Video course · 15 chapters · 359 min · certificate
Claude Code for Non-Coders: Build AI Agents with Plain English
Go from beginner to AI native with Claude Code: context over prompts, projects and connections, skills, memory, sub-agents, websites, a second brain, automations and token management, all in plain English.
What you'll learn
- Explain models versus context and the AI-native mindset
- Set up Claude Code projects with CLAUDE.md and settings
- Connect tools safely with API keys, CLIs and MCPs
- Build skills, sub-agents and a second brain
- Build, clone and deploy websites
- Schedule automations and manage tokens
Chapters
15 chapters · 358:59-
14:52
01Foundations Members
From beginner to AI native
What Claude Code is (chat, Cowork, Code), models versus context, and the mindset shifts of AI-native builders.
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23:26
02Basics Members
Context engineering and first builds
Why context engineering beats prompt engineering, building taste through iteration, and first prompts with local files.
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21:48
03Setup Members
Prompts, tokens and projects
Verifying outputs, understanding tokens and model choice, and setting up a project with CLAUDE.md and settings.json.
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25:02
04Connections Members
Connecting tools safely
API keys in .env files, permission modes, scoped keys and privacy, and an AI operating system.
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31:05
05Skills Members
Google Workspace and skills
Connecting Gmail, Calendar, Sheets and Docs via a CLI versus MCP, then a deep dive into skills.
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15:22
06Memory Members
Context window and memory
What fills the context window, handing off sessions cleanly, and building memory as a second brain.
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20:06
07Strategy Members
Constraints and sub-agents
Map the process, fix the constraint, pick a north-star metric, and use sub-agents with fresh context.
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21:30
08Sub-agents Members
Building a sub-agent
Building a plan-roasting sub-agent, deciding when sub-agents help, and project versus global scope.
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17:43
09Websites Members
Building and cloning websites
Using a front-end design skill to build and clone websites that don't look generic.
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25:21
10Deploy Members
Deploying and trusting output
Publishing local sites with GitHub and Vercel, and the AI systems pyramid for trusting results.
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20:13
11Knowledge Members
Building a second brain
Turning your content into a queryable knowledge base that reveals patterns across tools and ideas.
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35:22
12Knowledge Members
Five levels of a second brain
From exact lookup to semantic search, relationship chains and knowledge graphs, plus the grill-me skill.
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31:13
13Automation Members
Agent teams and scheduled routines
Sub-agents versus agent teams with shared task lists, and scheduled automations in the cloud.
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24:10
14Automation Members
A research automation
Building a research automation, and when a routine beats a live session.
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31:46
15Efficiency Members
Tokens and prompt caching
How tokens work, avoiding context rot and bloat, and using prompt caching to stretch sessions.
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