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Start with Claude Code

Short, do-it-now guides for people who have never opened a terminal. Read them in order or jump to what you need. Each one gets you a real result in a few minutes.

1

Install Claude Code, Step by Step

Open a terminal for the first time, paste one command, log in, and have Claude Code running in about ten minutes.

2

Your First Chat with Claude Code

Start Claude Code in a folder and have a real exchange: ask what it can see, ask about a file, and get a feel for the conversation.

3

Your First Real Win: Clean Up a Messy Folder

Point Claude Code at your real Downloads folder and get it organized and sensibly renamed in one guided session.

4

Give It Instructions, Not Code

Brief Claude Code like a capable assistant: plain English, one job at a time, and an explicit list of what to leave alone.

5

Permission Modes and How to Undo a Mistake

Keep Claude Code asking before it touches anything, stop it mid-task, and reverse a change you didn't want.

6

Five More Non-Coding Wins to Try This Week

Pick one of five concrete tasks and finish it today, each with a paste-able instruction for Claude Code.

7

Turn a One-Off Win into a Repeatable Chore

Take something you just did once and have Claude Code save it as a routine you rerun with a single instruction.

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Pages the guides above already link to. They're on the way.

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