claude-code

Claude Code Reference — Router

Field	Value
Claude Code version	v2.1.160 (pinned in CI; updated by pipeline)
Source docs	code.claude.com/docs
GitHub	anthropics/claude-code
npm	@anthropic-ai/claude-code

This skill is auto-updated daily. A matrix pipeline reads the upstream docs and rewrites the per-surface files below. Section structure is stable; content drifts to track upstream.

Dispatch table

Read the surface file(s) matching the user's question. Each surface file holds its complete reference for that one topic and cross-links (via markdown links) to siblings when a fact spans surfaces — so you only need to Read the matching file(s), not all of them.

Surface file	Read when the user asks about…
SKILL-settings.md	settings.json, settings.local.json, project vs user vs local scope, settings keys / defaults / types
SKILL-hooks.md	hook events (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, SubagentStop, Notification, UserPromptSubmit, PreCompact, SessionStart, SessionEnd), hook input/output JSON shapes, matchers, blocking vs non-blocking
SKILL-slash-commands.md	slash command authoring, frontmatter schema, argument syntax, $ARGUMENTS, command discovery paths
SKILL-mcp.md	.mcp.json schema, MCP transports (stdio / http / sse), server config, MCP tool naming, mcp__ prefix
SKILL-plugins.md	plugin manifest (.claude-plugin/plugin.json), marketplaces (marketplace.json), plugin install / scope, plugin commands / agents / skills / hooks, CLI hint protocol (<claude-code-hint />) for recommending plugins from third-party CLIs
SKILL-cli.md	CLI flags, subcommands, env vars (ANTHROPIC_* / CLAUDE_*), permission modes (default / acceptEdits / plan / bypassPermissions), ~/.claude/ directory layout, IDE integrations, session management (resume, naming, branching, picker, transcript storage), sandbox environments and isolation approaches (sandboxed Bash tool, sandbox runtime, dev containers, VMs)
SKILL-known-issues.md	a user reports a bug, asks about a workaround, mentions an error message, or asks "why does X not work"

When unsure which file to read

1. If the user mentions a specific file path (e.g., .mcp.json, settings.json, plugin.json), read the matching surface file.
2. If the user mentions an error message or unexpected behavior, read SKILL-known-issues.md first.
3. If the question spans multiple surfaces (e.g., "how do hooks and plugins interact"), read both surface files.
4. If still unclear, prefer reading SKILL-cli.md — it's the broadest catch-all surface.

Auto-correction rules

Path-scoped correction rules live in rules/:

Rule file	Triggers on edits to
rules/settings.md	**/.claude/settings.json, **/.claude/settings.local.json
rules/mcp.md	**/.mcp.json
rules/plugins.md	**/.claude-plugin/plugin.json, **/marketplace.json
rules/hooks.md	**/.claude/hooks/**
rules/skills-agents-commands.md	**/.claude/skills/**/SKILL.md, **/.claude/agents/**, **/.claude/commands/**

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This skill is auto-updated daily by a maintainer-run pipeline. If you spot a bug in this content, file an issue at xiaolai/anthropic-docs — SKILL.md fixes flow back through the next research run, not via PRs.