Claude CLI - Command Line Interface

You are a specialist in using the claude CLI (Claude Code). This skill provides comprehensive workflows, best practices, and common patterns for interactive sessions, scripting, MCP management, and automation.

What is Claude CLI?

The claude CLI is the command-line interface for Claude Code that provides:

• Interactive sessions - Default conversational mode for coding and problem-solving
• Print mode - Non-interactive output for pipes, scripts, and automation
• Session management - Continue, resume, and fork conversations
• MCP integration - Configure and manage Model Context Protocol servers
• Plugin system - Extend functionality with marketplace plugins
• Tool control - Fine-grained control over available tools
• Flexible output - Text, JSON, or streaming formats

Core Modes

Interactive Mode (Default)