Claude Code 101
Anthropic's own starting point: what Claude Code is, installing it, the explore → plan → code → commit loop, and the customization layer (CLAUDE.md, subagents, skills, MCP, hooks). Short and current; you get a completion badge, not a certificate.
Go to the course on Anthropic- Provider
- Anthropic (Claude Academy)
- Price
- Free
- Certificate
- Free badgeThe course page lists a free completion badge, not a certificate.
- Level
- Beginner
- Time
- 1.5 hours
- Format
- Self-paced lessons + quiz
- Checked
- 2026-11-05
Free course. You need a Claude plan (Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, or Enterprise) or an API key to follow along.
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What you will learn.
- 01Claude Code
- 02Explore-plan-code-commit
- 03Context management
- 04CLAUDE.md
- 05Subagents
- 06Skills
- 07MCP
- 08Hooks
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Before you enroll.
From the course page, checked 2026-11-05.
- Who it is for
- New developers, and experienced engineers who haven't yet worked with AI coding agents.
- You need
- Basic familiarity with a code editor and the command line
- A Claude account (Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, or Enterprise) or an API key
- What you build
- A CLAUDE.md file with your project conventions
- Custom subagents and skills for tasks you repeat
- Hooks for formatting, command blocking, and notifications
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Claude Code in Action
The follow-up to Claude Code 101: steering long sessions, a CLAUDE.md that actually gets followed, permission modes, hooks, headless and scheduled runs, GitHub Actions, and verifying unsupervised work. Best for people already using Claude Code daily; completion badge only.
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Introduction to subagents
Four short lessons on creating and designing Claude Code subagents so the main conversation stays focused while side work runs in its own context. Take it after Claude Code 101.
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