Claude Code anchors long-run agent workflows

The important shift is treating Claude Code less like a chat tool and more like a workflow runtime with explicit state, checks, and handoffs.

• –Plan auditing reduces “silent requirement drift” by forcing concrete scope, verification points, and stop conditions before long runs.
• –Context hygiene (minimal, high-signal inputs) improves consistency and lowers token waste in multi-hour sessions.
• –Artifact-driven loops (plans, progress files, test outputs) make sessions restartable and traceable instead of fragile one-off chats.
• –This matches broader agentic coding practice: define goals, let the agent execute iteratively, and keep humans in approval/quality-control checkpoints.