I've collected my most-used Claude Code prompts. These are real examples from real projects. Copy them. Modify them. Build on them.
Each example includes the prompt you'd type, what it builds, and ideas for customization.
File & System Automation
1. File Organizer
Create a script that organizes files in a folder by type. Move images (jpg, png, gif, webp) to /images, documents (pdf, doc, docx, txt) to /docs, videos (mp4, mov, avi) to /videos. Skip hidden files. Show a summary of what was moved.
Builds: Python script that sorts your Downloads folder in seconds.
2. Duplicate File Finder
Build a tool that finds duplicate files by comparing file hashes. Take a folder path as input. Output a list of duplicates grouped together. Include file sizes and show how much space I could save by deleting duplicates.
Builds: Disk space cleanup tool that identifies identical files.
3. Batch Renamer
Create a batch file renamer. Take a folder and a pattern. Support patterns like: add prefix, add suffix, replace text, add sequential numbers. Preview changes before applying. Support undo.
Builds: Flexible file renaming tool with safety features.
Web Scraping & Data
4. News Aggregator
Build a news scraper that extracts headlines from a list of news sites I specify in config.json. Get the headline, link, and publication time. Combine everything into a single RSS feed. Run daily at 6am.
Builds: Personal news feed from sources you choose.
5. Price Tracker
Create a price tracking tool. I give it product URLs. It checks the price daily and logs it to a database. Alert me when price drops more than 10%. Show price history as a simple chart in terminal.
Builds: Amazon/store price tracker with alerts.
6. LinkedIn Job Scraper
Build a script that takes LinkedIn job search URLs, extracts job listings (title, company, location, salary if available), and saves to CSV. Handle pagination. Add delays to avoid rate limiting.
Builds: Job search data collector for market research.
API Integrations
7. Weather Dashboard
Create a weather dashboard using wttr.in API. Show current conditions, 3-day forecast, and rain probability. Format nicely for terminal. Cache results for 30 minutes to avoid repeat API calls.
Builds: Beautiful terminal weather display. No API key needed.
8. GitHub Release Monitor
Build a tool that monitors GitHub repos for new releases. I give it a list of repos. It checks daily and notifies me of any new releases with the version number and release notes summary.
Builds: Stay updated on tools you use without checking manually.
9. Slack Summary Bot
Create a Slack integration that summarizes channel activity. Connect to Slack API. Get messages from specified channels from the last 24 hours. Use Claude API to summarize key points. Post summary to a #daily-digest channel.
Builds: Never miss important Slack discussions again.
Productivity Tools
10. Meeting Notes Processor
Build a meeting notes processor. Take a raw transcript or notes file. Extract: key decisions, action items (with who's responsible), follow-up questions, and next meeting topics. Output as formatted markdown.
Builds: Turn messy meeting notes into structured action items.
11. Time Tracker
Create a CLI time tracker. Commands: start [project], stop, status, report. Store data in SQLite. Report command shows hours by project for the week. Support multiple projects.
Builds: Simple freelancer time tracking without SaaS subscriptions.
12. Daily Planner Generator
Build a daily planner that reads my Google Calendar, checks my todo.json, and generates a time-blocked schedule for the day. Account for travel time between meetings. Leave buffer time. Output as markdown.
Builds: AI-generated daily schedule based on your commitments.
Email Automation
13. Email Sorter
Create an email automation that connects to Gmail. Categorize unread emails as: urgent (client names from config), newsletters, receipts, social notifications, other. Apply labels automatically. Generate a summary of what's in each category.
Builds: Inbox zero helper that sorts email automatically.
14. Follow-up Reminder
Build a follow-up tracker. When I send an email, it logs the recipient and date. If no reply within 3 days, remind me. Track in SQLite. Show pending follow-ups command. Let me mark as resolved.
Builds: Never forget to follow up on important emails.
Content & Social
15. Social Media Scheduler
Create a content scheduler. I write posts in a markdown file with target date/time and platform tags. The script reads this file and posts to Twitter/X using their API at the scheduled times. Log successes and failures.
Builds: Buffer/Hootsuite alternative you control.
16. Blog Post Formatter
Build a blog post processor. Take a markdown draft. Add SEO metadata suggestions. Generate a meta description. Suggest internal links from a list of my existing posts. Create social media preview text. Output everything in a structured format.
Builds: SEO optimization helper for content creators.
Development Tools
17. Git Commit Summarizer
Create a tool that generates weekly git activity summaries. Analyze commits from the past week. Group by project/branch. Summarize what changed in plain English. Format as a report suitable for standups or client updates.
Builds: Automatic weekly progress reports from git history.
18. Dependency Updater
Build a tool that checks all my projects for outdated npm/pip dependencies. Scan a folder containing multiple projects. Report outdated packages with current vs latest version. Flag security vulnerabilities. Output as markdown report.
Builds: Keep all your projects up to date with one command.
19. Environment Manager
Create a development environment manager. Store different .env configurations for dev/staging/prod. Switch between them with a command. Back up current env before switching. Support encrypted storage for sensitive values.
Builds: Safe environment variable management across projects.
Advanced: AI Agent Examples
20. Research Assistant
Build a research assistant. I give it a topic. It searches the web using a search API, reads the top 10 results, extracts key information, and compiles a research summary with sources cited. Save to markdown with proper citations.
Builds: AI researcher that does the reading for you.
21. Inbox Summarizer
Create a morning briefing generator. Check Gmail for unread emails, check Google Calendar for today's events, check a news API for relevant industry news. Combine into a morning briefing. Send to my phone as a notification at 7am.
Builds: Personal AI assistant morning routine.
Making These Your Own
Every example here is a starting point. The power of Claude Code is iteration. Build the basic version, then add:
- Error handling: "Add robust error handling and retry logic"
- Logging: "Log all actions to a file with timestamps"
- Configuration: "Move all hardcoded values to a config file"
- Scheduling: "Make this run automatically every hour"
- Notifications: "Send me a Slack/Discord message when X happens"