Beginner Artificial Intelligence 25 hours

Claude Code – The Practical Guide to Agentic Engineering

Build Software 10x Faster by Mastering Every Claude Code Feature: Commands, MCP Servers, Hooks, Subagents, and Production Workflows

10 Chapters

40 Lessons

681 min total

Free

Why This Course Exists The way software is built has fundamentally changed. Claude Code — Anthropic's agentic AI coding assistant — lives in your terminal and understands your entire codebase. It does not just autocomple...

What you'll learn

Getting Started with Claude Code
Essential Commands and Daily Workflows
CLAUDE.md and Context Engineering
IDE Integration and Developer Experience
MCP Servers — Connecting Claude to Everything
Hooks, Skills, and Custom Automation

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Engr. Mejba Ahmed

Course Instructor

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About This Course

Why This Course Exists

The way software is built has fundamentally changed. Claude Code — Anthropic's agentic AI coding assistant — lives in your terminal and understands your entire codebase. It does not just autocomplete lines of code. It reads files, runs commands, creates branches, writes tests, and ships features — all through natural language.

But most developers barely scratch the surface. They use Claude Code like a fancy search engine instead of the autonomous engineering partner it was designed to be.

This course changes that. You will go from zero to mastery, learning every feature of Claude Code through hands-on, practical projects that mirror real-world development workflows.

What You Will Build

Throughout this course, you will build a complete full-stack task management application from scratch — entirely with Claude Code. Along the way, you will:

Scaffold the project using natural language commands
Configure CLAUDE.md for optimal AI-assisted development
Connect MCP servers for database access and GitHub integration
Automate repetitive tasks with hooks and custom skills
Delegate work to subagents running in parallel
Deploy to production with CI/CD pipelines powered by Claude Code

What You Will Learn

Foundation: Install, configure, and master Claude Code's CLI interface
Context Engineering: Write CLAUDE.md files that make Claude 10x more effective
MCP Servers: Connect Claude to databases, APIs, and external tools
Hooks and Skills: Build deterministic automations and reusable AI workflows
Agentic Patterns: Use subagents, Plan Mode, and Ralph Wiggum loops for autonomous development
Git Mastery: Automate branches, commits, PRs, and code reviews
Production Workflows: Integrate Claude Code into CI/CD, headless mode, and enterprise environments
Real Projects: Apply everything in a hands-on full-stack build

Who This Course Is For

Developers who want to build software dramatically faster with AI
Engineering leads evaluating Claude Code for their teams
AI enthusiasts who want to understand agentic engineering
Freelancers looking to multiply their output and take on bigger projects

Prerequisites

Basic programming experience in any language (JavaScript, Python, or similar)
Familiarity with the command line (terminal basics)
A computer with macOS, Linux, or Windows (WSL2)
An Anthropic API key or Claude Pro/Team subscription

Who this course is for

Beginners starting out in Artificial Intelligence

Career switchers moving into tech

Self-taught learners who want a structured path

No prior experience required — you'll start from the fundamentals and build up.

Course Curriculum

10 chapters 40 lessons 681 min

3 lessons available to preview

1 Welcome to Claude Code: Your AI-Powered Terminal Companion

Preview 10min

2 Installing Claude Code on Any Platform

Preview 15min

3 Your First Session: A Hands-On Walkthrough

Preview 18min

4 Choosing AI Models and Configuring Your Environment

14min

1 Slash Commands: The Complete Reference

16min

2 Session Management: Context, Compaction, and Continuity

14min

3 Keyboard Shortcuts and Power-User Productivity

12min

4 File Operations: Reading, Editing, and Searching Code

18min

1 Writing the Perfect CLAUDE.md

20min

2 Context Window Mastery: Tokens, Costs, and Optimization

16min

3 Memory Files and Persistent Knowledge

14min

4 Multi-File Context Strategies for Large Codebases

18min

1 Claude Code in VS Code: Complete Setup

16min

2 JetBrains Integration: IntelliJ, PyCharm, and WebStorm

14min

3 Terminal Multiplexing: Parallel Sessions with tmux

12min

4 Remote Development and Browser-Based Workflows

14min

1 Understanding the Model Context Protocol

16min

2 Setting Up Essential MCP Servers

20min

3 Building a Custom MCP Server

22min

4 MCP Best Practices: Security, Performance, and Scale

16min

1 The Hooks System: Event-Driven Automation

18min

2 Building Production Hooks: Format, Guard, and Log

20min

3 Creating Custom Skills: Reusable AI Workflows

18min

4 Custom Slash Commands and Plugin Architecture

14min

1 Plan Mode: Think Before You Build

16min

2 Subagents and Task Delegation

20min

3 The Ralph Wiggum Technique: Autonomous Builds

18min

4 Agent Teams: Multi-Session Coordination

20min

1 Git Workflows with Claude Code

18min

2 Git Worktrees: Isolated Parallel Development

16min

3 AI-Powered Code Review Workflows

18min

4 Managing Merge Conflicts and Complex Git History

14min

1 Project Setup: Scaffolding with Claude Code

22min

2 Backend Development: APIs, Auth, and Database

24min

3 Frontend Development: UI, State, and Responsiveness

22min

4 Testing and Debugging with Claude Code

20min

1 Headless Mode and CI/CD with GitHub Actions

20min

2 Security, Permissions, and Enterprise Sandboxing

18min

3 Cost Optimization and Performance at Scale

16min

4 Becoming a 10x Agentic Engineer

14min

Your Instructor

Engr. Mejba Ahmed

AI Developer · Software Engineer · Entrepreneur

I build production AI systems and full-stack applications for a living, and I teach the exact workflows I use in real projects — not theory. Over 8+ years I've shipped 1,500+ projects, founded Ramlit Limited, and now build agentic AI tooling with Claude, GPT and open models. AI School is where I share that hands-on playbook so you can build and ship real work.

8+ years in production 1,500+ projects shipped Founder, Ramlit Limited