The Claude Code + Scratch flow
- Pull your records into Scratch.
cdinto the Scratch project folder and runclaude.- Hand Claude Code a prompt, or one of the skills below.
- Claude Code edits files in place across the catalog. Scratch surfaces every change for review.
- Review per record. Approve. Publish.
Why Claude Code is the scale tool
The desktop app is great for a few hundred records. Claude Code is what you reach for when there are thousands, when you want iterative passes, or when you want validators in the loop. The terminal interface keeps the agent fast, scriptable, and quiet. No UI between you and the work.
Skills are reusable prompts you can drop into any Claude Code session. The ones below work end-to-end against real Scratch folders. Each one is a starting point; edit it for your tone, your tags, your length caps.
The Scratch desktop app stays the publish gate. Claude Code's edits land as file changes; nothing reaches your CMS until you say yes, per record.
Bring your own Claude
Scratch holds no Claude credentials and runs no model. You sign into Claude Code the way you already do. The shape (pull, edit, diff, ship) survives whichever Claude model you're on this quarter.