docs: add plugin manifest validation notes
e3a1306 fix: remove duplicate hooks declaration from plugin.json
81003b1 feat: use project name as session filename fallback
8996303 fix: prevent command injection in Prettier hook (affaan-m#102)
8894e1b docs: update README with skill-create and instinct commands
9bc587a feat: add skill-create and continuous-learning-v2 commands
0ced59a Merge pull request affaan-m#91 from Hor1zonZzz/fix/readme-rules-limitation
2563d1e Merge pull request affaan-m#92 from jhsong-musinsa/fix/plugin-manifest-validation
5dc1edb Merge pull request affaan-m#93 from pangerlkr/patch-3
2aac2d9 Create PLUGIN_SCHEMA_NOTES.md
cdf987d fix: use explicit file paths for agents in plugin.json
384b255 docs: add note about rules limitation in plugin installation
accbb47 feat: add proper header banner to shortform guide
ff67b03 feat: add images and rename guides to the-shortform-guide.md and the-longform-guide.md
7fc5ef1 Merge pull request affaan-m#83 from msyahidin/claude/add-golang-support-frw0Z
779085e fix: add missing agents and hooks declarations to plugin.json
5e1835a Merge pull request affaan-m#81 from pangerlkr/patch-2
2abefe6 Merge pull request affaan-m#79 from pangerlkr/patch-1
4bca615 Merge pull request affaan-m#80 from lichengzhe/fix/stop-hook-shell-error
a1f47f1 Merge pull request affaan-m#85 from roeiba/add-license-file
01ad21b docs: add missing MIT LICENSE file
c6c32cd fix: add language labels to fenced code blocks for MD040 compliance
75e1e46 feat: add comprehensive Golang language support
2feac5a docs: add The Longform Guide to Everything Claude Code
a0b84f7 Fix: Move Stop hook inline code to separate script file
1564213 docs: add The Shorthand Guide to Everything Claude Code
56ff5d4 fix: use correct unscoped agent-browser package name (affaan-m#77)
5c63fa9 feat: v1.1.0 release - session ID tracking, async hooks, new skills
5670fcd Fix plugin manifest validation errors (affaan-m#75)
1c9fa0b Add hooks.md to documentation index (affaan-m#40)
2bfd2fb feat: add cloud infrastructure security skill (affaan-m#44)
fae9716 feat(agents): add database-reviewer agent with Supabase patterns (affaan-m#48)
a2087a8 fix: remove unnecessary .sh hooks (affaan-m#41)
b9b7831 fix: multiple community-reported issues
660e0d3 fix: security and documentation fixes
a7bc5f2 revert: remove hooks declaration - auto-loaded by convention
22ad036 fix: add hooks declaration to plugin.json for proper hook loading
5230892 fix: remove version fields from marketplace.json
970f8bf feat: cross-platform support with Node.js scripts
4ec7a6b fix: remove version field to enable automatic plugin updates
0d438dd style: side-by-side guide layout matching profile README
7f4f622 feat: add star history chart and minimal badge bar
c3f1594 fix: move session-end hooks from Stop to SessionEnd
19345df fix: remove duplicate hooks field from plugin.json
73bda1a fix: use ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} for hook script paths
ecfbbd3 fix: use relative path './' for plugin source instead of GitHub object
ee5affb fix: remove agents field temporarily to debug validation
d362ae6 fix: use string format for repository field in plugin.json
9e8006c fix: use GitHub source object in marketplace.json
5010f82 feat: package as Claude Code plugin with marketplace distribution
4491f15 Clarify README description of the repository
e6440d3 docs: restructure README to flow shorthand → longform guides together
fa0928a Enhance README with update section and resources
2d6fd70 feat: add strategic-compact hook and update hooks.json with all hooks
f96ef1e feat: add memory persistence hooks and context files
7d3ea0f feat: add strategic compact skill
6bf102d feat: add continuous learning skill with session examples
3c1e7d9 Clarify repository purpose and additional resources
62a80df Update README with image and guide link
6eefb41 Update README with guide reading reminder
d7cf890 Fix formatting in README.md for guide link
e57979c Update README with image and guide link
45959c3 Initial release: Complete Claude Code configuration collection
REVERT: 69c0b1a Add link to Agent Skills specification website (affaan-m#160)
REVERT: be229a5 Fix links in agent skills specification (affaan-m#159)
REVERT: f232228 Split agent-skills-spec into separate authoring and client integration guides (affaan-m#148)
REVERT: 0075614 Add doc-coauthoring skill and update example skills (affaan-m#134)
REVERT: ef74077 Move example skills into dedicated folder and create minimal top-level folder structure (affaan-m#129)
REVERT: 0f77e50 Update example skills and rename 'artifacts-builder' (affaan-m#112)
REVERT: e5c6015 Add 'frontend-design' example skill (affaan-m#98)
REVERT: c74d647 Clarify Claude Code installation in README.md (#20)
REVERT: 0877bae Updates to README.md (affaan-m#9)
REVERT: b118d29 Add Claude Claude instructions to the readme (#8)
REVERT: 4d1e3f3 Add Claude Code Marketplace (affaan-m#5)
REVERT: 9b61003 Small tweak to blog link (#7)
REVERT: 10e0fbe Add initial Agent Skills Spec (#2)
REVERT: ec84104 Add 3rd Party notices (affaan-m#4)
REVERT: 67ada86 Adding more details to README (affaan-m#3)
REVERT: 83291af Reorganize the example skills (affaan-m#1)
REVERT: 37292f3 init repo

git-subtree-dir: upstream/anthropics-skills
git-subtree-split: 675db95
charlesbmi pushed a commit to charlesbmi/everything-claude-code that referenced this pull request Jan 29, 2026
Adds Longform Guide as .md - completes affaan-m#23
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