---
id: "anthropic-claude-code-best-practices"
title: "Best practices for Claude Code"
creator: "Anthropic"
url: "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/best-practices"
level: "intermediate"
category: "agents"
models: ["claude"]
source_date: null
date_added: "2026-10-18"
---

[Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)

# Best practices for Claude Code

by Anthropic

[Read the original →](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/best-practices)

Concrete coding-agent workflow habits: plan, verify, manage context.

The documentation connects coding-agent use with planning, verification and context management. Try the habits on a bounded change and check the resulting software rather than treating completion messages as proof.

Level: [Intermediate](/levels/index.md#intermediate)
Models: claude
Category: [Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)
Tags: [coding-agents](/tags/coding-agents/index.md)
Source date: date not stated
Added: 2026-10-18
Last verified: 2026-10-18
Status: ok

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