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claude-prompting-best-practices
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/claude-prompting-best-practices
…```xml You are an AI physician's assistant. Your task is to help doctors diagnose possible patient illnesses. <documents> <document index="1"> <source>patient_symptoms.txt</sou…
claude-fable-5
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-fable-5
…ey're going through and suggest they talk to a professional such as a doctor or therapist, without putting a clinical label on it for them. Claude cares about people's wellbeing and avoids encouragin…
claude-opus-4-8
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-4-8
…l health condition. Claude can suggest that the person see a licensed doctor or psychiatrist to get a diagnosis and more personalized help for what they're dealing with. Claude cares about people's w…
claude-opus-5
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-5
…l health condition. Claude can suggest that the person see a licensed doctor or psychiatrist to get a diagnosis and more personalized help for what they're dealing with. Claude cares about people's w…
Best practices for Claude Code
Claude Code CLI · in the page
best-practices
…Claude's behavior actually shifts. For a checked-in CLAUDE.md, run [`/doctor`](/docs/en/commands#all-commands) and Claude proposes cuts for content it can derive from the codebase. If Claude keeps sk…
Claude Code changelog
Claude Code CLI · in the page
changelog
…iagnostics: a startup warning when the settings fail to load, and a `/doctor` and `/status` line explaining a load failure or why they weren't fetched (Bedrock/Vertex/third-party provider, custom `ANT…
CLI reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
cli-reference
…laude daemon stop --any --keep-workers` | | `claude doctor` | Print read-only installation and settings diagnostics from the terminal without starting a session, incl…
Commands
Claude Code CLI · in the page
commands
…ation back to a checkpoint, or summarizes part of the conversation. `/doctor` runs a setup checkup that diagnoses installation and configuration issues and can fix them, `/debug` diagnoses runtime iss…
Run Claude Code behind a corporate launcher
Claude Code CLI · in the page
corporate-launcher
…nce, and it puts the installation into an externally managed state: `/doctor` reports it, auto-update leaves the file in place, and cleanup of old versions stays disabled until the installer manages t…
Debug your configuration
Claude Code CLI · in the page
debug-your-config
…s, hooks, MCP servers, or skills aren't taking effect. Use /context, /doctor, /hooks, and /mcp to see what actually loaded. When Claude ignores an instruction or a feature you configured doesn't appe…
Environment variables
Claude Code CLI · in the page
env-vars
…n commands like `/init` stay typable but are hidden from the model. `/doctor` stays typable like the built-in commands; hide it with `DISABLE_DOCTOR_COMMAND` instead. Skills from plugins, `.claude/ski…
Error reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
errors
…r CA bundle path, or ask IT to allowlist *.anthropic.com. Run `claude doctor` for details. ``` **What to do:** * Export your organization's CA bundle and point Claude Code at it with `NODE_EXTRA_CA_…
Extend Claude Code
Claude Code CLI · in the page
features-overview
…ecked-in CLAUDE.md](/docs/en/memory#my-claude-md-is-too-large), run `/doctor`.</Tip> </Tab> <Tab title="Skills"> Skills are extra capabilities in Claude's toolkit. They can be reference mater…
How Claude Code works
Claude Code CLI · in the page
how-claude-code-works
…* `/init` walks you through creating a CLAUDE.md for your project * `/doctor` runs a setup checkup that diagnoses installation and configuration issues and can fix them ### It's a conversation Claud…
Customize keyboard shortcuts
Claude Code CLI · in the page
keybindings
…crolling and text selection in fullscreen mode | Before v2.1.205, a `Doctor` context and a `doctor:fix` action existed for the `/doctor` diagnostics screen. ## Available actions Actions follow a `n…
Set up Claude Code in a monorepo or large codebase
Claude Code CLI · in the page
large-codebases
…ains its file. To trim a file that is already checked in, run the [`/doctor` checkup](/docs/en/memory#my-claude-md-is-too-large). The root `CLAUDE.md` holds the rules that apply in every package: ``…
Connect Claude Code to an LLM gateway
Claude Code CLI · in the page
llm-gateway-connect
…variables that feature checks. The Remote Control section of `claude doctor` names the credential variable to unset. * Voice dictation: unset the gateway credential * Remote Control: unset the gatew…
Deploy managed settings
Claude Code CLI · in the page
managed-settings
…/status` shows which managed source Claude Code selected, and `claude doctor` lists what it dropped. ### Read the source in /status On the developer's machine, run `/status` inside Claude Code and r…
How Claude remembers your project
Claude Code CLI · in the page
memory
…doesn't reduce context, since imported files load at launch. The [`/doctor`](/docs/en/commands#all-commands) checkup proposes trims for a checked-in CLAUDE.md: it cuts content Claude can derive from…
Choose a permission mode
Claude Code CLI · in the page
permission-modes
…es](#switch-permission-modes) covers what outranks that pick. The [`/doctor`](/docs/en/commands#all-commands) checkup proposes this user-settings default on these providers the same way it does on th…
Configure permissions
Claude Code CLI · in the page
permissions
…d-settings dialog when an interactive session starts, and in [`claude doctor`](/docs/en/debug-your-config#check-resolved-settings) output. A parameter rule matches when Claude calls the tool with tha…
Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control
Claude Code CLI · in the page
remote-control
…hem, and update Claude Code if you're on an old version. Run `claude doctor` to see which individual eligibility check failed. Environment-variable conflicts, unreachable checks, and your organizatio…
Configure the sandboxed Bash tool
Claude Code CLI · in the page
sandboxing
…ng never matches and the proxy never injects the credential there. `/doctor` flags `injectHosts` entries that can never match with the warning `Sandbox credential injectHosts entries can never match…
Deploy self-hosted environments to production
Claude Code CLI · in the page
self-hosted-environments-deploy
…lf-hosted-environments-quickstart#set-up-an-environment-and-runner), `doctor`'s signed-in mode, and [CI dispatch](/docs/en/self-hosted-environments-testing#authenticate-from-ci) use, signs in through…
Self-hosted environments reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
self-hosted-environments-reference
…rr, created with `0600` permissions. Required for `self-hosted-runner doctor` to tail logs locally.…
Configure server-managed settings
Claude Code CLI · in the page
server-managed-settings
…the log for `Remote settings`. Validate a payload change with `claude doctor` on a test machine before rolling it out to the organization. ### Enforce fail-closed startup By default, if the remote s…
Claude Code settings
Claude Code CLI · in the page
settings
…le typo cannot disable the rest of your organization's policy. Run [`/doctor`](/docs/en/commands#all-commands) to list stripped entries with their source file and field. This behavior is consistent a…
Claude Code settings reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
settings-reference
…much context the listing uses and which skills contribute most, run `/doctor`. ### `skillListingMaxDescChars` Each turn, Claude sees a [listing of your skills](/docs/en/skills#skill-descriptions-are…
Advanced setup
Claude Code CLI · in the page
setup
…e detailed check of your installation and configuration, run [`claude doctor`](/docs/en/troubleshooting#get-more-help): ```bash theme={null} claude doctor ``` `claude doctor` prints read-only instal…
Extend Claude with skills
Claude Code CLI · in the page
skills
…ndled skills Claude Code includes a set of bundled skills, such as `/doctor`, `/code-review`, `/batch`, `/debug`, `/loop`, and `/claude-api`. Bundled skills are prompt-based: they give Claude detaile…
Create custom subagents
Claude Code CLI · in the page
sub-agents
…ion closest to the working directory wins, as described above. The [`/doctor`](/docs/en/commands#all-commands) setup checkup reports files in the same directory that share a name and proposes renaming…
Troubleshoot installation and login
Claude Code CLI · in the page
troubleshoot-install
…| | `claude update` hangs after `Checking for updates`, or `claude doctor` hangs with no output | [Move the directory at a shell config path](#claude-update-or-claude-doctor-hangs)…
Troubleshooting
Claude Code CLI · in the page
troubleshooting
…| If you're not sure which applies, run `/doctor` inside Claude Code for an automated check of your installation, settings, extensions, and context usage; it proposes fixes…
Week 23 · June 1–5, 2026
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/2026-w23
…e>claude update</code>, <code>claude install</code>, and <code>claude doctor</code> keep working so users can still recover.</p> <p className="digest-feature-try">Add a floor to your managed settin…
Week 28 · July 6–10, 2026
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/2026-w28
…om the Desktop app's built-in browser, run a full setup checkup with /doctor, and pick up auto mode transcript protections and agent view upgrades. <div className="digest-meta"> <span>Releases <a h…
What's new
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/index
…y it does with your local dev server previews. Also this week: **`/doctor`** is a full setup checkup that diagnoses issues and can fix them, with `/checkup` as its alias; **auto mode** blocks trans…