The common workflow provided by Claude Code itself:

• understanding new codebases
  fix bugs
  refactor code
  use sepecialized subagents
  work with tests
  create pull requsets
  handle documentation
  work with images
  reference files and dirctories
  use extended thinking
  resume conversation
  run parallel sessions with git worktrees
  use claude as a unix-style utility
  create custom slash commands
  ask claude code itself

It recommend to clone development container implementation from github repo.

✅ Claude Code: 1.0.83 (manually installed)
✅ Node.js: v22.17.1
✅ Git: 2.50.1
❌ No consistent shell environment
❌ No pre-configured development tools
❌ Manual setup required for each project

With Devcontainer (What You’d Get):
✅ Claude Code: Latest version (auto-installed)
✅ Node.js: v20 (standardized)
✅ Linux environment with:
– zsh with oh-my-zsh + themes
– fzf for fuzzy finding
– git-delta for better diffs
– GitHub CLI (gh)
– Development tools: vim, nano, jq
– Network tools: iptables, dnsutils
✅ VS Code extensions pre-installed:
– ESLint, Prettier, GitLens
✅ Persistent command history
✅ Pre-configured Claude settings directory
✅ Consistent environment across machines