Claude Code

Claude Code is the Claude that does things on your computer, not just chats. How it differs from the Claude you know — and why non-coders can build with it.

You don't need the terminal to start Claude Code. A friendly tour of where it lives, the easiest way in, and every control on the app screen — in plain English.

Claude Code works inside a folder — point it at one and it can see every file in there. The folder idea, the access boundary, and your first real build.

Claude Code asks before it touches your files — and you decide how often. A calm beginner's guide to its permission modes: plan, ask, auto, and the one to avoid.

Claude Code starts each session with a blank slate — so you brief it once in a CLAUDE.md it reads every time. What goes in, what stays out, for total beginners.

A Claude Code skill captures your way of doing a recurring job — done right every time. Build your own, see where skills live, and borrow ready-made ones safely.

A sub-agent is a separate helper Claude with its own clean workspace that does a big or side job and reports back just the result — no setup needed.

A connector is a ready-made bridge that lets Claude reach the apps you already use — Drive, calendar, Slack — added with a click and a sign-in, no code.

Claude Code works on any folder — summarize documents, clean up spreadsheets, turn data into charts and reports. Plain English in, real files out. No code.

Connect Claude Code to your database, project tracker, and docs — ask live systems questions in plain English and get real-time reports. No query languages.

What Claude Code plugins are, how to install them from the official marketplace and beyond — and how to read exactly what you're adding before you say yes.

Many people — especially at work — only get Claude Code in the terminal. It's the same Claude: install it, launch with one command, and find everything you know.

Twelve lessons in, you're ready to build something of your own. Pick a good first project, learn the three habits that keep it safe, and start — you're ready.