Code with Claude Code - Advanced

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.