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A Practical Guide to Claude Code Router Setup and Automatic Model Switching

Claude Code Router is a community-developed OSS proxy/router that distributes Claude Code requests across multiple providers such as OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Ollama, and Gemini. This article explains how to set up the tool and the design decisions behind automatic model switching in production.

How to Improve Figma Implementation Accuracy with Claude Code Rules

Learn how to define design tokens, component rules, and tech stack constraints in CLAUDE.md to get consistent, production-ready code from Figma designs using Claude Code.

How to Use Claude Code Ultrathink and When It Actually Improves Accuracy

A practical guide to Claude Code's ultrathink mode — when deeper reasoning pays off, when it doesn't, and how to integrate it into your real development workflow.

How to Use Codex: A Practical Guide from Writing Instructions to Establishing Daily Workflows

What is OpenAI's Codex? This guide covers how to write effective instructions, compare it with Claude Code and Cursor, stabilize output with Agents.md, and avoid common pitfalls in parallel workflows.

3 Common Pitfalls When Setting Up Cursor in Japanese (And How to Fix Them)

Cursor's UI localization and AI response language are two separate settings. Learn the correct setup for Japanese Language Pack, .cursorrules language config, and what to do when settings don't stick after updates.

How to Fix Newline Issues in Claude Code and Prevent Accidental Submissions

A practical guide to fixing newline input issues in Claude Code CLI, preventing accidental prompt submissions, and handling line ending mismatches in your development workflow.

Practical Guide to Passing Screenshots to Claude Code for UI Reproduction

Learn how to pass images to Claude Code, decompose prompts for higher UI fidelity, and run efficient fix loops using screenshots for design reproduction workflows.

Is Google Stitch Actually Useful? The Limits I Found Through Mockup Creation

I tested Google's AI design tool Stitch hands-on. For standalone web pages, it's not much different from existing AI tools—but for smartphone app mockups, it has clear strengths. Here's a breakdown of its real capabilities and limitations as an ideation tool.

How to Write CLAUDE.md in Japanese for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md for Claude Code works perfectly fine written in Japanese. This guide covers placement strategies, effective writing templates, anti-patterns that cause instructions to be ignored, and practical configuration strategies for real-world use.

Complete Guide to Setting Up Claude Code on Windows and Avoiding Common Pitfalls

There's more than one way to run Claude Code on Windows. This guide covers the characteristics and failure patterns of WSL, Git Bash, and PowerShell, along with the recommended installation steps as of 2026—all based on real experience.

Getting Started with Claude Code: Complete Guide from Installation to Your First Task

A complete walkthrough from installing Claude Code to authentication and completing your first bug fix. Covers everything you wish you'd known before starting, including how to use it alongside VSCode and initial settings to prevent billing surprises.

Practical Design for Parallel Development with Claude Code Subagents

A design guide covering parallel development from Claude Code subagents to agent teams and external orchestration. Covers responsibility separation between parent and child agents, halt conditions, and cost allocation.

Complete Guide to Automating PR Reviews with Claude Code Action: Setup and Operations

From integrating Claude Code Action into GitHub Actions to automating PR reviews, Issue handling, and PR branch creation—covering concrete YAML configurations, prompt design for better review accuracy, and role separation that keeps operations from falling apart.

3 Integration Patterns for Automating Development with Claude Code × MCP

Adding MCP to Claude Code unlocks integration with external services. Here's how one developer went from avoiding MCP entirely to using it safely — with setup instructions and three practical patterns.

How to Use Claude Code Skills: 3 Patterns for Standardizing Your Workflow

Learn how to turn repetitive instructions into reusable Skills in Claude Code, automating reviews, tests, and external integrations with three practical patterns: Quality Gate, Scheduled Execution, and External Integration.

Claude Cowork vs. Claude Code: When to Use Which

A practical guide to choosing between Claude Cowork and Claude Code, based on hands-on experience. Fixed tasks get programmed; tasks requiring judgment go to agents — here's where to draw the line, and an honest look at where things stand today.

Claude Code vs. Codex: A Head-to-Head Code Review Showdown

We planted 18 deliberate flaws in an e-commerce cart API and had both tools review the same code under identical conditions. Claude Code excelled at domain logic, while Codex stood out on security attack chains. Here's how to combine them for near-zero blind spots.

How to Use Cursor: A Practical Guide to Faster Development with Step-by-Step Setup

For those who've installed Cursor but aren't getting the most out of it. This guide covers everything from using Tab completion, inline editing, and chat effectively to configuring Rules and setting up MCP integrations—practical steps to speed up your development workflow.

Practical Guide to Claude Code × Codex Review Integration

OpenAI's official plugin now lets you run Codex code reviews directly from Claude Code. This guide covers everything from installation to real-world workflow, based on hands-on experience.

Skills Engineers Should Develop and How to Deliver Value in the AI Era

A practical guide for engineers on which skills to develop and how to deliver value in the AI era, organized around the real challenges that emerge after adopting AI tools.

Budget Management Strategies to Avoid Costly Mistakes with Claude Code's Pay-As-You-Go Pricing

This guide breaks down Claude Code's pricing into three models—Pro, Max, and API pay-as-you-go—and explains which usage patterns drive up costs and how to keep spending under control. It covers everything from choosing the right plan to designing a cost structure for team adoption.

Claude Code vs Cursor: How to Choose Between Two AI Coding Tools with Different Origins and Strengths

Claude Code and Cursor may both be AI coding tools, but their origins and primary strengths are quite different. Here's a practical framework for choosing the right tool for each task, based on real-world experience.

How to Start AI-Driven Development: Reshaping Every Phase from Design to Implementation

In the age of AI-generated code, what truly changes is the developer's role itself. A practical, experience-based guide to restructuring your design, implementation, and review workflow around AI.

Cursor vs VSCode: 5 Key Differences I Discovered After Switching

Here are five fundamental differences I noticed after migrating from VSCode to Cursor, based on real experience. From how you pass context, to how you accept suggestions, to how you configure rules — everything you need to make an informed decision.

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