Claude Code Hub
Everything you need to go from zero to power user with Claude Code: installation, your first project, 12 projects in order, prompting, MCP, and production-ready building.
Everything I’ve written about Claude Code, in the order that makes sense. If you’ve never used Claude Code before, start with the beginner guide. If you’re past the basics, jump to the 12-project progression. If you’re ready to ship something real, go straight to production-ready and MCP.
Start Here for Claude Code
Claude Code is an AI-powered coding environment that lets you build real projects through conversation. This page links everything I’ve written about getting started, building in order, and making the most of it, whether you’ve never opened a terminal or you’re ready to build systems that run themselves.
What you’ll find here:
A single path: from installation to your first project to 12 projects that build on each other
Prompting and setup guides that work with Claude Code (and transfer to Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)
How to connect Claude Code to the real world: MCP, databases, and production
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I’ve been building with Claude Code since early access and with AI coding tools before that. I teach non-technical people how to go from idea to shipped product. Everything below is what I’d do again in order.
1. Get started: install and first project
Start here if you’ve never used Claude Code.
Claude Code for Everyone: From Zero to Your First Project — Installation, the command line, and your first conversation. Get to a working project in about 30 minutes.
Once you’re comfortable with the basics, move to the project progression below.
2. What to build: 12 projects in order
Start here if you’ve run Claude Code but keep asking: “What do I actually build?”
The Complete Claude Code Onboarding: 12 Projects From 30-Minute Wins to a System That Runs Itself — One path, three tiers. Tier 1: local builds (10–30 min each). Tier 2: APIs, databases, deployment (2–12 hours). Tier 3: systems, not apps—command center, knowledge system, research pipeline, one-center ecosystem. Each project has the exact first prompt to copy-paste. Do them in sequence; they build on each other.
Quick reference: 12 Claude Code Project Ideas Cheat Sheet (free) — all 12 on 2 pages.
Implementation files: Claude Code Project Starter Pack — next prompts, config files, checklists. (Premium members: claim your coupon for free access.)
3. Prompting and workflow
Get better results and avoid common pitfalls.
The Complete Guide to Prompting AI Coding Tools — Principles and patterns that work with Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding environments. How to give context, constrain output, and debug when things go wrong.
Complete Cursor Setup Guide — Covers setup and configuration including MCP. Many of the same patterns apply to Claude Code; use it if you’re wiring up MCP or custom commands.
4. Connect to the real world: MCP and production
When you’re ready to go beyond local builds.
MCP: How I Built Connected Intelligence — What MCP is, why it matters, and how to connect Claude Code to your data, tools, and workflows. Your second brain and research pipeline start here.
How to Make Vibe Coding Production Ready — From “it works on my machine” to deployed, testable, and maintainable. Planning, smoke testing, and the 90% that isn’t writing the first draft of the code.
5. Related: Cursor and other tools
Claude Code isn’t the only option. These help you choose and compare.
How AI Builders Use Cursor: The Complete Guide — Cursor from setup to advanced workflows. Many concepts (commands, MCP, modes) transfer to Claude Code.
Coming: Cursor vs Claude Code — head-to-head comparison, when to use which, cost and workflow notes.
The path in one sentence
Install → first project (beginner guide) → 12 projects in order (project ideas article) → prompting and MCP (prompting guide + connected intelligence) → production (production-ready guide). Same sequence whether you stay on Claude Code or switch between tools.