Claude Code as a Daily Driver: Claude.md, Skills, Subagents, Plugins, and MCPs | Hacker News

Hacker News users discussed Claude Code as a primary coding assistant for day-to-day development.

Commenters emphasized practical setup choices like Claude.md rules, Nix-based environments, sandboxing, and pre-commit automation.

The thread also highlighted agentic workflows with subagents, plugins, and MCP integrations.

Some developers shared contingency plans, including Codex CLI or local models when Claude Code is unavailable.