🚀 Claude Code Mastery System

Learn through real projects, master through practice, grow through collaboration

🔧 Setup Check

Before You Start: Verify Your Setup

Let's make sure you have everything needed to use Claude Code effectively.

✅ Node.js

Required for Claude Code CLI

✅ Claude Code CLI

The terminal interface

💡 Quick Test

Try this command in your terminal:

claude --version

💻 Chapter 0: Opening Your Terminal

Before diving into Claude Code, you need to understand the terminal. This is where all the magic happens - where you'll run commands, see Claude's responses, and approve changes.

🖥️ What is a Terminal?

A terminal is a text-based interface to your computer. Instead of clicking icons, you type commands.

  • Think of it as a conversation with your computer
  • You type a command, computer responds
  • Claude Code runs inside the terminal

🚀 How to Open Terminal

Windows:

  • Press Win + R, type cmd
  • Or search "Command Prompt" in Start menu

Mac:

  • Press Cmd + Space, type "Terminal"
  • Or Applications → Utilities → Terminal

📁 Essential Commands

pwd Shows your current folder
ls Lists files in current folder
cd folder-name Moves into a folder

🎯 Working Directory

This is crucial for Claude Code!

  • Always run claude commands in your project folder
  • Use cd to navigate there first
  • Right-click in folder → "Open Terminal Here" (Windows/Mac)

✅ Ready to Start?

Once you can open a terminal and navigate to a project folder, you're ready for Claude Code!

Try: pwd to see where you are, then ls to see what's there.

🎯 Choose Your Learning Track

✓ Recommended Start
🌱

Beginner Explorer

Start from zero. Build confidence through small, successful projects.

Basic Prompting Simple Debugging
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Skilled Practitioner

Build real solutions. Connect tools to solve actual problems.

API Integration Project Architecture
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Team Collaborator

Lead projects. Teach others. Build systems that scale.

Code Review System Design