[FEATURE] Early adopter feedback: production patterns that preceded official CC features — interested in a direct feedback channel

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Problem Statement

I've been using Claude Code 5+ hours daily since August 2025 across multiple production projects (Symfony/PHP/CMS). Over that time I built custom systems for memory persistence, agent orchestration, hook-based enforcement, and plan-first workflows — several of which later appeared as official CC features. I have concrete production feedback on what works, what doesn't, and what's still missing — but GitHub Issues feels like shouting into a 5k+ issue queue.

Proposed Solution

A direct feedback channel for power users who stress-test features in real-world production conditions. This could be an early adopter program, a beta channel, or simply a dedicated contact point. I'd be happy to test upcoming features and report back with detailed, production-grounded feedback.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Other

Use Case Example

What I've been running (before it shipped officially):

| Pattern | In production since | Now official in CC |
|---|---|---|
| Persistent memory via structured CLAUDE.md + session memory files | Aug 2025 | Auto-Memory (2.1.59) |
| Memory scoping: global vs. project-specific | Feb 2026 | Auto-Memory scoping (2.1.59) |
| Plan-first enforcement (CLAUDE.md rules + hooks) | Aug 2025 | Plan Mode |
| Custom agents with frontmatter metadata | Aug 2025 | Skill/Agent system |
| Hook-based policy enforcement (8+ hooks) | Dec 2025 | Hook system |

Current scale: 49 active agents, 47+ skills, 8+ enforcement hooks, hierarchical memory (global > project > agent > auto-memory).

What I've learned that might be useful:

Works well:

• Skill/Agent separation (skills = passive knowledge auto-loaded by context, agents = active execution on demand) — this mental model scales cleanly
• Memory scoping: most knowledge is global, only CSS/frontend/DevOps config is project-specific — the real-world split is ~85/15, not 50/50
• Hook-based enforcement actually changes behavior — a plan-first-guard on UserPromptSubmit catches "just do it" impulses before they cause rework

Doesn't work yet:

• Auto-Memory and manual MEMORY.md run in parallel with no merge strategy — risk of duplication or contradiction
• No way for hooks to share state (e.g., a failure-tracker can't feed into a learning-detector)
• Agent memory is released on completion (2.1.59) but there's no visibility into what was retained vs. lost
• Pre-edit-backup should be a first-class feature, not a custom hook — every production user needs this

Additional Context

I'm not looking for recognition — these patterns naturally emerge from heavy daily use. But I keep building things 2-3 months before they ship officially, which suggests our thinking is aligned.

If there's a way to exchange feedback more directly than GitHub Issues, I'd be interested. I ship production code with CC daily and can stress-test upcoming features in real-world conditions.

Setup: Solo full-stack developer (PHP 8.4 / Symfony 7.4 / Doctrine ORM 3.x) | Domains: medical (MDR), corporate CMS | CC usage: daily, 5+ hours, multiple production projects since Aug 2025 | macOS