Claude Code from the Ground Up

Agentic Coding from Your First Session to Autonomous Engineering Teams. September 2026 edition, by Waseem Khan.

Appendix I. Coverage Matrix

Every page of the official documentation (169 pages at the snapshot) and the chapter or appendix that covers it. This is also the update checklist: when a page changes, the row names what to re-read. Weekly “what’s new” pages are folded into Chapter 28.

Generated from the official docs snapshot of 2026-09-01 (Claude Code v2.1.257) by tools/gen_appendices.py. Do not edit by hand; rerun the script for the next edition.

Docs page Covered in
accessibility Chapter 11
admin-setup Chapter 26
advisor Chapter 27
agent-sdk__agent-loop Chapter 24
agent-sdk__claude-code-features Chapter 24
agent-sdk__cost-tracking Chapter 24
agent-sdk__custom-tools Chapter 24
agent-sdk__examples Chapter 24
agent-sdk__file-checkpointing Chapter 24
agent-sdk__hooks Chapter 24
agent-sdk__hosting Chapter 24
agent-sdk__mcp Chapter 24
agent-sdk__migration-guide Chapter 24
agent-sdk__modifying-system-prompts Chapter 24
agent-sdk__observability Chapter 24
agent-sdk__overview Chapter 24
agent-sdk__permissions Chapter 24
agent-sdk__plugins Chapter 24
agent-sdk__python Chapter 24
agent-sdk__quickstart Chapter 24
agent-sdk__secure-deployment Chapter 24
agent-sdk__session-storage Chapter 24
agent-sdk__sessions Chapter 24
agent-sdk__skills Chapter 24
agent-sdk__streaming-output Chapter 24
agent-sdk__streaming-vs-single-mode Chapter 24
agent-sdk__structured-outputs Chapter 24
agent-sdk__subagents Chapter 24
agent-sdk__todo-tracking Chapter 24
agent-sdk__tool-search Chapter 24
agent-sdk__troubleshooting Chapter 24
agent-sdk__typescript-v2-preview Chapter 24
agent-sdk__typescript Chapter 24
agent-sdk__user-input Chapter 24
agent-teams Chapter 15
agent-view Chapter 15
agents Chapter 14
amazon-bedrock Chapter 26
analytics Chapter 25
artifacts Chapter 20
authentication Chapter 1
auto-mode-config Chapter 5
best-practices Chapter 21
champion-kit Chapter 25
changelog Chapter 28
channels-reference Chapter 20
channels Chapter 20
checkpointing Chapter 21
chrome Chapter 12
claude-apps-gateway-config Chapter 26
claude-apps-gateway-deploy Chapter 26
claude-apps-gateway-on-aws Chapter 26
claude-apps-gateway-on-gcp Chapter 26
claude-apps-gateway-spend-limits Chapter 26
claude-apps-gateway Chapter 26
claude-code-on-the-web Chapter 20
claude-directory Chapter 22
claude-platform-on-aws Chapter 26
claude-security Chapter 21
claude-tag Chapter 20
cli-reference Appendix B
cloud-environments Chapter 20
code-review Chapter 17
commands Appendix A
common-workflows Chapter 4
communications-kit Chapter 25
computer-use Chapter 12
context-window Chapter 2
corporate-launcher Chapter 26
costs Chapter 27
cross-session-messaging Chapter 15
data-usage Chapter 26
debug-your-config Chapter 22
deep-links Chapter 20
desktop-ios-simulator Chapter 19
desktop-linux Chapter 19
desktop-quickstart Chapter 19
desktop-scheduled-tasks Chapter 18
desktop-wsl Chapter 19
desktop Chapter 19
devcontainer Chapter 5
discover-plugins Chapter 13
env-vars Appendix E
errors Chapter 22
fast-mode Chapter 27
feature-availability Chapter 26
features-overview Chapter 1
fullscreen Chapter 11
gateways Chapter 26
github-actions-cloud-providers Chapter 17
github-actions Chapter 17
github-enterprise-server Chapter 17
gitlab-ci-cd Chapter 17
glossary Appendix H
goal Chapter 18
google-vertex-ai Chapter 26
headless Chapter 17
hooks-guide Chapter 10
hooks Chapter 10
how-claude-code-works Chapter 1
interactive-mode Chapter 4
jetbrains Chapter 19
keybindings Chapter 11
large-codebases Chapter 25
legal-and-compliance Chapter 26
llm-gateway-connect Chapter 26
llm-gateway-protocol Chapter 26
llm-gateway-rollout Chapter 26
llm-gateway Chapter 26
managed-mcp Chapter 26
managed-settings Chapter 26
mcp-quickstart Chapter 12
mcp Chapter 12
memory Chapter 6
microsoft-foundry Chapter 26
mobile Chapter 20
model-config Chapter 27
monitoring-usage Chapter 25
network-config Chapter 26
output-styles Chapter 11
overview Chapter 1
permission-modes Chapter 5
permissions Chapter 5
platforms Chapter 19
plugin-dependencies Chapter 13
plugin-hints Chapter 13
plugin-marketplaces Chapter 13
plugin-relevance Chapter 13
plugins-reference Chapter 13
plugins Chapter 13
prompt-caching Chapter 27
prompt-library Chapter 4
quickstart Chapter 1
remote-control Chapter 20
routines Chapter 18
sandbox-environments Chapter 5
sandboxing Chapter 5
scheduled-tasks Chapter 18
security-guidance Chapter 21
security Chapter 5
self-hosted-environments-configuration Chapter 26
self-hosted-environments-deploy Chapter 26
self-hosted-environments-identity Chapter 26
self-hosted-environments-quickstart Chapter 26
self-hosted-environments-reference Chapter 26
self-hosted-environments-testing Chapter 26
self-hosted-environments Chapter 26
server-managed-settings Chapter 26
sessions Chapter 7
settings-example Appendix C
settings-reference Appendix C
settings Chapter 5
setup Chapter 1
skills Chapter 9
slack Chapter 20
statusline Chapter 11
sub-agents Chapter 14
terminal-config Chapter 11
third-party-integrations Chapter 26
tools-reference Chapter 4
troubleshoot-install Appendix F
troubleshooting Chapter 22
ultrareview Chapter 21
voice-dictation Chapter 11
vs-code Chapter 19
web-quickstart Chapter 20
workflows Chapter 16
worktrees Chapter 7
zero-data-retention Chapter 26