Understand it.
The free foundation, in two parts: short visual lessons on how a coding agent works and why it compounds, and a setup walkthrough that gets one installed and you driving it. You pick the lane, frontier or local, and both land in the same place.
The Foundations lessons.
Eight short, visual lessons on the real basics: what Claude Code is, what a CLAUDE.md is, and how the jobs you do become skills. Free, in your browser, nothing to sign up for.
Start the lessons →Install it.
A short walkthrough and a few files you copy into your project folder. About half an hour, built to get you operating on your own, on whichever lane you pick below.
Pick your brain.
The folder, the files, and the habits are the same either way. Only the app and the brain change, so you can run one, the other, or both. We are not affiliated with either; they are the two we walk through.
A top-tier brain, rented.
Claude Code with a Claude plan: a fast, highly capable brain, on Mac or Windows. Runs on a paid subscription, Claude Pro to start. The everyday default, and the lane the course builds on.
Run it entirely offline.
Osaurus with an open-weight model: local models running entirely on your own Mac, offline, an open-source app and open weights. Free after the download, private, and yours. Apple-Silicon Mac only, and slower than frontier. The lane for sensitive or proprietary work.
Free. We email you the install guide and the starter files to copy into your folder, plus a note when the course opens. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
You bring an AI coding agent. We walk through two: Claude Code (paid Claude subscription, Claude Pro to start) and Osaurus (free, open source, Apple-Silicon Mac only). Both install guides are in the download.
The Local Starter Kit: local models running entirely offline, open weights, open-source app. The same files and the same kit, told from the local side, with the Osaurus install guide up front. Apple-Silicon Mac only. We email you the guide and starter files, plus a note when the course opens.
The form above delivers the kit, and it already includes the local install guide, so you can start the local path today. A dedicated local sign-up is coming.
Runs on an Apple-Silicon Mac (M1 or newer). No subscription: the app and the model are free after the download. Slower than frontier, and best for private, offline, or proprietary work.
Six small steps.
If one does not go right, you redo just that step, not the whole setup.
The setup files.
The course goes to work on your project.
The free kit gets you operator-ready. The operator-install course picks up right there and works through your project one part at a time. Self-guided, at your own pace.
