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Claude Code Mastery Part 4: Custom Commands

tags: [ai, productivity, devtools, tutorial]

after a few weeks i noticed something

i kept typing the same prompts over and over

"review this code for security issues"
"generate tests following our project patterns"
"create a commit with a good message"

every repeated prompt is wasted keystrokes

custom slash commands fix that

markdown files that become slash commands. put a file called review.md in .claude/commands/ and suddenly /review is a command you can run anytime

not just saved prompts

they can:

  • accept arguments
  • specify which tools claude can use
  • define hooks that run automatically
  • force a specific model

they're programmable workflows

your first command in 60 seconds

mkdir -p .claude/commands
cat > .claude/commands/review.md

then type /review and watch it work

turn complex workflows into single keystrokes

part 4 of the mastery series
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