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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 06/01/2026

What I can build with Opus 4.5 by myself is insane. And you're telling me better models are coming? And in the next couple months??? I'm so ready for this.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 12/12/2025

I absolutely love teaching powerful AI workflows. It would be *amazing* if a job where I could teach the world what's next in AI experiences while working alongside brilliant people just fell into my lap on Monday...

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 11/12/2025

Last Claude Code Power User workshop of the year 🚨tomorrow🚨. Come learn how to let Claude Code cook over the holidays while you're on break! (I'm not saying it's a good idea...)

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 11/12/2025

I got tired of creating so many aliases, agents, rules, and prompts. I built mdflow to consolidate them all into easy-to-author, intelligent markdown files. Conditional templating ✅ Inline commands ✅ Works with anything ✅ Build the agent you've always wanted. Open-source FTW ❤️

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 05/12/2025

Want to learn how to script Claude Code workflows? Check this out:

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 04/12/2025

Teaching the last Claude Code Power User workshop of the year next Friday. Won't be hosting another until late Jan. Go grab an early bird ticket and get ready to crush 2026! 💪

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 01/12/2025

I write a lot of TypeScript scripts. Here's one of my favorite tricks: zsh has a feature called a "suffix alias" which uses an "-s" flag: ~~~ alias -s ts='bun' ~~~ Create a script called "hello.ts", then simply type "hello.ts" to run the script with bun.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 28/11/2025

Holidays pro tip: You can upload the pdfs and/or YouTube urls of your new board games to your favorite AI (Gemini 3 is a great choice). Then you'll be able to ask whatever questions you want to figure out the rules.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 20/11/2025

🚨 Last chance 🚨 to get tickets to tomorrow's: Claude Code Power User Workshop (🌍 European-friendly timezone)

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 14/11/2025

Teaching my last Claude Code Power User Workshop of the year next Friday. 🚨Early bird pricing ends tonight!🚨

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 13/11/2025

@jbranchaud.bsky.social honestly thought this random guy in Pluribus was you for a second 😅

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 11/11/2025

Force Claude Code to Ask "What's Next?" w/ Stop Hook + AskUserQuestion Lesson 2 of the Claude Tools Deep Dive series:

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 10/11/2025

Week of Nov 10's Claude Code ✨free✨ course: "Claude Code Tools Deep Dive" - Lessons published daily - Follow the thread below Lesson #1: "Create Interactive AI Tools with Claude Code's AskUserQuestion"

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 06/11/2025

Claude Code Power User Workshop is 🚨TOMORROW🚨 (if you can't make it, the recording goes out on Monday) We've got about ~3 seats left 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 05/11/2025

YTD Stats: - 101 published lessons - 30 AI Dev Essentials newsletters - 18 live workshops (#19 this Friday!) - 3018 commits Starting to plan out next year to take things to the next level.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 04/11/2025

Claude Skills with subagents and hooks introduce some hidden traps if you don't carefully consider your settings. Check out the lesson below (lesson 9 in the ✨free✨ Claude Skills series): "Avoid the Dangers of Settings Pollution in Subagents, Hooks, and Scripts"

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 03/11/2025

Want your Claude Skills to run faster and be more reliable? Check out video #8 of the Claude Skills series: "Optimizing Claude Skills from Subagents to Scripts" below

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 03/11/2025

Utah friends, At higher elevations and drier climates like ours, we should be drinking 1.5-2x more water than average to stay hydrated. So yeah, keep that water bottle next to your desk.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 03/11/2025

The Future of Software: 1. Starts as basic chat 2. Infers the UI/UX you need 3. Builds itself, allows you to accept/reject changes How to prepare: 1. Build extensions/plugins/mcpui/etc and learn the modular mindset 2. Study UX best practices 3. Optimize for shipping

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 30/10/2025

How are Claude Skills different from MCPs? When should you use which one? This lesson builds a quick MCP and compares it to using a Claude Skill to discuss the differences: Watch lesson #7: "Claude Skills Compared to MCP Tools"

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 30/10/2025

Did you go to GitHub Universe and get a sweet new badge to hack on? I created a Claude Code plugin you can download with bundled skills, commands, etc to streamline the dev process based on what I learned building some quick apps. Enjoy! github.com/johnlindqui...

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GitHub - johnlindquist/badger-2350-plugin: Complete Claude Code plugin for Universe 2025 (Tufty) Badge development with MonaOS app creation, deployment, and API reference

Complete Claude Code plugin for Universe 2025 (Tufty) Badge development with MonaOS app creation, deployment, and API reference - johnlindquist/badger-2350-plugin

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 29/10/2025

What's the difference between Claude Skills and Slash Commands? When should I use them? How do I convince you to watch lesson #6 "Claude Skills Compared to Slash Commands"? Watch the lesson below to find out!

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 28/10/2025

Claude Skills often define complex scenarios requiring many tools. To enforce strict tool rules for the Skill, create "PreToolUse" hooks to limit access to the specific tools you trust. Watch Lesson 5 👀 "Secure Your Claude Skills with Custom PreToolUse Hooks"

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 27/10/2025

In Claude Skills, some CLI tools always trigger permission prompts due to special characters. The fix? Abstract into scripts. Bonus: your skills become cross-platform, better loggers, and more maintainable. Watch Lesson #4: "Build Better Tools in Claude Skills with Scripts"

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 24/10/2025

Lesson 3 of "The Essential Guide to Claude Code Skills" just released! 🎉 "Stacking Claude Skills to Create Complex Workflows"

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 23/10/2025

Just published lesson 2 of the "The Essential Guide to Claude Code Skills" series: "Control Claude Skills Output with References and Examples" 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 22/10/2025

✨ Free Course Alert ✨ "The Essential Guide to Claude Code Skills" Turn Claude into a more powerful dev partner by building custom skills that overcome AI limitations. Lesson 1 drops today: "Create Your First Claude Code Skill" ~1 new lesson daily 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 20/10/2025

Cursor Tab is still the most magical and practical AI experience available. Predictive edits/movements based on context while constantly improving as I work. *That* is the experience I want everywhere. I want AI tools to be so seamlessly integrated that I take them for granted.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 16/10/2025

🚨 Cursor Power User Workshop TOMORROW 🚨 Agenda: - Advanced Hooks - Custom MCPs and Agents - Context Engineering - Chrome Dev Tools MCP workflows - Lots of other tips and tricks FAQ: - Recording sent out Monday - Last Cursor workshop of 2025 Tickets almost gone! 🎟️

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 13/10/2025

React defined the Web. The AI SDK will define AI

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 09/10/2025

Published 8 ✨free✨ lessons in the "Advanced Cursor Hooks" course (more to come soon...) Once you've watched those, sign-up for my Cursor Power User Workshop for next Friday 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 08/10/2025

Recording a short course on Cursor hooks this morning to promote my Cursor workshop for next Friday. Using Bun/TypeScript (and publishing types) because using bash scripts is just silly.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 06/10/2025

Semi-obvious AI Scoping tip: Don't plan tasks that would take longer than a single session to complete. Just break it into subtasks if necessary. 1 task = 1 context window

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 02/10/2025

Last chance for Claude Code Power User workshop tickets for tomorrow. We're covering: - Custom agents with the TypeScript SDK - Chrome Dev Tools MCP - Advanced Hook Patterns - Powerful context engineering - and much more! Only a couple tickets left. Get yours now 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 01/10/2025

I've got my chrome-devtools-mcp agent examples ready for my Claude Code workshop Friday. Last chance to sign up 😇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 01/10/2025

Just dropped 3 new lessons in the "Claude Code Essentials" course, bringing it to 17 lessons and counting! Dive into complex scenarios with the "PreToolUse" hook to customize actions before the tools even come into play. Watch them here 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 29/09/2025

Why Claude Code? - SDK allows for finely-tuned custom tools/agents - CI/Pull Requests/Actions tied to your sub - Subscription-based plans - Supports Enterprise-policy settings - Pioneered many QoL features

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 29/09/2025

One standout feature of dictation apps? They save your past dictations as plain text, letting AI comb through dictation history. Use it to find scriptable tasks, reusable prompts, keep journals of your work, or spin up new ideas.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 28/09/2025

I love teaching with video because it showcases DX: 1. Abstract->Concrete: concepts become real 2. Events have weight: witness effort and timing 3. Tool mastery: see tricks of the trade 4. Emotion: empathetic connection to the problem 5. Memory hooks: voice/visuals anchor ideas

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 26/09/2025

Just added 5 new *free* Claude Code Hooks lessons to the Claude Code Essentials Course! 🚀 Topics: • Type-safe hooks with Bun + TypeScript • Inject live API data into prompts w/ hooks • Easy prompt variations • Block dangerous requests Learn Claude Code Hooks 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 25/09/2025

I'm _definitely_ covering the new Google Chrome MCP in my Claude Code Power User workshop next Friday. Early bird ticket pricing ends tonight 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 22/09/2025

Anyone else wish claude code and codex had /import commands to add Claude/ChatGPT conversations as context?

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 22/09/2025

Published the first 9 lessons of my "Claude Code Essentials" course. and it's **free**! 💸 I pack in as many tips and tricks as possible in <3 minute videos. I'll be adding 30+ more planned lessons in the upcoming weeks. Enjoy! 👇

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 19/09/2025

Check your inbox for the 24th edition of the "AI Dev Essentials" newsletter to help you stay up-to-date with the AI dev news of the past week. Read the thread below if who prefer to peruse the news in quick-link form straight from here 🧵

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 18/09/2025

Hot take: Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI are all *great*. We just develop certain habits that heavily influence our expectations when switching.

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 17/09/2025

"Just try it" You'll learn so much more by taking action on an idea than sitting there trying to plan the whole thing from the beginning! (side note: Use git like your life depended on it)

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 17/09/2025

How to preload context in Claude Code w/ commands: 1. Files: • diagrams/login·md • diagrams/checkout·md 2. Create `.claude/commands/preload·md` w/ refs: ``` @./diagrams/login·md @./diagrams/checkout·md ``` 3. Preload: claude "/preload Verify user logged in during checkout"

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 11/09/2025

Wraps claude code + the github cli in a zsh function to easily create a gist w/ description: gist "path/file.ext" ``` gist(){ claude --print --allowed-tools "Bash(gh gist create:*)" --append-system-prompt "Create a gist w/ verbose description of the given files" "$@" } ```

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 09/09/2025

Wrapping up ticket sales for this Friday's (Europe-friendly timezones) 🤖 Claude Code Power User workshop 🤖 Only a few seats left 🔻

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John Lindquist @johnlindquist.com · 29/08/2025

So proud of this testimonial

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