I stopped using Claude Code as a coding assistant and started building a system around it.

**I didn't build this website by manually coding every section. I built a system that lets Claude Code build it with me.** I’ve been experimenting with using **Claude Code as a development environment**, rather than treating Claude like a simple chatbot. For this Nike 3D website concept, I created a workspace with multiple custom `.md` **skills** that Claude Code could use depending on what needed to be built. Some of the skills in my workflow were: * Shadcn * Gsap * Taste SKill * Frontend design And there are several other skills inside the workspace that I use depending on the project. The workflow is roughly: **01 — Asset folder** I first give Claude Code all the images, references and assets for the project. **02 — Design + structure** I explain what I want to build, and Claude works through the UI, UX and frontend requirements using the relevant skills. **03 — Asset awareness** Instead of constantly giving Claude individual files, the workflow is set up so it can…