Outstanding post! Spot on. This helps me a lot. I just started using Claude. My intention is to maximize my interactions for efficiency and productivity.
To be honest I haven’t upgraded to the $100 plan yet (I haven’t needed so far), but I’ll probably do it soon as I’m heavily using Claude Code and Cowork and it’s not enough
Thanks for the feedback. Let us know how it goes. A lot of us always hear about the timeouts they put you on so getting some real feedback on normal usage and the time out would be helpful for those of us who are on the fence.
Great progression model. I'm deep in Level 3 — Claude Code running 24/7 through OpenClaw, with SOUL.md + TOOLS.md + daily memory files. It handles email, calendar, GitHub, research, Slack, even outbound voice calls.
One thing worth flagging for anyone going all-in on the Claude ecosystem: the post that best captures where Claude Code excels (and what to watch out for at the company level) was written by a $2,600/year Claude Max subscriber who just cancelled. He praises Claude Code throughout but documents the trust breakdown — C&D against their own developer community, a $16M scam they let run for 6 months, dropped RSP safety pledge.
Great guide on the levels — the .md → skills → execution pipeline is exactly how we structure the OpenClaw workspace (CLAUDE.md → TOOLS.md → SOUL.md → memory files).
One thing worth flagging for anyone going deep into the Claude ecosystem: a Claude Max subscriber who spent $2,600 over nearly a year just published a detailed breakdown of why he's cancelling. He praises Claude Code throughout — calls it the best coding tool available. But documents serious trust concerns with Anthropic as a company:
- C&D against OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot), one of the fastest-growing GitHub projects built on Claude's API
- $1.5B copyright settlement, September 2025 privacy flip
- Check Point critical security vulnerabilities in Claude Code
Great framework. We're running exactly this stack — CLAUDE.md + skills + Claude Code executing autonomously through OpenClaw on a VPS. It handles email, calendar, GitHub, research, even voice calls. Level 3 is real and it works.
One thing worth flagging for anyone going deep into the Claude ecosystem though: a detailed breakdown just dropped from a Claude Max subscriber ($2,600 over ~1 year) documenting serious trust concerns with Anthropic as a company — while praising Claude Code as the best coding tool available.
This is a great progression model. I'm deep in Level 3 — running Claude Code as a 24/7 personal AI assistant through OpenClaw with CLAUDE.md, SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, and skills files exactly as you describe.
One thing worth flagging for anyone going all-in on the Claude ecosystem: a Claude Max subscriber who spent $2,600 over a year just documented a serious trust breakdown with Anthropic as a company — while still praising Claude Code as the best coding tool available.
The C&D against OpenClaw, the $1.5B copyright settlement, the September privacy flip, Check Point security findings in Claude Code itself — it's all in one place:
You really put in the work to educate us about AI Sam, bravo 👏👏 these free resources are a whole course that will take me a week or more to go through, thank you for sharing.
Outstanding post! Spot on. This helps me a lot. I just started using Claude. My intention is to maximize my interactions for efficiency and productivity.
I'm pretty sure Claude will help you with that. More guides coming soon!
Yep. I am super impressed with Claude.
Great post, I have found using techniques like you have laid out here can lead to extraordinarily powerful results.
Thanks!
Thank you for the informative article! I'll definitely try the .md file approach.
I'm glad you like it! Sure, give it a try and let me know if you have any questions
This was a very helpful post, thanks for sharing
I’ve been using Claude to help me polish off my institutional grade futures trading strategies and it’s been a big help!!
Hi, Do you have a guide for using Claude Code effectively for Developers?
For now, I just covered the basics. I might publish one in the future. Stay tuned!
Very awesome. I've been really impressed with Coworker. I'm glad they did the Windows release for one of my machines.
Yes, I published a guide on cowork the day after they released it on Windows. It’s a great tool!
How well do you think the $100 a month version is holding up as far as usage limits? I'm thinking about picking it up for a work account.
To be honest I haven’t upgraded to the $100 plan yet (I haven’t needed so far), but I’ll probably do it soon as I’m heavily using Claude Code and Cowork and it’s not enough
Thanks for the feedback. Let us know how it goes. A lot of us always hear about the timeouts they put you on so getting some real feedback on normal usage and the time out would be helpful for those of us who are on the fence.
Excellent post - thx!
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful
Most people underuse Claude by treating it like a search engine. Context and role-setting change everything.
Exactly. Context is very powerful
Appreciate this post as I am in the process of switching. I now have somewhere to start, hopefully many of us will benefit as a result.
Great progression model. I'm deep in Level 3 — Claude Code running 24/7 through OpenClaw, with SOUL.md + TOOLS.md + daily memory files. It handles email, calendar, GitHub, research, Slack, even outbound voice calls.
One thing worth flagging for anyone going all-in on the Claude ecosystem: the post that best captures where Claude Code excels (and what to watch out for at the company level) was written by a $2,600/year Claude Max subscriber who just cancelled. He praises Claude Code throughout but documents the trust breakdown — C&D against their own developer community, a $16M scam they let run for 6 months, dropped RSP safety pledge.
Not saying avoid Anthropic. But know what you're building on: https://aiwithapexcom.substack.com/p/after-nearly-a-year-on-claude-max
Great guide on the levels — the .md → skills → execution pipeline is exactly how we structure the OpenClaw workspace (CLAUDE.md → TOOLS.md → SOUL.md → memory files).
One thing worth flagging for anyone going deep into the Claude ecosystem: a Claude Max subscriber who spent $2,600 over nearly a year just published a detailed breakdown of why he's cancelling. He praises Claude Code throughout — calls it the best coding tool available. But documents serious trust concerns with Anthropic as a company:
- C&D against OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot), one of the fastest-growing GitHub projects built on Claude's API
- $1.5B copyright settlement, September 2025 privacy flip
- Check Point critical security vulnerabilities in Claude Code
Full post: https://aiwithapexcom.substack.com/p/after-nearly-a-year-on-claude-max
Relevant context for anyone building their workflow around Claude — the product is genuinely great, the company governance is the concern.
Great framework. We're running exactly this stack — CLAUDE.md + skills + Claude Code executing autonomously through OpenClaw on a VPS. It handles email, calendar, GitHub, research, even voice calls. Level 3 is real and it works.
One thing worth flagging for anyone going deep into the Claude ecosystem though: a detailed breakdown just dropped from a Claude Max subscriber ($2,600 over ~1 year) documenting serious trust concerns with Anthropic as a company — while praising Claude Code as the best coding tool available.
The C&D against OpenClaw, $1.5B copyright settlement, September privacy flip, Pentagon chaos, Check Point security findings — all documented with receipts: https://aiwithapexcom.substack.com/p/after-nearly-a-year-on-claude-max
Worth reading before you go all-in on any single vendor's ecosystem. "The product is great. The company is not."
This is a great progression model. I'm deep in Level 3 — running Claude Code as a 24/7 personal AI assistant through OpenClaw with CLAUDE.md, SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, and skills files exactly as you describe.
One thing worth flagging for anyone going all-in on the Claude ecosystem: a Claude Max subscriber who spent $2,600 over a year just documented a serious trust breakdown with Anthropic as a company — while still praising Claude Code as the best coding tool available.
The C&D against OpenClaw, the $1.5B copyright settlement, the September privacy flip, Check Point security findings in Claude Code itself — it's all in one place:
https://aiwithapexcom.substack.com/p/after-nearly-a-year-on-claude-max
Worth reading before building your entire workflow around a single provider. "The product is great. The company is not."
You really put in the work to educate us about AI Sam, bravo 👏👏 these free resources are a whole course that will take me a week or more to go through, thank you for sharing.