Claude Code guidesSet up and use Claude Code.
The built-in way first, then what Caprock adds.
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Claude Code OpenTelemetry: the variables, the metrics, and what the stream never carries
The variables that export Claude Code metrics to your collector, which attributes name a person, the one repository field, and what the stream never carries.
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Claude Code privacy: what leaves the laptop
What Claude Code sends to Anthropic on each plan, what telemetry and analytics add about a person, and how to measure agent spend by repository, not by person.
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Claude Code stuck: hung, looping, or waiting
Tell a hung Claude Code session from a loop or a waiting prompt, what to do for each, and how a team sees one repeating a call five times in three minutes.
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Codex analytics for a team, by repository
What OpenAI shows an admin about Codex usage, what the usage dashboard shows one person, and how to see Codex and Claude Code in one table by repository.
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FinOps for coding agents: allocate, report, cap
Allocate Claude Code, Codex and Bedrock agent spend to repositories and pull requests, report it to finance beside the invoice, and cap the loop, not the work.
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Claude Code memory: CLAUDE.md, auto memory, /memory, and what it still forgets
How Claude Code memory works: CLAUDE.md, auto memory and MEMORY.md, the /memory command, its limits, and how to keep and search every past session.
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Claude Code terminal: how to open it, the best terminal for it, and the setup that matters
Claude Code in a terminal: how to start it, which terminal handles Shift+Enter and notifications, tmux and Windows setup, and Caprock's app as a terminal.
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How to check Claude Code usage: tokens, cost and plan limits
Check Claude Code usage with /usage for tokens, cost and plan limits. Use Caprock, a free desktop app, to track past sessions and costs by repository.
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Claude Code context window: 1M or 200K, auto-compact, /compact and /clear
Claude Code's context window per model, how to see usage, when auto-compact fires and how to change or turn it off, /compact vs /clear, and what context costs.
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Claude Code MCP: how to add a server, which scope to use, and examples that work
Add an MCP server to Claude Code with claude mcp add: HTTP and stdio, local, project and user scope, .mcp.json, OAuth, limits, and working examples.
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Claude Code mobile: use it on your phone with Remote Control, or with Caprock from anywhere
Claude Code on mobile: the Claude app for iOS and Android with Remote Control, or Caprock to start work, chat, commit and push from anywhere, no account.
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Claude Code notifications: get told when it finishes or needs you, on your desktop, phone or Telegram
Get a Claude Code notification when it finishes or waits for approval: the built-in alert, Notification hooks, phone push, Telegram, and Caprock's free alerts.
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claude --dangerously-skip-permissions: what it does, the risks, and safer options
What claude --dangerously-skip-permissions turns off, what still asks, how to run it safely in a container or sandbox, and the safer options: auto mode, rules.
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Claude Code desktop app: the official app, desktop vs CLI, and a free app that runs your coding agents
The Claude Code desktop app: Anthropic's Code tab, what it adds over the CLI, the web and IDE versions, and Caprock, a free app that records every agent.
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Claude Code GUI: the official apps, open-source GUIs like opcode, and a free desktop app for every agent
Claude Code GUI options: Anthropic's desktop app, VS Code and web UI, open-source GUIs (opcode, CloudCLI, Nimbalyst), and Caprock, a free app for every agent.
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Claude Code history: where conversations are stored, and how to keep them
Where Claude Code stores conversation history, why it disappears after 30 days, how to resume or export a session, and how to keep and search all of it.
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Claude Code models: what each alias means, how to change model, and what each costs
Which models Claude Code can use, what opus, sonnet, haiku, fable and opusplan mean today, how to change model, and what each cost on one machine.
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Claude Code multiple agents: how to run them in parallel, and check the work
Run several Claude Code agents in parallel with subagents, agent teams, worktrees or -p, then keep one record of them and check the work with Caprock.
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Claude Code Remote Control: how to use it, and why it fails to connect
Claude Code Remote Control: three ways to start it, what it needs, each error and its fix, Dispatch compared, and Caprock for the sessions it cannot reach.
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Claude Code status line: how to set it up, and what to show
Set up Claude Code's status line in settings.json or with /statusline, what data it receives, what it cannot show, and how Caprock fills the gap.
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Claude Code usage monitors: 5 tools compared, and what each is best for
Five Claude Code usage monitors and trackers compared: ccusage, Claude-Code-Usage-Monitor, CodexBar, Caprock, tokscale. What each shows, and its limits.
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Claude Code worktrees: run parallel sessions with --worktree, set them up, and clean them up
Claude Code worktrees: start a session in its own checkout with --worktree, carry .env over, clean up, and see every worktree's sessions and diff in Caprock.
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Codex desktop app: OpenAI's app on Mac, Windows and Linux, and Codex CLI in tabs with its cost
The Codex desktop app is now the ChatGPT desktop app: how to get it on Mac, Windows or Linux, what it does, and Codex CLI in Caprock's tabs with its cost.
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Codex remote control: from your phone, on Mac, Windows or Linux
Codex remote control: OpenAI's phone pairing for Mac and Windows, why it fails on Linux and some Windows PCs, and Codex from your phone on any OS with Caprock.
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How to install Claude Code on Mac, Windows and Linux
Install Claude Code with one command on macOS, Windows or Linux: native installer, Homebrew, WinGet or npm, how to sign in, VS Code and JetBrains, and fixes.
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How to install Codex CLI on Mac, Windows and Linux
Install OpenAI's Codex CLI with one command on macOS, Windows or Linux: the installer, npm or Homebrew, native Windows or WSL, how to sign in, and fixes.
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How to install OpenCode on Mac, Windows and Linux
Install OpenCode on macOS, Windows or Linux: the script, npm, Homebrew, Scoop or pacman, OpenCode 1 or 2, first run, updates, fixes, and OpenCode in Caprock.
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How to resume a Claude Code session, and find the one you closed
Resume a Claude Code session with --continue, --resume or /resume, list past sessions in the picker, fix a failed resume, and continue one from Caprock.
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How to resume a Codex session, and find old ones
Resume a Codex session with codex resume, --last or an ID, find old ones in ~/.codex/sessions, desktop app threads included, and continue them in Caprock.
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OpenCode desktop app: the official beta on Mac, Windows and Linux, and OpenCode in tabs with its cost
OpenCode Desktop is a beta app for macOS, Windows and Linux: how to install it, how it differs from the TUI, and OpenCode in Caprock's tabs with its cost.
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How to install Claude Code on Linux: Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, WSL, and a desktop app
Install Claude Code on Linux with the native installer, apt, dnf, the AUR or npm; fix PATH and WSL errors, update, uninstall, and run it in a desktop app.
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Claude Code hooks: how they work, with examples you can copy
Claude Code hooks run your commands at points in a session. The events, the settings.json format, exit codes, and six tested examples to copy into your project.
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Codex usage limits: the 5-hour and weekly windows, by plan
Codex usage limits on Plus, Pro and Business: the 5-hour window and the weekly limit, how to check and reset them, and what one machine's windows recorded.
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Claude Code subagents: how to create them, when Claude uses them, and what they cost
Claude Code subagents: the built-in ones, writing your own in .claude/agents/, forcing one with @agent, background runs, and what they cost on one machine.
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Claude Code auto mode: what it allows, what still asks, and how to switch it
Claude Code auto mode: turn it on or off, what the classifier blocks, why it still asks, auto vs bypass, and the prompts that remain answered in one place.
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Claude Code system prompt: what is in it, and how to append to it or replace it
What Claude Code's system prompt holds, how to add to it with --append-system-prompt or replace it, where CLAUDE.md and output styles fit, and per-project use.
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CLAUDE.md: what to put in it, where it goes, and examples
What CLAUDE.md is, where Claude Code looks for it, what to put in it and what to leave out, with an example file, imports, rules, AGENTS.md and auto memory.
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Claude Code API key: how to use one, and when it costs less than a plan
Get a Claude Code API key, make Claude Code use it or switch back to your plan, and see with Caprock whether the API or a plan costs you less.
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Claude Code skills: how to add and install them, and how Claude picks one
Claude Code skills: what they are, how to add one with SKILL.md or install one from a marketplace, how Claude picks one, and what one machine invoked.
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Who is waiting on you, who is stuck, how close the limit is. Free and open source; nothing leaves your machine.
Notarized by Apple. One file for Apple silicon and Intel, macOS 13 or later.
Or run it yourself:
Paste in Terminal: it installs Caprock and opens it.Or with Homebrew: brew install --cask dspv/tap/caprock-app