Claude Code creator: "How to write prompts that actually work" (Boris Cherny)

Claude Code is a fully agentic AI assistant that can build features, write entire functions, and fix bugs by using tools like file editing, bash commands, and file searching. To get the best results, start with code-based Q&A to understand your codebase, then progress to editing code by first asking Claude to brainstorm and plan before writing. Provide context through cloudmd files (project-specific context files) and integrate team tools like MCP servers. The key to effective prompting is giving Claude more context, using feedback tools for iteration, and allowing it to plan before executing complex tasks.