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by u/rishabhsonker • 28d agoImproving my CLAUDE.md by talking to Claude Code
I was improving my [CLAUDE.md](http://CLAUDE.md) based on inputs from this subreddit + general instructions that I like Claude Code to follow and it added this line (on it's own) at the end of it Remember: Write code as if the person maintaining it is a violent psychopath who knows where you live. Make it that clear. I'm not sure how effective it is, but I've heard AI performs better when threatened? Did it know and found it the best fit for it's own instructions file xD
u/inglandationCalm down, Moses
u/quantum_splicerI specifically made an hook to give Claude access to knowledge of my codebase, imports, dependencies and so forth. It also shows Claude's last 5 modified files. And the hook will create a Todo list file - it will instruct Claude to parse through the todo and mark what is complete. So basically giving Claude access to an knowledge base that is also updated on each turn using mapping hooks on each turn. I would say it's very much in alpha phase but I'm happy with how things are turning out
by u/-nixx • 2d agoBuilt claude-powerline, a vim-style statusline for Claude Code
I prefer working with informative statuslines in my terminal, so I built claude-powerline to bring that classic vim powerline aesthetic to Claude Code. Since Claude Code added statusline hooks, this seemed like a natural fit. The statusline shows your current directory, git branch with status indicators, Claude model, and real-time usage costs through ccusage integration. Quick setup: npm install -g @owloops/claude-powerline claude-powerline --install-fonts # Install powerline fonts first Add to `~/.claude/settings.json`: { "statusLine": { "type": "command", "command": "claude-powerline" } } It includes two themes (default colors and dark mode), automatic powerline font installation, and works with any powerline-patched font. GitHub: [https://github.com/Owloops/claude-powerline](https://github.com/Owloops/claude-powerline) I am still actively working on it and appreciate any feedback from the community. What other information would be useful to see in the statusline?
u/6x9isthequestionToken usage would be good. Maybe optional between tokens and cost. I also like informative statuslines, so will check this out, thanks!
u/DjebbZIf available: Input, Cached and Output tokens, % left before compaction, Time to First Token, Tokens/sec.
by u/Pale-Preparation-864 • 22h agoClaude Code burnout.
Since Opus 4.1 came out, I've been building as fast as I can, probably about 14 hours a day. I only stop when my eyes are too blurry to see the screen anymore. Obviously this is unsustainable and I need to take more breaks or a day off. It's so hard though as you have such amazing abilities to advance at your fingertips and I want to make the most of it as things are moving so fast. Also after the dip in performance before I'm wary that it will happen again so I'm trying to make hay while the sunshines. I know many are probably on the same boat. How do you handle burnout when you just want to keep on building? I think taking a day off at least would give me a fresh perspective coming back. It's hard to stop though 🧐😭😅
u/Ambitious-Gear3272You should always take breaks for yourself. Pick a few days in a month where you absolutely don't do shit but chill. I'm pretty confident that your ideas will get better , you will also rarely feel like burning out.
u/czeiYeah, it is addictive to get so much done so quickly. I wrote up a quarterly progress report for Q2 and there was a massive jump in the number of projects I finished and their difficulty. The coolest part is definitely that I'm tackling difficult things I wouldn't have attempted on my own, like porting an app from a desktop-based framework to a web framework.
by u/Yooni_Beat • 20h agoIs the $100 Claude Code plan overkill for 3-4 hours of daily coding?
Hey folks, I’ve been using Cursor with the unlimited tabs + auto model for a while now, but I keep hearing great things about Claude Code and I want to give it a shot. I’m looking at the $100 subscription plan, but I’m wondering if that’s overkill for my use case. I’ll mostly be using it for a side project I’m working on, probably around 3–4 hours a day. One thing I noticed is that the plan gives you **45 messages per 5 hours** — for those of you who’ve used it, is that enough in practice? Or do you find yourself hitting the limit often? Would love to hear your thoughts before I pull the trigger. Thanks in advance! 🙏
u/maverickRDThe primary limits between the $100 and $200 plan are the per-session limits. If you want a long, uninterrupted, mostly Opus 4-5 hour session you will want the $200 plan. But if you want to do an hour in the morning, hour in the afternoon, then the $100 plan is enough. If you just want to use Sonnet then you can start with the $20 plan
u/inventor_blackIt should work perfectly for 3-4 hours assuming you're not touching Opus.
by u/andylizf • 1d agoAdding Semantic Code Search to Claude Code
Been using Claude Code for months and hitting the same wall: the search is basically `grep`. Ask "how does authentication work in this codebase" and it literally runs `grep -r "auth"` hoping for the best. The real pain is the token waste. You end up `Read`ing file after file, explaining context repeatedly, sometimes hitting timeouts on large codebases. It burns through tokens fast, especially when you're exploring unfamiliar code. 😭 We built a solution that adds semantic search to Claude Code through MCP. The key insight: code understanding needs embedding-based retrieval, not string matching. And it has to be local—no cloud dependencies, no third-party services touching your proprietary code. 😘 # Architecture Overview The system consists of three components: 1. **LEANN** \- A graph-based vector database optimized for local deployment 2. **MCP Bridge** \- Translates Claude Code requests into LEANN queries 3. **Semantic Indexing** \- Pre-processes codebases into searchable vector representations When you ask Claude Code "show me error handling patterns," the query gets embedded into vector space, compared against your indexed codebase, and returns semantically relevant code blocks, try/catch statements, error classes, logging utilities, regardless of specific terminology. # The Storage Problem Standard vector databases store every embedding directly. For a large enterprise codebase, that's easily 1-2GB just for the vectors. Code needs larger embeddings to capture complex concepts, so this gets expensive fast for local deployment. LEANN uses **graph-based selective recomputation** instead: 1. Store a pruned similarity graph (cheap) 2. Recompute embeddings on-demand during search (fast) 3. Keep accuracy while cutting storage by 97% https://preview.redd.it/5k8xhktcqaif1.png?width=1817&format=png&auto=webp&s=04ac40fb595edecf8cb2f7eb15b608cfcb980b5c Result: large codebase indexes run 5-10MB instead of 1-2GB. # How It Works 1. **Indexing**: Respects `.gitignore`, handles 30+ languages, smart chunking for code vs docs 2. **Graph Building**: Creates similarity graph, prunes redundant connections 3. **MCP Integration**: Exposes `leann_search`, `leann_list`, `leann_status` tools Real performance numbers: * **Large enterprise codebase** → \~10MB index * **Search latency** → 100-500ms * **Token savings** → Massive (no more blind file reading) # Setup # Install LEANN uv pip install leann # Install globally for MCP access uv tool install leann-core # Register with Claude Code claude mcp add leann-server -- leann_mcp # Index your project (respects .gitignore) leann build # Use Claude Code normally - semantic search is now available claude # Why Local For enterprise/proprietary code, local deployment is non-negotiable. But even for personal projects: * **Privacy**: Code never leaves your machine * **Speed**: No network latency (100-500ms total) * **Cost**: No embedding API charges * **Portability**: Share 10MB indexes instead of re-processing codebases # Try It Open source (MIT): [https://github.com/yichuan-w/LEANN](https://github.com/yichuan-w/LEANN) Based on our [research](https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08276) @ [Sky Computing Lab, UC Berkeley](https://sky.cs.berkeley.edu/). 😉 Works on macOS/Linux, 2-minute setup. Our vision: **RAG everything**. LEANN can search emails, documents, browser history — anywhere semantic beats keyword matching. Imagine Claude Code as your universal assistant: powerful agentic models + lightweight, fast local search across all your data. 🥳 For Claude Code users, the code understanding alone is game-changing. But this is just the beginning. Would love feedback on different codebase sizes/structures.
u/StupidIncarnateCool concept. How does this work when you have multiple devs running and changing stuff on the same repo? Merge conflicts and changing systems and all that jazz
u/No-Bother-5855Is this RAG static? If I add new content to the code repository, do I need to manually re-index it?
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