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Learning AI·18 min read read

Claude Code subagents and the orchestrator pattern

How to structure Claude Code subagents, write dispatch prompts, and coordinate parallel work across services, SDKs, and frontends in a monorepo.

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Learning AI·14 min read read

How to enforce the orchestrator pattern in Claude Code

The main Claude Code thread plans and reviews. Subagents implement. Three enforcement layers make this mandatory: CLAUDE.md, skills, and hooks. Includes a starter kit you can copy.

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Learning AI·15 min read

Part 1: Claude's 7 Extension Points — The Mental Model

CLAUDE.md, Skills, Hooks, MCP Servers, Connectors, Claude Apps, Plugins — Claude's extension ecosystem is powerful but confusing. Here's the mental model that makes sense of all 7.

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Learning AI·17 min read

Part 2: CLAUDE.md, Hooks, and Skills — Three Layers

CLAUDE.md sets conventions. Hooks enforce them. Skills teach workflows. Understanding these three layers — and their reliability spectrum — is the key to a Claude Code setup that actually works.

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Learning AI·17 min read

Part 3: MCP Servers vs. Connectors vs. Apps

All Claude Apps are Connectors. All Connectors are MCP Servers. Understanding this hierarchy — and when to build vs. use managed integrations — saves weeks of unnecessary engineering.

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Learning AI·20 min read

Part 4: All 7 Extension Points in One Production Codebase

50+ skills, multiple MCP servers, scoped rules, safety hooks — here's how all 7 Claude extension points compose in a real NestJS monorepo with 17 projects. What works, what fights, and what we'd do differently.

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