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Advanced Features

AdvancedPro85 minupdated 2026-10-21

Comprehensive guide to Claude Code's advanced capabilities including planning mode, extended thinking, auto mode, background tasks, permission modes, print mode (non-interactive), session management, interactive features, channels, voice dictation, remote control, web sessions, desktop app, task list, prompt suggestions, git worktrees, sandboxing, managed settings, and configuration.

Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Planning Mode
  3. Extended Thinking
  4. Auto Mode
  5. Background Tasks
  6. Monitor Tool (Event-Driven Streams)
  7. Dynamic Workflows
  8. Scheduled Tasks
  9. Permission Modes
  10. Headless Mode
  11. Session Management
  12. Cross-Session Messaging
  13. Interactive Features
  14. Output Styles
  15. Status Line
  16. TUI Mode (Fullscreen)
  17. Voice Dictation
  18. Channels
  19. Chrome Integration
  20. Remote Control
  21. Web Sessions
  22. Desktop App
  23. Task List
  24. Prompt Suggestions
  25. Git Worktrees
  26. Sandboxing
  27. Managed Settings (Enterprise)
  28. Configuration and Settings
  29. Trust and Permission Scoping
  30. Agent Teams
  31. Best Practices
  32. Additional Resources

Overview

Advanced features in Claude Code extend the core capabilities with planning, reasoning, automation, and control mechanisms. These features enable sophisticated workflows for complex development tasks, code review, automation, and multi-session management.

Key advanced features include:

  • Planning Mode: Create detailed implementation plans before coding
  • Extended Thinking: Deep reasoning for complex problems
  • Auto Mode: Background safety classifier reviews each action before execution
  • Background Tasks: Run long operations without blocking the conversation

This guide continues on the Pro plan

You have seen the introduction and the first example. With Pro you unlock this guide and every other one - updated every day, with ready-to-copy examples.

In this guide (Pro): Planning Mode · Implementation Plan · Extended Thinking · Context Analysis · Approach 1: Microservices · Approach 2: Monolith · Decision Factors · Recommendation · Auto Mode · Background Tasks · Monitor Tool (Event-Driven Streams) · Dynamic Workflows · Scheduled Tasks · Permission Modes · Implementation Plan · Headless Mode · Session Management · Cross-Session Messaging · Interactive Features · Output Styles · Status Line · TUI Mode (Fullscreen) · Voice Dictation · Channels · Chrome Integration · Remote Control · Web Sessions · Desktop App · Task List · Prompt Suggestions · Git Worktrees · Sandboxing · Managed Settings (Enterprise) · Configuration and Settings · Trust and Permission Scoping · Agent Teams · Best Practices · Additional Resources

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Examples and resources for this module

Open-source community guide (MIT) · curated and maintained by Doutor AI.

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