Claude Code Power-User Setup

A battle-tested Claude Code configuration with 5 custom agents, 32 skills, notification hooks, and workflow rules. Built over months of daily use for software engineering, lead generation, content creation, and business automation.

What's Inside

Category	Count	Description
Agents	5	code-reviewer, qa, research, project-init, market-research
Skills	32	Lead gen, cold email, content, video editing, security, dev tools
Rules	3	Code style, workflow (self-anneal + build loop), project docs standard
Hooks	4	Desktop/SSH notifications on Stop and AskUserQuestion events
Scripts	1	DuckDuckGo web search (bypasses Claude Code's geo-restriction)
Status Line	1	Shows model, folder name, and context usage with color-coded progress bar

Quick Start

Option A: Let Claude Install It

git clone https://github.com/MalekAG/claude-code-setup.git
cd claude-code-setup
# Open Claude Code here — it reads CLAUDE.md and knows how to install everything

Option B: Run the Installer

git clone https://github.com/MalekAG/claude-code-setup.git
cd claude-code-setup
bash install.sh

Option C: Manual Installation

See docs/SETUP-GUIDE.md for step-by-step instructions.

Prerequisites

• Claude Code CLI (installed and authenticated)
• Git Bash (Windows only — install via Git for Windows)
• Python 3 (optional — only needed for web-search.py and some skill scripts)
• jq (for the status line script — usually pre-installed on Mac/Linux)

The Build Loop

The core workflow this setup enforces:

Write code → code-reviewer (reports issues) → qa (runs tests) → Fix → Ship

Both agents run in parallel. You only ship after both pass. This catches bugs before they reach production without slowing you down.

Agents

Agent	Model	Purpose
code-reviewer	Sonnet	Zero-context code review. Evaluates correctness, readability, performance, security.
qa	Sonnet	Generates tests, runs them, reports pass/fail. Covers happy path, edge cases, errors.
research	Sonnet	Deep research with web + file access. Synthesizes findings with citations.
project-init	Sonnet	Scaffolds missing docs (CLAUDE.md, DEVLOG.md, .env.example) for any project.
market-research	Sonnet	Runs 15-35 search queries across Web, Reddit, X. Produces structured market reports.

Skills by Category

Development Tools

Skill	Description
security-review	OWASP Top 10 scan, secret detection, auth audit
design-website	Generate premium website mockups
modal-deploy	Deploy scripts to Modal cloud
local-server	Run locally with Cloudflare tunneling
generate-report	PDF report generation
interview	PRD interview — uncovers hidden assumptions

Lead Generation

Skill	Description
scrape-leads	Apify-powered lead scraping + LLM classification
gmaps-leads	Google Maps scraping with contact enrichment
classify-leads	LLM-based lead classification
casualize-names	Formal → casual name conversion for cold email

Cold Email & Outreach

Skill	Description
instantly-campaigns	Create A/B tested cold email campaigns
instantly-autoreply	Auto-generate replies using knowledge bases
welcome-email	Welcome email sequences for new clients
onboarding-kickoff	Full post-kickoff automation pipeline
create-proposal	PandaDoc proposal generation
upwork-apply	Scrape Upwork jobs + generate proposals

Content & YouTube

Skill	Description
youtube-outliers	Find viral videos in your niche
cross-niche-outliers	Find viral videos from adjacent niches
title-variants	Generate YouTube title variations
recreate-thumbnails	Face-swap thumbnails using AI
video-edit	Remove silences + add 3D transitions
pan-3d-transition	3D pan/swivel video transitions
humanizer	Remove AI writing patterns from text

Email & Communication

Skill	Description
gmail-inbox	Multi-account Gmail management
gmail-label	Auto-label emails (Action/Waiting/Reference)

Community & Social

Skill	Description
skool-monitor	Monitor and interact with Skool communities
skool-rag	RAG search over Skool community content

Research

Skill	Description
market-research	Comprehensive market validation across Web/Reddit/X
web-research	Structured web research approach
literature-research	Academic literature and PubMed search
last30days	Research last 30 days on Reddit/X/Web for any topic

Automation

Skill	Description
add-webhook	Add Modal webhooks for event triggers

Customization

Change the Notification Sound

Place any .mp3 file at ~/.claude/notification.mp3. Falls back to Windows chimes if not found. On Mac/Linux, notifications use terminal bell (\a).

Adjust Permissions

Edit ~/.claude/settings.json:

• "defaultMode": "default" — asks before each tool use (recommended)
• "defaultMode": "bypassPermissions" — no permission prompts (power user — only if you trust all installed skills/agents)
• "allow": [...] — pre-approve specific tools even in default mode

Enable/Disable Plugins

The enabledPlugins section controls Claude Code plugins (installed separately via the plugin system). Toggle true/false as needed.

Model Overrides

"ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
"ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL": "claude-sonnet-4-6"

This routes all "haiku" and "sonnet" subagent requests to Sonnet 4.6. Change these to use different models for different agent tiers.

Documentation

• CLAUDE.md — AI-readable installation guide (Claude reads this automatically)
• docs/SETUP-GUIDE.md — Manual installation steps
• docs/SKILLS-CATALOG.md — Full skill catalog with API key requirements
• docs/ARCHITECTURE.md — How agents, rules, hooks, and skills connect

License

MIT