Claude Code
FULL COURSE
(Build & Sell)
01
Foundation + Setup
1.1Install Claude Code
- Desktop app download
- Terminal install path
- First-run + API key
1.2The interface tour
- Sidebar + settings
- Terminal vs GUI
- Antigravity vs VS Code
1.3Free vs Pro vs Max
- What each plan gets you
- Which one you actually need
- When to upgrade
1.4Permission modes
- Before Edits (safe default)
- Edit Automatically (speed)
- Bypass (live builds only)
1.5The 5 Claude surfaces
- Chat · Cowork · Claude Code
- Managed Agents · API
- When to reach for which
1.6Daily slash commands
/context/compact/clear/model/cost- Decision tree for each
1.7Organize your desktop
- Ask Claude what you work on
- Auto-create folder structure
- 30 seconds, done
1.8Connect your tools
- Supabase, Gmail, Pinecone
- YouTube, Notion, Drive
- When to build a custom connector
1.9Folder structure
- Hard-coded folders: Code vs Cowork
- Where Skills live
- Where CLAUDE.md goes
1.10Git + GitHub backup
- Why you need it from day 1
- 2-minute setup
- Bitwarden for secrets
1.11CLAUDE.md + Plan Mode
- The two biggest unlocks
- Walk through my production CLAUDE.md
- Plan Mode live demo
02
Build a Real Website (Zero to Deployed)
2.1The 3-step website system
- Competitor Intel → Design → Host
- Why spec-first always wins
- What we're actually building today
2.2Scraping competitors
- Pick targets · scrape with Firecrawl + Apify
- Capture structure + copy + styling
- Turn scrape into structured output for Claude
2.3Structured design brief
- Research → spec
- What Claude actually needs
- The brief template (yours to keep)
2.4UI UX Pro Max Skill
- What this Skill does
- Live run
- Yours to keep
2.5Parallel agents
- Build 3 versions at once
- Compare side-by-side
- Pick and iterate
2.6SEO baked in
- Meta + schema markup
- Sitemap + robots.txt
- Core Web Vitals
2.7UI Sniping
- Steal proven design patterns
- Which sites to study
- How to adapt without copying
2.8Deploy to Vercel
- Connect the repo
- Environment variables
- Live URL on camera
2.9Verify Claude's work
- The #1 beginner mistake
- What to check and when
- How to reject bad output
2.10Debug like a pro
- Read the error first
- Git stash + reset patterns
- Re-prompt with context
03
Power Features
3.1Skills from scratch
- What Skills actually are
- The SKILL.md structure
- Your first working Skill
3.2Skill marketplaces + security
- Cowork + skills.sh
- What to install (and what not to)
- Security vetting checklist
3.3Build your own Skill
- Live walkthrough
- Yours to keep
- Reusable patterns
3.4Token management
- What things actually cost
- Model routing (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku)
- Claude vs Codex efficiency
3.5Context rot explained
- When conversations go bad
/compactvs/cleardecision tree- Short focused sessions always win
3.6Routines (24/7 agents)
- What Routines are
- Building your first one
- Real use cases
3.7Hooks automation
- Pre/post tool calls
- Auto-format, auto-test
- Contact form live demo
3.8MCP in plain English
- What MCP actually is
- Pre-built vs custom
- Why you'd need one
3.9Build a custom MCP
- Live server build
- Deploy + share
- Wire to Claude Code
3.10Subagents + worktrees
- Delegate focused work
- Parallel builds without clashes
- When to use each
3.11Autonomous critic loop
- LLM-as-judge quality pattern
- Self-correcting output
- Advanced orchestration
3.12Dispatch · Scheduled · Plugins
- Dispatch (the newer way)
- Scheduled Tasks
- The Plugin marketplace
04
Memory System
4.1The 3 levels of memory
- Context (right now)
- Project (per-project)
- Long-term (forever)
4.2NotebookLM
- Knowledge that persists
- Query everything you've made
- Audio overviews as bonus
4.3Pinecone
- Vector memory, infinite recall
- Wire to Claude Code
- Real queries on camera
4.4Granola meetings
- Auto-transcribe every call
- Turn meetings into memory
- Query what was said
4.5CSV folder memory
- Structured long-term data
- Claude queries it directly
- When this beats Pinecone
4.6Obsidian RAG (Karpathy)
- Vault-as-second-brain, fully local
- Embed notes, query with Claude
- The Karpathy workflow, end-to-end
05
Hermes Agent
5.1Build your Hermes agent
- What a Hermes agent is
- Why you'd want one
- How to build
- Connect to memory system
5.2Connect to memory system
- Wire Hermes to Pinecone
- Unified interface
- Query anything across sources
06
Apps
6.1App architecture
- Front-end
- Back-end (DB, auth, APIs)
- Automations + integrations
6.2BLAST Framework
- What BLAST stands for
- When to use it
- Live walkthrough
6.3Sign-in flows
- Modal + Claude Routines
- Auth that actually works
- User management patterns
6.4Resend email marketing
- Wire up Resend in minutes
- Transactional + broadcast emails
- Capture leads · trigger sequences
6.5Stripe payments
- Wire up Stripe
- Live payment on camera
- Handle edge cases
07
Build Anything
7.1First-principles system design
- The Musk framework
- Break any problem down
- Rebuild it systematically
7.2Lead scraping → Instantly
- Find targets with Apify + Firecrawl
- Enrich the data via Claude
- Push to Instantly in minutes
7.3Marketing agency stack
- Full agency setup
- Client delivery flow
- Packaging for scale
08
Design Systems
8.1Claude Code Design New
- The brand-new design feature
- When to use it vs Figma / Stitch
- Live design walkthrough
8.2HTML presentations
- Like this workbook
- Animations baked in
- Export and share
8.3Animated graphics
- Drop-in for any website
- CSS-only + GSAP patterns
- Motion that converts
8.4Spline 3D
- When 3D is worth it
- Performance tradeoffs
- Integration walkthrough
8.5ElevenLabs + Higgsfield
- Voice generation
- Video generation
- Combined pipeline
8.6Nano Banana images
- Best prompt patterns
- Production workflow
- Quality control
8.7Auto-fetch brand assets
- Scrape any logo from any URL with Firecrawl
- Build a live asset library in minutes
- Drop straight into your builds (just like this page)
09
Compliance & Maintenance
9.1HIPAA · GDPR · API keys
- What you cannot share with Claude
- Self-hosting options
- API key hygiene
9.2Safer build prompts
- Prompts that catch bugs
- Security audit workflow
- Before you ship
9.3Must-have stack
- RAG · Claude · Antigravity
- Vercel · GitHub
- What each piece does
9.4Monitor in production
- What to actually track
- Error recovery patterns
- Uptime + alerts
9.5SDK + certification
- Anthropic SDK basics
- The certification path
- How to stay current
10
Turn This Into $$$
10.1Principles that save 5 years
- Mindset shifts
- What actually matters
- The patterns I'd steal first
10.2$30K–$50K deals, zero outbound
- How I land them
- Positioning that works
- The follow-up system
10.3The Build & Sell system
- My actual playbook
- Client delivery + Stripe invoicing
- Pricing framework
10.4Where to go next
- Skool community
- Weekly live builds
- How to keep learning
💾 Bonus Files I'm Sharing
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📄CLAUDE.md production template
🔧5 production Skills
🪝Hook configurations
🔌Custom MCP server starter
⚡Plan Mode prompt library
🌐Website build prompt chain — all 3 steps
💸Token optimization cheatsheet
🧭Decision tree — Code vs Cowork vs Chat vs Managed Agents vs API
💰Real cost breakdown — “$XX for the full build”
🧾Pricing framework + invoice templates
💎$30K+ proposal script
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