Claude Code Made Crystal Clear · chapter 1: What Claude Code Is, and Why Developers Won't Shut Up About It
The chat workflow routes every step through you
2026-08-27
The contrast with the chat workflow is easiest to see side by side, so Figure 1.1 puts the two loops next to each other. On the left, every arrow passes through you. On the right, the agent runs its own loop and you sit at the review gate.
This diagram is one of many in Claude Code Made Crystal Clear.
Every chapter opens with the gist, draws the hard ideas, and ends with recipes and sources.
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