Claude Code Automation

Extend Claude Code with MCP connections, GitHub workflows, browser automation, and reusable skills

Build guarded processes that can inspect repositories, manage changes, and investigate web applications.

Key Features

Connected workflows linking Claude Code with MCP servers, GitHub operations, and Playwright

Clear context for why tool contracts and guardrails make automation safer and easier to audit

Practical setup patterns show how reusable skills turn repeated tasks into reliable workflows

Book Description

Useful automation starts with a clear model of what the agent may do, what each tool provides, and where human approval belongs. The opening sections establish project guidance, working memory, planning, and scope controls before introducing the Model Context Protocol. Readers learn how MCP servers expose capabilities through defined tool contracts and why those contracts matter for safe execution.

The practical work connects Claude Code to external systems. Readers configure MCP connections, inspect available tools, prepare a local repository, create a GitHub access token, and move through branch, commit, push, and pull-request-oriented tasks. Browser investigation with Playwright adds another layer, showing how an agent can inspect a web application while staying within explicit goals and observable checks.

By the end of this guide, readers can design connected workflows rather than isolated prompts. They will be able to combine repository operations, browser automation, and project-level skills into repeatable processes that remain understandable, guarded, and easier to verify.

What you will learn

Model agentic workflows with plans and guardrails

Configure MCP servers and inspect tool connections

Define clear tool contracts for automated tasks

Automate GitHub branches, commits, and pushes

Investigate web applications with Playwright

Package repeatable workflows as Claude Code skills

Who this book is for

Developers, DevOps-minded engineers, automation practitioners, and technical teams using Claude Code across repositories and web applications. Command-line familiarity and a basic understanding of Git, GitHub, and software projects will support the guided setup.