Advanced Claude Code Part 2 (ft Eric Buess)

About this episode

Eric Buess discusses advanced strategies for Claude Code, focusing on voice-controlled AI systems and automation techniques.

Join the Tool Use Discord: https://discord.gg/PnEGyXpjaX Claude Code is evolving from a terminal-based developer tool into the Everything Agent that manages your entire life. In this episode, Eric Buess returns to show us how he built a hands-free, voice-controlled AI system that handles everything from school emails and calendar scheduling to monitoring family text messages. We dive deep into advanced Claude Code strategies, including how to use the hook system to intercept model prompts and the Ralph Wickham loop to enable truly autonomous task completion. Eric explains why he moved away from static claude.md files in favor of programmatic hooks that steer the model with surgical precision. We also explore the power of adversarial sub-agents that fact-check AI claims and the Titus wake word system that lets him command his terminal from a car or Meta Ray-Ban glasses. Whether you are a developer looking to maximize the Anthropic Agent SDK or a productivity enthusiast wanting to reclaim your time, this masterclass in agentic workflows will change how you think about AI automation. Keep up with Eric: https://ericbuess.ai Connect with us https://x.com/ToolUsePodcast…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Bird

Guest: Eric Buess

Topics covered

• AI automation
• Claude Code
• voice-controlled systems
• task management
• programmatic hooks
• agentic workflows

Keywords

• Claude Code
• AI automation
• voice control
• task completion
• programmatic hooks
• adversarial sub-agents
• Titus wake word

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tool Use, Anthropic Agent SDK, Meta

Products: Claude Code

Places: Discord

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