Core Workflows

Discover how Claude Code uses a read, edit, run, and verify loop to complete tasks, correct errors, and iterate until completion.

Learn core Claude Code workflows through 10 examples, from locating functions to running tests, and understand prerequisites for effective use.

Use Claude Code's built-in search tooling to locate function definitions, call sites, and string usages across a large repo before reading or editing anything.

Learn how Claude Code performs multi-file edits, such as renaming functions or moving modules, by locating all usages and updating every affected file.

Discover why Claude Code re-reads files before editing. Learn how this safeguard prevents stale changes and ensures reliable edits in multi-file workflows.

Learn how to connect an MCP server to Claude Code, extending its toolset with external capabilities like database queries or issue tracking.

Optimize Claude Code workflows with best practices for the read-edit-run-test loop. Learn to scope tasks, search effectively, verify changes, and manage permissions.

A single-page roundup of every highlight bullet from the 10 pages in the Core Workflows section, grouped by source page so you can scan all 46 takeaways without opening each article individually.