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Claude Code Recipes

Updated Jul 7, 2026

Top 100 Claude Code Recipes for Knowledge Workers by sgharlow is a structured recipe book with 100 step-by-step Claude Code workflows in 10 tiers: Universal tasks, Leadership, Strategy & Analysis, Professional Communication, Operations & Compliance, Data & Reporting, HR, Sales, Project/Product Management, and Technical. Premium 200-recipe slash-command collection available separately.

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What it does

/recipe-001 [meeting notes]
Meeting Notes to Action Items — converts raw meeting notes into organized action items, owners, and deadlines. Saves 30–60 min per meeting.
/recipe-042 [process description]
Process Documentation and SOPs — turns a verbal or written process description into a structured SOP. Saves 4–8 hours per process.
/recipe-045 [incident log]
Incident Analysis and Root Cause Reports — structures an incident timeline into an RCA draft. Saves 3–5 hours per incident.
/recipe-021 [competitor data]
Competitive Intelligence Synthesis — structures competitor data into a positioning analysis with action plan. Saves 6–10 hours per report.

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## What it does

Top 100 Claude Code Recipes for Knowledge Workers by sgharlow is a structured recipe book (Version 1.0, December 2025) with 100 step-by-step workflows for professional use of Claude Code. Each recipe has a consistent structure: The Problem, The Outcome, When to Use, Prerequisites, How Claude Helps, Step-by-Step (with prompts), Example Output, Troubleshooting, Variations, and Building Your System.

The 100 recipes span 10 tiers: Tier 1 Universal High-Frequency Wins (meeting notes to action items, weekly status reports, email drafting, document summarization, presentations, calendar optimization, research synthesis, task organization, data cleanup, quick reference guides), Tier 2 Leadership & Management (board meeting prep, high-stakes communications, performance reviews, 1:1 prep, OKRs, budget scenarios, delegation briefs), Tier 3 Strategy & Analysis (competitive intelligence, strategic planning, market research, financial analysis, risk assessment, business cases, SWOT), Tier 4 Professional Communication (proposals, RFP responses, newsletters, blog posts, case studies, executive ghostwriting, press releases, speech writing), Tier 5 Operations & Compliance (policy/procedure docs, SOPs, contract review, vendor evaluation, incident RCA, regulatory impact, audit prep, change management, SLAs), Tier 6 Data & Reporting (dashboard narratives, survey analysis, KPI commentary, customer feedback synthesis, sales pipeline), Tier 7 HR & People Operations (job descriptions, interview question banks, employee handbooks, training materials, onboarding), Tier 8 Sales & Customer Operations (sales call prep, win/loss analysis, QBR prep, sales enablement, lead scoring), Tier 9 Project & Product Management (project charters, requirements docs, sprint planning, roadmap communication, release notes), and Tier 10 Technical & Specialized (technical documentation, API docs, security assessments, knowledge bases, legal research summaries).

## Install

Free 100 recipes are in the recipes/ directory:

    git clone https://github.com/sgharlow/claude-code-recipes

10 free sample slash commands are in the premium/ folder. Install them:

    cp premium/recipe-*.md ~/.claude/commands/   # Mac/Linux

Then invoke with: /recipe-001 [your meeting notes here]

The premium collection (200 recipes as slash commands, $79.99 one-time) installs all 200 commands. See the README for the Lemon Squeezy link.

## When to use

Use this as a reference book for professional Claude Code workflows — find the recipe for the task you're facing today and follow it. The Tier 1 universal recipes (meeting notes, email drafting, document summarization, research synthesis) deliver the fastest immediate returns. The Tier 5 operations recipes (SOP writing, contract review, incident RCA, audit prep) are particularly strong for operations managers.