Code with Claude Code - Advanced

Go beyond the fundamentals to unlock the full power of Claude Code in professional settings. Connect external data sources via MCP, automate checks with hooks, organize your environment into reusable plugins, orchestrate multi-agent architectures, and structure projects with Specification Driven Development (SDD).

MCP — Model Context Protocol

• MCP client-server architecture: stdio, SSE, HTTP
• Connecting external data sources (APIs, databases, filesystem)
• MCP configuration in projects, /mcp command
• The rise of CLIs: state of the art of the ecosystem

Hooks & Event-Driven Automation

• Event types: PreToolUse, PostToolUse, SessionStart, Stop…
• Bash/PowerShell hooks for validation, auto-formatting, notifications
• Real-world use cases: automatic linting, documentation updates

Advanced Skills & Plugins

• Dynamic arguments, reusable and team-shareable Skills
• Claude Code plugin structure (plugin.json): commands, agents, skills, hooks, MCP
• Building and distributing a complete plugin

Subagents & Multi-Agent Architectures

• Multi-agent architecture: orchestrator + specialized subagents
• Subagent types: Explore, Plan, general-purpose
• Parallel vs sequential execution, when to delegate

SDD — Specification Driven Development

• Vibe Coding vs structured approach: rigor, traceability, predictability
• The roles: Strategist → Engineer → AI Executor
• The 6 steps: Initialization → Setup → Specification → Technical Planning → Task Organization → Implementation

CI/CD Workflows & Best Practices

• Headless mode (claude -p) for automation
• GitHub Actions / GitLab CI integration, git worktrees
• API cost optimization, advanced security, community ecosystem

Hands-on Workshops

Workshop 1: MCP in Action

Connect an MCP server to an existing project and migrate the app to a modern framework.

Workshop 2: Quality Hooks

Create a PostToolUse hook that triggers linting after every code change.

Workshop 3: Complete Plugin

Build a plugin including a command, a skill, and a hook.

Workshop 4: Multi-Agent Orchestration

Use subagents to explore, plan, and refactor a project in parallel.

Workshop 5: SDD End-to-End

Write a complete specification, let Claude implement it following the spec, then integrate validation into a GitHub Actions workflow.