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There is a hidden folder inside every Claude Code project that most people never open. It is called the .claude folder, and it is responsible for everything: what Claude remembers, what it is allowed to do, which skills it can invoke, and which rules it follows. Once you understand it, Claude Code starts to feel like your setup rather than a generic assistant.

In this video I walk through every component of the .claude folder using a real hypothetical project called MeetingFlow. You will see how CLAUDE.md works as a router instead of an encyclopedia, how path-scoped rules let Claude load only what it needs, how commands and skills differ and why that difference matters, how to define specialist agents with their own models and restricted tools, and how settings.json handles permissions and hooks all in one place.

By the end you will have a complete mental model of how all seven components connect, plus a working demo folder you can adapt for your own project.

Timestamps

0:00 - The hidden folder inside every Claude Code project
0:16 - Two types of .claude directories and why they are different
1:41 - Introducing MeetingFlow: the hypothetical demo project
1:49 - Walking through the project-level .claude folder live
2:17 - Commands: how process-meeting works with $ARGUMENTS
4:05 - CLAUDE.md: why it is a router, not an encyclopedia
5:57 - Bash commands to navigate your .claude folder fast
7:03 - Rules: path-scoped intelligence that loads only when needed
8:50 - Rules in practice: the MeetingFlow rules folder
10:45 - Commands explained: filename equals slash command
12:10 - The $ARGUMENTS wildcard and how to use it
13:21 - Skills vs commands: the key difference
13:46 - How skills auto-invoke from their description triggers
14:19 - Skills in MeetingFlow: action tracker and auto follow-up
15:20 - Expert tip: disable-model-invocation and context fork
16:37 - Agents: meeting analyst and security auditor
18:43 - Permissions: allow, ask, and deny in settings.json
20:31 - Hooks: PreToolUse and PostToolUse inside settings.json
21:49 - The full MeetingFlow scenario: all seven components together
23:44 - Where to get the guide and bash cheat sheet

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