Progressive Disclosure in Claude Code
In this video, we explore the concept of progressive disclosure within Claude code and its impact on building AI agents. Highlighting recent trends among top AI infrastructure companies like CloudFlare and Anthropic, we discuss the paradigm shift towards using file systems and bash to manage context effectively. Learn how to implement skills and progressive disclosure in Claude code to save tokens, improve performance, and enable more ambitious AI applications.
Links:
https://blog.cloudflare.com/code-mode/
https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/advanced-tool-use
https://cursor.com/blog/dynamic-context-discovery
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills
00:00 Introduction to Progressive Disclosure in Claude Code
00:03 AI Infrastructure Trends and MCP Usage
00:38 CloudFlare’s Approach to MCP and Token Efficiency
01:20 Anthropic and Cursor’s Confirmation of MCP Efficiency
02:57 The Shift to File Systems and Bash for AI Agents
04:24 Implementing Progressive Disclosure in Claude Code
06:34 Advanced Tool Use and Programmatic Tool Calling
07:19 Experimental MCP CLI and Future Directions
08:49 Scaling Skills and Managing Context Efficiently
13:31 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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