#advanced
4 articles with this tag.
Claude Agent SDK — first contact with building your own agent
The Claude Agent SDK lets you write your own agent on the Claude API with the full tool apparatus. Showing first impressions — what surprises, where the value is, when to pick the SDK over Claude Code.
Sub-agents in Claude Code — the orchestration pattern that works
Sub-agents are the key pattern when the main session starts to bloat. Showing when to fire them, what context to pass, and how to avoid the 'shouting into the void' effect.
Prompt caching — how I calculate Opus 4.7 costs (and why the bill isn't scary)
Opus 4.7 looks expensive. Five minutes of prompt caching cuts cost by 90%. Showing how it works, how to measure, and which cadence patterns actually move the bill.
Memory in Claude Code — what it actually remembers and how to steer it
Memory is a Claude Code mechanism that persists facts about you, the project and preferences across sessions. Showing how it works under the hood, when to use it, and when CLAUDE.md is better.