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Editorial pen-and-watercolour branching decision tree inside a large codebase, with repo-shape paths for monorepo, legacy, and multi-repo work leading to Claude Code mechanics like CLAUDE.md scoping, subagents, agentic search, and /compact
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Where to Start With Claude Code in a Large Repo: A Decision Tree (2026)

You do not start a large Claude Code rollout by configuring everything. You start with the one mechanic your repo shape and your actual pain point demand — and ignore the rest until you hit them. This is the decision layer that runs before the build.

Marco Lobo
Marco Lobo·May 24, 2026·11 min read
Handdrawn editorial spread showing Claude Code generating a single HTML file with side-by-side option grid, embedded SVG diagram, and a slider control, signed with the Claude wordmark and Anthropic symbol
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Claude Code + HTML: The 2026 Implementation Guide to the Right Output Medium

Anthropic's own engineers have moved Claude Code outputs to HTML for almost everything. The implementation question is when HTML wins, when it doesn't, and how the handoff from Claude Design to Claude Code should actually look.

Marco Lobo
Marco Lobo·May 20, 2026·11 min read
Handdrawn city-scale software codebase with agent figures traversing modules, worktrees, hooks, and review gates
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Claude Code in Large Codebases: The 2026 Implementation Guide

Claude Code does not win large codebases by swallowing the repo. It wins when you build a navigation and governance layer around it.

Marco Lobo
Marco Lobo·May 19, 2026·11 min read
A developer asleep at a vintage Mac while OpenClaw agents work through the night — the house keys problem visualised
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The House Keys Problem: What OpenClaw and Claude Code Are Really Fighting About

There's a story about the moment OpenClaw clicked for its creator. It involves house keys, a sleeping founder, and an agent that booked a restaurant without being asked. That story still tells you everything you need to know — even now that Claude Code has started asking for a small keyring of its own.

Marco Lobo
Marco Lobo·Mar 10, 2026·9 min read
Retro 80s office split between Microsoft Copilot Cowork and Claude Code teams — comparison of two agentic AI tools for enterprise 2026
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Microsoft Copilot Cowork vs Claude Code: The Two Floors Nobody Automated

Marcus is a CTO watching his engineers ship pull requests on Claude Code — and simultaneously reading Microsoft's Copilot Cowork announcement. His VP of Operations wants to know: should the whole company switch? The question is wrong. There are two floors. There are two tools.

Marco Lobo
Marco Lobo·Mar 9, 2026·10 min read
Engineering lead Haruto Tanaka at his desk at 5:31pm on a Friday — the moment that defines the ChatGPT Codex vs Claude Code choice
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The Colleague or the Contractor: What Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex Are Really Telling Your Business

Two tools. Two philosophies. Haruto closed his laptop at 5:31pm Friday with a production bug unfixed. Monday morning, a PR was waiting. That's ChatGPT Codex. The engineering lead who spent three hours understanding an 11-year-old codebase — and emerged knowing it better than anyone — that's Claude Code. Here's how to tell which problem you actually have.

Marco Lobo
Marco Lobo·Mar 9, 2026·12 min read