What I can build with Opus 4.5 by myself is insane. And you're telling me better models are coming? And in the next couple months??? I'm so ready for this.
John Lindquist
@johnlindquist.com
Sign up for my Claude Code Power User workshop: https://egghead.io/workshop/claude-code
I absolutely love teaching powerful AI workflows. It would be *amazing* if a job where I could teach the world what's next in AI experiences while working alongside brilliant people just fell into my lap on Monday...
Last Claude Code Power User workshop of the year 🚨tomorrow🚨. Come learn how to let Claude Code cook over the holidays while you're on break! (I'm not saying it's a good idea...)
I got tired of creating so many aliases, agents, rules, and prompts. I built mdflow to consolidate them all into easy-to-author, intelligent markdown files. Conditional templating ✅ Inline commands ✅ Works with anything ✅ Build the agent you've always wanted. Open-source FTW ❤️
Want to learn how to script Claude Code workflows? Check this out:
Teaching the last Claude Code Power User workshop of the year next Friday. Won't be hosting another until late Jan. Go grab an early bird ticket and get ready to crush 2026! 💪
I write a lot of TypeScript scripts. Here's one of my favorite tricks: zsh has a feature called a "suffix alias" which uses an "-s" flag: ~~~ alias -s ts='bun' ~~~ Create a script called "hello.ts", then simply type "hello.ts" to run the script with bun.
Holidays pro tip: You can upload the pdfs and/or YouTube urls of your new board games to your favorite AI (Gemini 3 is a great choice). Then you'll be able to ask whatever questions you want to figure out the rules.
🚨 Last chance 🚨 to get tickets to tomorrow's: Claude Code Power User Workshop (🌍 European-friendly timezone)
Teaching my last Claude Code Power User Workshop of the year next Friday. 🚨Early bird pricing ends tonight!🚨
Force Claude Code to Ask "What's Next?" w/ Stop Hook + AskUserQuestion Lesson 2 of the Claude Tools Deep Dive series:
Week of Nov 10's Claude Code ✨free✨ course: "Claude Code Tools Deep Dive" - Lessons published daily - Follow the thread below Lesson #1: "Create Interactive AI Tools with Claude Code's AskUserQuestion"
Claude Code Power User Workshop is 🚨TOMORROW🚨 (if you can't make it, the recording goes out on Monday) We've got about ~3 seats left 👇
YTD Stats: - 101 published lessons - 30 AI Dev Essentials newsletters - 18 live workshops (#19 this Friday!) - 3018 commits Starting to plan out next year to take things to the next level.
Claude Skills with subagents and hooks introduce some hidden traps if you don't carefully consider your settings. Check out the lesson below (lesson 9 in the ✨free✨ Claude Skills series): "Avoid the Dangers of Settings Pollution in Subagents, Hooks, and Scripts"
Want your Claude Skills to run faster and be more reliable? Check out video #8 of the Claude Skills series: "Optimizing Claude Skills from Subagents to Scripts" below
Utah friends, At higher elevations and drier climates like ours, we should be drinking 1.5-2x more water than average to stay hydrated. So yeah, keep that water bottle next to your desk.
The Future of Software: 1. Starts as basic chat 2. Infers the UI/UX you need 3. Builds itself, allows you to accept/reject changes How to prepare: 1. Build extensions/plugins/mcpui/etc and learn the modular mindset 2. Study UX best practices 3. Optimize for shipping
How are Claude Skills different from MCPs? When should you use which one? This lesson builds a quick MCP and compares it to using a Claude Skill to discuss the differences: Watch lesson #7: "Claude Skills Compared to MCP Tools"
Did you go to GitHub Universe and get a sweet new badge to hack on? I created a Claude Code plugin you can download with bundled skills, commands, etc to streamline the dev process based on what I learned building some quick apps. Enjoy! github.com/johnlindqui...
GitHub - johnlindquist/badger-2350-plugin: Complete Claude Code plugin for Universe 2025 (Tufty) Badge development with MonaOS app creation, deployment, and API reference
Complete Claude Code plugin for Universe 2025 (Tufty) Badge development with MonaOS app creation, deployment, and API reference - johnlindquist/badger-2350-plugin
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What's the difference between Claude Skills and Slash Commands? When should I use them? How do I convince you to watch lesson #6 "Claude Skills Compared to Slash Commands"? Watch the lesson below to find out!
Claude Skills often define complex scenarios requiring many tools. To enforce strict tool rules for the Skill, create "PreToolUse" hooks to limit access to the specific tools you trust. Watch Lesson 5 👀 "Secure Your Claude Skills with Custom PreToolUse Hooks"
In Claude Skills, some CLI tools always trigger permission prompts due to special characters. The fix? Abstract into scripts. Bonus: your skills become cross-platform, better loggers, and more maintainable. Watch Lesson #4: "Build Better Tools in Claude Skills with Scripts"
Lesson 3 of "The Essential Guide to Claude Code Skills" just released! 🎉 "Stacking Claude Skills to Create Complex Workflows"
Just published lesson 2 of the "The Essential Guide to Claude Code Skills" series: "Control Claude Skills Output with References and Examples" 👇
✨ Free Course Alert ✨ "The Essential Guide to Claude Code Skills" Turn Claude into a more powerful dev partner by building custom skills that overcome AI limitations. Lesson 1 drops today: "Create Your First Claude Code Skill" ~1 new lesson daily 👇
Cursor Tab is still the most magical and practical AI experience available. Predictive edits/movements based on context while constantly improving as I work. *That* is the experience I want everywhere. I want AI tools to be so seamlessly integrated that I take them for granted.
🚨 Cursor Power User Workshop TOMORROW 🚨 Agenda: - Advanced Hooks - Custom MCPs and Agents - Context Engineering - Chrome Dev Tools MCP workflows - Lots of other tips and tricks FAQ: - Recording sent out Monday - Last Cursor workshop of 2025 Tickets almost gone! 🎟️
