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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.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:20 - The Claude Code Hook System & Vertical Stack
00:03:08 - Why Agentic Hooks Matter for Automation
00:11:58 - Replacing claude.md with JSON Rules & Hooks
00:16:43 - Multi-Agent Workflows & Adversarial Validation
00:29:58 - Autonomous Task Loops & Self-Referential Injection
00:41:00 - Hands-Free AI: Voice-Controlled Claude Code
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