> Create a CLAUDE.md for a c++ application that uses libraries x/y/z
[Then I edit it, adding general information about the architecture]
> Analyze the library in the xxx directory, and produce a xxx_architecture.md describing the major components and design
> /agent [let claude make the agent, but when it asks what you want it to do, explain that you want it to specialize in subsystem xxx, and refer to xxx_architecture.md
Then repeat until you have the major components covered. Then:
> Using the files named with architecture.md analyze the entire system and update CLAUDE.md to use refer to them and use the specialized agents.
Now, when you need to do something, put it in planning mode and say something like:
> There's a bug in the xxx part of the application, where when I do yyy, it does zzz, but it should do aaa. Analyze the problem and come up with a plan to fix it, and automated tests you can perform if possible.
Then, iterate on the plan with it if you need to, or just approve it.
One of the most important things you can do when dealing with something complex is let it come up with a test case so it can fix or implement something and then iterate until it's done. I had an image processing problem and I gave it some sample data, then it iterated (looking at the output image) until it fixed it. It spent at least an hour, but I didn't have to touch it while it worked.
