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Work in progress. This is not meant to be a polished guide for everyone. It's mostly a summary of how I've been using Claude Code for academic work — creating lecture slides, writing R scripts, managing Beamer-to-Quarto workflows, and so on. I keep learning new things, and as I do, I keep updating these files. This is just a way for me to share what I've figured out with friends and colleagues.

Live site: psantanna.com/claude-code-my-workflow Last Updated: 2026-02-15

A ready-to-fork starter kit for academics using Claude Code with LaTeX/Beamer + R + Quarto. You describe what you want; Claude plans the approach, runs specialized agents, fixes issues, verifies quality, and presents results — like a contractor who handles the entire job. Extracted from a production PhD course (6 lectures, 800+ slides).

Quick Start (5 minutes)

1. Fork & Clone

Replace YOUR_USERNAME with your GitHub username.

2. Start Claude Code and Paste This Prompt

Using VS Code? Open the Claude Code panel instead. Everything works the same — see the full guide for details.

Then paste the following, filling in your project details:

I am starting to work on [PROJECT NAME] in this repo. [Describe your project in 2–3 sentences — what you're building, who it's for, what tools you use.]

I want our collaboration to be structured, precise, and rigorous. When creating visuals, everything must be polished and publication-ready.