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Claude Code, the guide

Everything I learned to start from scratch and ship your first app in less than 2 days.

For people who want to build a real product with Claude Code, from install to production.

Start with chapter 1→See the contents

22 chapters · 3h 54min · updated 16 October 2026

In this guide

  1. Getting started3
  2. Communicate and plan3
  3. Advanced tools3
  4. Putting it into practice3
  5. Going to production2
  6. Going further7
  7. Appendices1

Part 1

Getting started

3 chapters · 22 min

  • 01What is Claude Code?5 min→
  • 02Installing Claude Code7 min→
  • 03CLAUDE.md, your project's instructions10 min→

Part 2

Communicate and plan

3 chapters · 31 min

  • 04How to talk to Claude Code10 min→
  • 05Plan before coding10 min→
  • 06The daily work cycle11 min→

Part 3

Advanced tools

3 chapters · 26 min

  • 07Specialized agents10 min→
  • 08Slash commands and keyboard shortcuts8 min→
  • 09Permissions8 min→

Part 4

Putting it into practice

3 chapters · 30 min

  • 10Memory between sessions7 min→
  • 11Case study: one feature in an hour10 min→
  • 12The 12 most common mistakes13 min→

Part 5

Going to production

2 chapters · 23 min

  • 13The checklists5 min→
  • 14The services to put your app online18 min→

Part 6

Going further

7 chapters · 1h 37min

  • 15Create visuals: artifacts, Design, Slides and images15 min→
  • 16Plugins and the marketplace10 min→
  • 17MCP: connect Claude to your tools12 min→
  • 18Let Claude work on its own: /goal, /loop, routines and workflows12 min→
  • 19Optimize costs and tokens: cache, model and tracking15 min→
  • 20Mods: change Claude Code itself10 min→
  • 21My complete setup23 min→

Part 7

Appendices

1 chapter · 5 min

  • 22Appendix A: the terminal for beginners5 min→

The 3 things to do now

  1. 1
    Install Claude Code

    Chapter 2, 15 minutes, a few clicks

  2. 2
    Create your CLAUDE.md

    Chapter 3, ask Claude to generate it for you

  3. 3
    Build your first feature

    Chapter 6, start small, a single page

The other guide

The Claude ecosystem, a panorama

Everything Anthropic built around Claude, from the unified app to autonomous agents, and what it costs.

11 chapters · Beginner→