Claude Code CLI Integration

DAMP seamlessly integrates with Claude Code CLI to bring AI-powered development workflows directly into your containerized environment. Get intelligent code assistance, automated refactoring, and AI-driven development without leaving your DAMP projects.

What is Claude Code CLI?

Claude Code CLI is an AI-powered command-line tool that provides:

AI Development Features

Code generation from natural language descriptions
Code refactoring and optimization suggestions
Bug detection and automated fixes
Documentation generation from code
Test creation for existing functions
Code review and quality analysis

Integration Benefits

Context-aware assistance - Understands your project structure
Framework knowledge - Laravel, React, Vue.js, and more
Best practices - Follows coding standards and patterns
Security analysis - Identifies potential vulnerabilities
Performance optimization - Suggests improvements

Containerized AI

Claude Code CLI runs inside your DAMP containers:

Project context - Full access to your codebase
Environment awareness - Knows your tech stack
Dependency understanding - Works with your packages
No setup required - Pre-configured in DAMP projects

VS Code Integration

Seamless VS Code experience:

Command palette integration
IntelliSense enhancement
Code actions and quick fixes
Terminal commands available

Multi-Language Support

Works with all DAMP project types:

PHP/Laravel - Controllers, models, migrations
JavaScript/Node.js - React, Vue, Express
Python - Django, Flask, FastAPI
SQL - Database queries and optimizations

Getting Started with Claude CLI

Automatic Integration

DAMP automatically includes Claude Code CLI in all projects:

Create or Open Project

Claude CLI is pre-installed in all DAMP project containers.
Open in VS Code DevContainer

Click “Open in VS Code” and reopen in container for full integration.
Verify Installation

Open terminal in VS Code and check Claude CLI:
Terminal window
```
claude --version
claude auth status
```

Configure API Key (First time only)

claude auth login
# Follow prompts to authenticate with your Claude API key

Manual Setup (If Needed)

If Claude CLI isn’t available in your container:

Install Claude CLI

# Install via npm (Node.js projects)
npm install -g @anthropic/claude-cli

# Install via pip (Python projects)
pip install claude-cli

# Install via Composer (PHP projects)
composer global require anthropic/claude-cli

Configure Authentication

claude auth configure
# Enter your Anthropic API key when prompted

Test Installation
Terminal window
```
claude ping
```

Performance and Best Practices

Optimizing Claude Usage

Context Management

Use selective context - Don’t include entire codebase
Focus on relevant files - Target specific areas
Use .claudeignore - Exclude unnecessary files
Cache responses - Reuse similar requests

Batch Operations

# Process multiple files efficiently
claude review app/Models/*.php \
  --batch \
  --parallel=4 \
  --summary

# Generate multiple components
claude generate --batch \
  --input=components-list.txt \
  --template=react-component

Quality Assurance

Code Review Integration

# Pre-commit hook
#!/bin/bash
claude review --staged \
  --focus=security,performance \
  --fail-on-issues \
  --report=pre-commit-report.md

Continuous Integration

# GitHub Actions integration
- name: Claude Code Review
  run: |
    claude review --diff ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}..${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} \
      --format=github \
      --comment-pr

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Authentication Problems

# Check authentication status
claude auth status

# Re-authenticate
claude auth logout
claude auth login

# Test API connection
claude ping

Performance Issues

# Clear cache
claude cache clear

# Reduce context size
claude config set max-context-size 50000

# Use lighter model
claude config set model claude-3-haiku

Integration Issues

# Verify VS Code extension
code --list-extensions | grep claude

# Reset VS Code settings
rm -rf .vscode/settings.json
claude vscode init

Claude Code CLI integration with DAMP brings the power of AI-assisted development directly into your containerized environment, making you more productive while maintaining the isolation and consistency that DAMP provides.