Claude Code Portable Setup Kit

A self-contained kit that configures a fresh Claude Code install for three goals: software engineering / company work, a Summer 2027 USA internship search, and master's coursework — with token-saving built in.

Built to be moved to another machine (Claude Code lives elsewhere with different credentials). Copy this folder over, run one script, done.

What's inside

claude-code-setup/
├── setup.sh              # one-command, idempotent installer
├── CLAUDE.md             # your global profile -> ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md (edit the TODOs)
├── settings.json         # token-aware defaults -> ~/.claude/settings.json
├── skills/               # custom skills -> ~/.claude/skills/
│   ├── interview-prep/   #   mock coding / behavioral (STAR) / system design
│   ├── outreach-writer/  #   referral & networking messages (draft-only)
│   └── study-mode/        #   coursework tutor with academic-integrity guardrails
├── commands/             # custom slash commands -> ~/.claude/commands/
│   ├── job.md            #   /job <url>       evaluate a posting
│   ├── mock.md           #   /mock ...        start a mock interview
│   ├── study.md          #   /study <topic>   get tutored
│   └── reachout.md       #   /reachout ...    draft outreach
├── career-ops-config/    # starter cv.md + portals.yml (fill these in)
├── GUIDE.md              # full usage + token-saving cheat-sheet — READ THIS
└── README.md            # you are here

What the installer sets up

• Base config: ~/.claude/ with your global CLAUDE.md, settings.json, the 3 custom skills, and 4 slash commands.
• career-ops — the internship- search command center (scan portals, score fit vs your CV, tailor PDFs, draft outreach, track pipeline). Cloned to ~/career-ops.
• headroom — token compressor; wrap Claude to cut 15-95% of tokens. Installed as a CLI.
• Skills via npx skills add: official Anthropic (skill-creator, doc-coauthoring, frontend-design, webapp-testing, mcp-builder, plus pdf/docx/xlsx/pptx), obra/superpowers, Vercel frontend/React skills, and Trail of Bits security skills.

How to use it on the target machine

1. Move this whole folder there (AirDrop / USB / git / scp).
2. Make sure Claude Code and Node.js are installed and you're logged in (claude --version).
3. Run:

   cd claude-code-setup
   bash setup.sh

4. Follow the printed checklist:
   • Edit ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md (fill in your real details — replace the TODOs).
   • Add your real CV at ~/career-ops/cv.md.
   • Register the official skills marketplace once, inside Claude Code:

     /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
     /plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
     /plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
     

   • Start the pipeline: cd ~/career-ops && headroom wrap claude, then /career-ops scan.
5. Read GUIDE.md for the daily workflow and every token-saving trick.

Notes

• Safe to re-run. Every step checks before acting and never overwrites files you've customized.
• Nothing auto-submits. career-ops and the outreach skill only ever draft — you review and send everything yourself.
• Audit community skills before adding more (see GUIDE.md section 5). The ones this kit installs are from trusted sources.
• Requires: claude, node, git. Recommended: uv (for a clean headroom install) — the script offers to install it via Homebrew if missing.