# How Thariq Shihipar actually uses coding agents

Claude Code team, Anthropic

**If you take one thing:** `Change quiz`, must pass before merging. instead of trusting a diff, he has Claude explain the change in HTML and quiz him on it, and he merges only after a perfect score.

- **Agent:** Claude Code (cli) ([source, 2026-07-03](https://x.com/trq212/status/2073100352921215386))
- **Agent:** Claude Tag ([source, 2026-06-23](https://x.com/trq212/status/2069474338450108705))
- **Model:** Claude Fable 5 ([source, 2026-07-03](https://x.com/trq212/status/2073100352921215386))
- **Model:** Claude Opus 5.5 ([source, 2026-09-25](https://x.com/trq212/status/2103576349499855160))
- **Review:** Claude writes an HTML report and a quiz on the change; he merges only after passing it ([source, 2026-07-03](https://x.com/trq212/status/2073100352921215386))
- **At once:** 1 + a bunch in Tag ([source, 2026-07-19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVO6E181cNU&t=1200s))
- **Harness:** One active Claude Code session (terminal or desktop); background work in Claude Tag threads in Slack ([source, 2026-07-19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVO6E181cNU&t=1200s))
- **Rules file:** Claude.MD in ~ for a general-agent setup (2025) ([source, 2025-07-14](https://gist.github.com/ThariqS/2c35650d1cb81e87392e9f0fee5d5a10/9f1c174813ec3797b03c492fc0b2837c466cdf54))
- **Skills:** journal, todo ([source, 2025-07-14](https://x.com/trq212/status/1944877541254422660))

## In their words

> I ask Claude Code to keep a temporary ‘implementation-notes.md’ (or .html) file where it keeps track of decisions it makes so we can learn from our next attempt.

> Have a personal channel e.g. I have "#thariq-claude" where you can tag Claude for your own work and give it instructions specific to you.

> Working with Claude Fable 5 keeps re-teaching me an old lesson: the map is not the territory.

> I tried doing the same tasks at several different effort levels on Opus 5.5 understand the work it would do.

> now like it's mostly one active Claude Code session and then a bunch of Claude Tag sessions.


Archetype (our label): Orchestrator. Newest source: 2026-09-25.
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