troubleshooting

2 questions

AI

Why is my Claude Code session slow / hung / not authenticating?

Pick the branch by what just happened: install/login failures, settings not applying, hung tool calls, auto-compact thrash, or slow search on WSL. Most 'Claude is broken' reports resolve into one of those five plus a /clear.
AI

How do I run my first Claude Code session?

Open Claude inside a real repo, ask one concrete task, read the diff before approving, and use /clear when context drifts. Most beginner pain comes from overstuffed CLAUDE.md, mixed-task sessions, and rubber-stamping edits.