Behind the Craft
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How I Plan, Build, and Run Loops with Claude Code in 40 Minutes | Thariq Shihipar
41 minutes Posted Jul 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Thariq works on the Claude Code team, and I’ve wanted to see how he builds for a long time. In our episode, he showed how to use /goal to keep Claude working, how he plans with Claude to remove unknowns before building, and how he runs a team of agents in Slack. He also shared why his team cut Claude Code’s system prompt by 80% and how he creates polished launch videos with Claude.Thariq and I talked about:
Goals, loops, and workflows to make Claude work longer
Live demo: Creating a polished video with one prompt
Plan by removing unknowns before you build
How Anthropic uses HTML artifacts for planning
Running parallel Claude tasks through Slack
Using separate creator and verifier sub-agents
How Thariq stays focused while Claude works in parallel
Why Anthropic cut Claude Code’s system prompt by 80%
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Thariq works on the Claude Code team, and I’ve wanted to see how he builds for a long time. In our episode, he showed how to use /goal to keep Claude working, how he plans with Claude to remove unknowns before building, and how he runs a team of agents in Slack. He also shared why his team cut Claude Code’s system prompt by 80% and how he creates polished launch videos with Claude.Thariq and I talked about:(00:00) Goals, loops, and workflows to make Claude work longer(04:48) Live demo: Creating a polished video with one prompt(08:17) Plan by removing unknowns before you build(14:32) How Anthropic uses HTML artifacts for planning(18:35) Running parallel Claude tasks through Slack(27:34) Using separate creator and verifier sub-agents(31:08) How Thariq stays focused while Claude works in parallel(34:07) Why Anthropic cut Claude Code’s system prompt by 80%(37:01) How to become more technical when AI writes the codeThanks to our sponsors:Riverside: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYangLinear: The AI agent platform for modern teams https://linear.app/behind-the-craftWispr Flow: 4x faster than typing with your voice https://ref.wisprflow.ai/peteryang📌 Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-i-plan-build-and-run-loops-with-claude-code-thariq-shihipar📌 Get my personal AI OS with useful AI skills, $270 in AI tool credits, live monthly workshops, and courses on Hermes and Codex agents: https://www.behindthecraft.com/Where to find Thariq:LinkedIn: https://x.com/trq212Website: https://www.thariq.io/Subscribe to this channel - more interviews coming soon!