Claude Workflow: Researching a Feature
An example workflow showing how Claude uses codebase exploration and planning agents to research, design, and propose a new feature implementation plan.
How It Works
What you do: Ask Claude a question such as "How should we implement real-time notifications?"
What happens:
- Claude reads your CLAUDE.md instructions and learns about your tech stack, existing patterns, and architectural constraints.
- An Explore agent is dispatched to search your codebase for:
- Existing notification systems
- WebSocket or server-sent event implementations
- Message queue integrations
- A Plan agent uses the information it has gathered to design an implementation approach that fits your existing patterns.
- The agent may use the Sonnet model, which offers a good balance of capability and speed for this kind of research task.
- It presents a plan showing which files need changes, what patterns to follow (based on your instructions), and the key design decisions.
- You approve the plan, and the agent proceeds with implementation.
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