Getting started with Claude Code

Tips for how to develop with claude.

Quick tips

• Spend time describing what you want.The more detail you can provide, the better the results will be. It's fine to start with a paragraph, and talk with claude about things, or if you really know what you want, try writing out a small text file that describes what you want and have claude read it by saying "claude please make a plan based on plan.txt"
• Have claude interview you. An example prompt is "I'm trying to develop an app for tracking my water usage, can you interview me to help me create a plan?"
• Think about narratives of how people will use the app. You don't need to tell claude how to implement your app, just describe how users will use it. For example: "When you open the app, you should immediately see your water usage for the day and your weekly trend. It should be easy for you to add a new entry for your water usage, so a big text box for amount and submit button should be above the fold."
• If you get stuck, just ask Claude. If you see a bug in the app or want it to behave differently, just ask Claude to fix it.
• You can paste error messages directly. Claude reads them and suggests fixes.

Permissions

Claude Code's default sandbox mode works great for nooq development, and provides some additional protection above normal claude usage. You don't need to change any permission settings — just accept the defaults and you're good to go.

• Type /sandbox

By default, Claude asks for permission every time it wants to take an action on your computer or talk to the nooq service. We recommend changing to "auto" permission mode since it massively reduces the amount of annoying questions from claude. This will have a separate instance of Claude evaluate its own actions to determine if they are safe. Use at your own risk, only use this with sandbox mode.

• Hit Shift+Tab to cycle through modes until you see "auto" mode (Shift+Tab = hold down shift while hitting the tab key - like you're typing a capital letter)

Model settings

For the best experience building nooq apps, we recommend using Opus with medium thinking effort. In a Claude Code session:

• Type /model and select opus
• Type /effort and select medium

Example session

Here's what a real session looks like — from first prompt to working app, including fixing bugs along the way.

That's the loop: describe what you want, Claude builds it, you try it out, and you tell Claude what to fix or add next. No need to write code yourself.

Ready to start?

Head back to the developer setup page to get your API token and connect Claude Code to nooq.