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Workflows & Tips

Practical, actionable tips for devs who code with AI every day — prompts, configs, conventions.

Practical, actionable tips from developers who code with AI every day — CLAUDE.md conventions, prompt patterns, MCP server recipes, and the under-documented workflows that actually change how you ship. The emphasis is on can-use-Monday-morning, not theory.

108 stories · last 90 days

Profling Claude Converstaions

A developer published an article on Dev.to describing methods for profiling Claude AI conversations, though specific tools or findings were not recoverable from the available content.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-17

10 Claude Code commands that actually changed how I ship

Claude Code includes a slash command system that lets developers save reusable prompts as custom commands stored in project or user directories. The author documented 10 commands designed to automate repetitive coding tasks like code reviews, component scaffolding, and commit messages.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-16

Build a personal organization command center with GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub staff engineer Brittany Ellich built a personal organization command center application using GitHub Copilot CLI to consolidate scattered work across multiple apps into a single interface, completing the initial version in one day through AI-assisted development with planning and implement...

GitHub Blog · 2026-04-16

datasette.io news preview

Simon Willison built a preview tool for the datasette.io website's news section, which is maintained in a YAML file, using Claude AI to generate a UI that validates syntax and shows rendered output.

Simon Willison · 2026-04-16

My AI-Assisted workflow

A developer described a workflow that uses AI to generate product requirements and issues from detailed plans, emphasizing upfront thinking and explicit specification over rapid implementation to maintain code clarity and maintainability.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-15

Audité las webs de 5 marcas españolas con Claude — esto encontré

A developer used Claude AI with SiteAudit MCP to audit five major Spanish websites and identified technical issues including slow load times at El Corte Inglés (LCP 4.2s), missing security headers at Banco Santander, render-blocking resources at El País, accessibility gaps at Zara, and mixed resu...

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-15

OpenClaw Background Tasks Guide: Flows, Detached Runs,...

OpenClaw 3.31 restructured background task management with a shared SQLite-backed ledger and unified control model for ACP, subagent, cron, and CLI runs. The update adds task flow commands (list, show, cancel) to improve visibility and recovery of detached work running outside immediate chat turns.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-14

5 Advanced OpenClaw Skills That Change How Your Agent Works

OpenClaw, an AI agent platform, offers specialized skills in its Bazaar directory that enable agents to delegate tasks to sub-agents and run autonomous scheduled workflows. Delegation skills route work to specialist sub-agents with task-specific capabilities, while scheduling skills enable agents...

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-14

Let Your AI Agent Forget on Purpose

Anthropic added a forget_messages tool that allows AI agents to remove reference file content from conversation history after extracting needed information, reducing redundant input tokens and API costs while maintaining placeholders for potential re-reading.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-13

Building a Home Personal Assistant with Claude Managed Agents

A developer built a household task management assistant using Claude Managed Agents, integrating it with Slack for task triggers and reminders; the system uses Lambda and DynamoDB for state management, with note-taking and daily reminder features currently working and Google Calendar integration ...

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-13

Build LLM Guardrails in 3 Lines of Python (No API Key, No Cloud)

Semantix-ai, a Python library, performs local LLM output validation using intent-based checks in approximately 15 milliseconds without requiring API keys or external services. The tool uses a decorator pattern to flag outputs violating policies such as PII disclosure or medical advice.

Dev.to - AI · 2026-04-13

I Gamified My Claude Code Terminal With Evolving Pixel Pets

A developer released tokburn, a Claude Code status line extension that displays rate limits and token usage while featuring animated pixel pet companions that evolve based on session activity. The tool achieved 2.1k npm downloads in its first week and requires no external dependencies.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-13

Claude Sets Itself Up — Six Terms Every Small Business Should Know

Claude Code can automate small business workflows through six configuration features: CLAUDE.md for business profiles, Skills for recurring tasks, Hooks, Subagents, MEMORY.md, and MCP integrations. The system allows non-technical business owners to connect disconnected tools and streamline operat...

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-13

everything i wish someone told me before i started using claude

A developer shared techniques for using Claude more effectively, including providing detailed context in queries, assigning Claude a specific role before asking questions, requesting step-by-step reasoning, and treating outputs as first drafts for editing rather than final products.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-12

My AI-Empowered Supercharged LinkedIn Workflow

A frontend engineer built LinkedIn Secret Weapon, a Chrome extension that personalizes connection messages using template variables and keyboard shortcuts to streamline LinkedIn outreach during job searching. The extension fills in recipient details like first name and company into a user-defined...

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-11

Brainstorming with ChatGPT

OpenAI published guidance on using ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, organize thinking, and develop rough concepts into structured plans.

OpenAI Blog · 2026-04-11

Using projects in ChatGPT

OpenAI introduced a projects feature in ChatGPT that allows users to organize chats, files, and instructions while managing ongoing work and enabling team collaboration.

OpenAI Blog · 2026-04-11

Research with ChatGPT

OpenAI published guidance on using ChatGPT's search and deep research features to find current information, evaluate sources, and generate structured insights.

OpenAI Blog · 2026-04-11

The real upgrade in my AI Workflow was not better code generation

A developer described how their AI coding workflow evolved to prioritize workflow orchestration over code generation. They demonstrated completing an interactive skill selection feature in under an hour using AI DevKit, which executed an eight-phase development cycle from a single prompt.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-11

Using skills

OpenAI published guidance on creating and using ChatGPT skills to build reusable workflows and automate recurring tasks.

OpenAI Blog · 2026-04-11

Analyzing data with ChatGPT

OpenAI published guidance on using ChatGPT for data analysis tasks including dataset exploration, insight generation, and visualization creation.

OpenAI Blog · 2026-04-11

Using custom GPTs

OpenAI published guidance on building custom GPTs, which are specialized AI assistants designed to automate workflows and maintain consistent outputs for specific purposes.

OpenAI Blog · 2026-04-11

The Claude Prompt Pattern That Kills Debugging Spirals

A debugging prompt pattern uses XML-tagged sections to direct Claude to generate ranked hypotheses with verification steps rather than generic fixes, helping developers diagnose bugs more systematically by understanding root causes before applying solutions.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-10

AI Tools for Generating User Journeys and App Flows Automatically

AI tools now generate user journeys and app flow diagrams from text descriptions in seconds, reducing time previously spent in manual documentation. According to cited research, products with clearly defined flows have 52% fewer post-launch navigation issues, and teams using AI workflow tools rep...

Dev.to - AI · 2026-04-10

Self-Improving Python Scripts with LLMs: My Journey

A developer created a Python script system that uses LLMs to automatically analyze its own code, request improvement suggestions, and apply those changes via git commits. The approach uses the ast module for code parsing and the llm_groq interface to query language models.

Dev.to - AI · 2026-04-09

Zero Data Retention on AI Gateway

Vercel expanded its AI Gateway service to enforce Zero Data Retention across entire teams via dashboard settings, preventing AI model providers from retaining or training on user data without code changes required.

Vercel Blog · 2026-04-09

Effective AI Usage Patterns

A guide based on analysis of 500+ production prompts identifies eight principles for effective AI usage, emphasizing progressive delegation with verification, context preservation across sessions, and graduated responsibility rather than prompt wording optimization.

Dev.to - AI · 2026-04-09

Vercel Sandboxes now allow unique, customizable names

Vercel Sandboxes now support unique, customizable names instead of ID-based identification, making sandboxes easier to identify and reference within projects. The beta also adds configuration management and session inspection capabilities.

Vercel Blog · 2026-04-07

Why Your Claude-Generated Code Gets Messy (And What Actually Fixes It)

Code generated by Claude accumulates structural problems because the AI lacks persistent understanding of codebase architecture across sessions. Developers can mitigate this by explicitly scoping Claude's jurisdiction, maintaining a constraints file in the project root, treating outputs as drafts...

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-06

Stop Chatting With Claude. Start Orchestrating It.

A developer describes running multiple parallel Claude Code sessions to work on different features simultaneously, shifting from sequential chat-based interactions to an orchestration model where detailed plans with exact file paths and diffs are created before execution begins.

Dev.to - AI · 2026-04-06

I built a $2/month Claude API proxy — here's the curl command

A developer built an API proxy offering flat-rate access to Claude for $2/month, compared to standard per-token pricing or $20/month subscription fees. The proxy supports the full Anthropic Messages API and can be integrated with Claude Code via environment variables or direct API calls.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-06

Cleanup Claude Code Paste

Simon Willison released Cleanup Claude Code Paste, a web tool that removes terminal prompt characters and fixes whitespace when copying prompts from the Claude Code app.

Simon Willison · 2026-04-06

Claude Code rate limits: how to never hit them again

Claude Code users can avoid API rate limits by routing requests through a proxy service, compacting conversation history at 50% context capacity, breaking large tasks into smaller scoped requests, excluding unnecessary files via .claudeignore, and consolidating work into a single terminal session...

Dev.to - AI · 2026-04-05

I switched my Claude API base URL and stopped paying $20/month

A developer reduced Claude API costs from $20/month to $2/month by redirecting requests through a third-party proxy service using the ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL environment variable, which forwards calls to Anthropic's API and charges a flat fee instead of per-token pricing.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-03

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