The Claude Code Field Manual
Travis L. Guckert
LeMay Publishing
TECHNICAL
The Claude Code Field Manual
Software Engineering16,446 words102 chapters
Published by LeMay Publishing. 16,446 words across 102 chapters.
About This Publication
Complete operational manual for Claude Code, the Boris Protocol, and parallel agentic software development.
Published by LeMay Publishing, a division of LeMay. Massachusetts.
ISBN: 979-8-0000-5115-3
Chapters
1THE CLAUDE CODE FIELD MANUAL
2Complete Operational Manual for Claude Code, the Boris Protocol, and Parallel Agentic Software Development
3ABOUT THE AUTHORS
4PREFACE
5TABLE OF CONTENTS
6PART I: FOUNDATIONS
7CHAPTER 1
8Claude Code: Architecture and Operational Model
9CHAPTER 2
10Installation, Configuration, and Environment
11CHAPTER 3
12The Command Interface: Complete Reference
13CHAPTER 4
14The CLAUDE.md File: Persistent Memory and Directive Systems
15Project: Meridian API
16Overview
17Development Commands
18Code Conventions
19Testing Requirements
20Things to Avoid
21CHAPTER 5
22Context Management and the Attention Economy
23PART II: SINGLE-AGENT OPERATIONS
24CHAPTER 6
25Task Formulation: The Art of the Prompt
26CHAPTER 7
27Supervised Workflow: Interactive Development
28CHAPTER 8
29Autonomous Workflow: Headless and Non-Interactive Modes
30CHAPTER 9
31Tool Use, Permissions, and the Trust Hierarchy
32CHAPTER 10
33Debugging with Claude Code
34PART III: THE BORIS PROTOCOL — PARALLEL AGENTIC DEVELOPMENT
35CHAPTER 11
36Theory of Parallel Agentic Coordination
37CHAPTER 12
38The Boris Protocol: Complete Specification
39CHAPTER 13
40Task Decomposition for Parallel Execution
41Decomposition: Fleet Management Module
42Objective
43Shared Interfaces (committed before deployment)
44Wave 1 Tasks (parallel)
45Task 001: Database migrations and repository implementation
46Task 002: Service layer implementation
47Task 003: API route handlers
48Wave 2 Tasks (after Wave 1 integration)
49Task 004: Integration tests
50CHAPTER 14
51Worktree Strategy and File-System Isolation
52create-worktree.sh
53CHAPTER 15
54Synchronization, Merge Discipline, and Conflict Resolution
55CHAPTER 16
56Scaling: Three to Eight Parallel Agents
57PART IV: ADVANCED OPERATIONS
58CHAPTER 17
59Custom Slash Commands and Workflow Automation
60CHAPTER 18
61Claude Code in CI/CD Pipelines
62CHAPTER 19
63Multi-Model Architectures and MCP Servers
64CHAPTER 20
65Cost Management and Token Economics
66PART V: FIELD REFERENCE
67CHAPTER 21
68Failure Modes and Recovery Procedures
69CHAPTER 22
70Operational Checklists
71CHAPTER 23
72Case Studies
73APPENDIX A
74CLAUDE.md Template Library
75Project: [Name]
76Overview
77Development Commands
78Code Conventions
79Architecture
80Testing
81Things to Avoid
82Project: [Name]
83Overview
84Development Commands
85Code Conventions
86Architecture
87Testing
88Things to Avoid
89Task: [Task ID] — [Brief Description]
90Objective
91Context
92Files to Create or Modify (Write Set)
93Files to Read (Read Set)
94Constraints
95Acceptance Criteria
96Reference Implementation
97APPENDIX B
98Boris Protocol Quick Reference Card
99APPENDIX C
100Glossary of Terms
101BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES
102COLOPHON