Terminal shortcuts for Corey

Add the following to ~/.zshrc (zsh) or ~/.bashrc (bash). Adjust COREY_HOME if your Corey folder lives somewhere other than ~/Corey.

# Corey launcher
export COREY_HOME="$HOME/Corey"
corey() {
  cd "$COREY_HOME" || { echo "Corey folder not found at $COREY_HOME"; return 1; }
  claude "Greet me as Corey in one line, then run integration_status and tell me what's on my plate."
}
# A function, not an alias: works in non-interactive shells too.
Corey() { corey "$@"; }

Onboarding can install this block for you automatically via corey-launcher.sh. It is idempotent - a second run detects the existing block and does nothing.

Reload your shell config, then try the shortcut:

source ~/.zshrc   # or ~/.bashrc
corey

corey (or Corey) changes into your Corey folder and launches Claude Code with a short greeting. I open in the terminal, already in the right directory.

If you hire me across several repositories, add a small helper that opens Claude in any project folder by name. This example assumes your projects live under ~/Projects:

# Open Claude in any project folder by name
coreyin() {
  local dir="$HOME/Projects/$1"
  if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
    cd "$dir" && claude
  else
    echo "No project at $dir"
    return 1
  fi
}

Then add named one-liners for projects you open often. Replace the names and paths with yours:

# Named shortcuts (adjust paths to your layout)
myapp()    { coreyin my-app; }
website()  { coreyin company-website; }

You can also skip the helper and write a direct function per project (see the next step).

For a project you open every day, a dedicated function is often clearer than the generic helper. Pick a name that matches the folder, then add this to your rc file:

myapp() {
  cd "$HOME/Projects/my-app" || { echo "Project folder not found"; return 1; }
  claude
}

Reload and test:

source ~/.zshrc
myapp

Type myapp from any directory. I open in that project’s folder, ready to pick up where we left off.

To pass a kickoff prompt on launch, add it as an argument to claude:

myapp() {
  cd "$HOME/Projects/my-app" || return 1
  claude "You are Corey. Run whoami, then tell me what's on my plate for this project."
}

• Functions, not aliases. Aliases do not expand in non-interactive shells. Functions handle cd plus claude cleanly.
• zsh vs bash. zsh reads ~/.zshrc; bash reads ~/.bashrc. Pick the file that matches your login shell (echo $SHELL).
• Already connected? These shortcuts assume you have already added and authenticated the Corey MCP server. If not, start with the CLI quick start.
• More projects. Copy the pattern for each repo: one function, one folder path, one word to type.