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Claude Code Crash Course: From Zero to Agentic AI Developer in One Day

Master Context Engineering, MCP Servers, Subagents, Agent Skills & Agentic Workflows

15 Chapters
76 Lessons
511 min total
Open Access

## The Fastest Path to Agentic AI Development Most developers pick up Claude Code, type a few prompts, and wonder why it barely beats a Google search. They treat it like a chatbot. The developers who 10× their output tr...

What you'll learn

  • Welcome & Course Overview
  • Context Engineering — Theory
  • The GIST of Claude Code
  • Getting Started — A Tour of Essential Commands
  • MCP — Model Context Protocol
  • Automating Your Workflow with Claude Code and GitHub

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Engr Mejba Ahmed

Engr. Mejba Ahmed

Course Instructor

Claude Code Crash Course: From Zero to Agentic AI Developer in One Day

About This Course

The Fastest Path to Agentic AI Development

Most developers pick up Claude Code, type a few prompts, and wonder why it barely beats a Google search. They treat it like a chatbot. The developers who 10× their output treat it like a fully autonomous engineering partner — because that is exactly what it is.

This crash course is your complete, one-day immersion into agentic coding with Claude Code. By the end, you will not just know how to use Claude Code — you will know how to orchestrate it, extend it, and make it work autonomously while you focus on higher-order thinking.

What You Will Master

Context Engineering — The single most important skill in AI-assisted development. You will learn how to write CLAUDE.md files, craft system prompts, and architect context windows so Claude always has precisely the right information to make correct decisions.

MCP Servers — The Model Context Protocol transforms Claude Code from a capable assistant into a fully connected development partner. You will connect it to databases, GitHub, documentation engines, and custom tools — live, hands-on.

Subagents & Multi-Agent Orchestration — The future of software development is a team of specialized AI agents. You will learn how to spawn, control, and coordinate subagents that run in parallel, solving complex problems simultaneously.

Agent Skills & Custom Automation — Build reusable, composable AI workflows that automate the most repetitive parts of your development process — forever.

Claude Code Desktop & Deep Agents — Discover background agents, local vs. cloud modes, parallel worktrees, and the deep architecture of how Claude Code reasons about your codebase.

Agentic Coding Security — Understand the attack surface of AI-driven development and how to build guardrails that keep your agentic systems safe in production.

Course Structure

This course mirrors a real Udemy bestseller by a top-rated instructor, rebuilt from the ground up with original content, hands-on exercises, and real-world project work:

  • 15 modules covering every major Claude Code capability
  • 76 lessons progressing from installation to advanced multi-agent orchestration
  • Hands-on projects including a spec-driven app build, GitHub automation, and infinite subagent implementations
  • Theory + practice alternating so concepts are immediately applied

Who This Course Is For

  • Developers at any skill level who want to ship faster and smarter with AI
  • Engineering leads evaluating agentic coding tools for their teams
  • Freelancers who want to take on larger projects by multiplying their output
  • AI enthusiasts ready to go beyond chatbots and into real agentic systems

Prerequisites

  • Basic experience writing code in any language
  • Comfort using a terminal / command line
  • A computer running macOS, Linux, or Windows (WSL2)
  • An Anthropic API key or Claude Pro subscription

Course Curriculum

15 chapters 76 lessons 511 min

7 lessons available to preview

2 About Your Instructor
2min
3 Course Resources & Downloads
1min
4 How to Use This Course for Maximum Results
3min
2 Context Engineering: From Principles to Practice with Claude Code
6min
3 Context Engineering: Mastering the System Prompt
10min
2 Project HookHub: Setting Up Your Next.js & AI Environment
9min
3 Project HookHub: Connecting Playwright and Customizing Context
7min
4 Project HookHub: Architecting with Spec-Driven Design
7min
5 Project HookHub: AI Implementation from the Spec File
6min
2 Understanding Claude Code Pricing
10min
4 IDE Integration: Cursor, Hooks & MCPs
2min
5 Hooks: Automating Actions Around Claude Code Events
1min
6 [Hands On] Building a Notification Hook
9min
7 Creating Persistent Knowledge: Understanding Claude's Memory System
3min
8 [Hands On] Working with Claude's Memory
7min
9 [Hands On] Rewinding and Checkpointing
11min
10 [Hands On] Custom Slash Commands
8min
11 Advanced Custom Commands
3min
12 Claude Code LSP — Language Server Protocol
5min
2 [Theory] MCP Core Architecture
7min
3 [Theory] What Is MCP — The Plain-English Explanation
6min
4 [Hands On] Configure Context7 MCP
4min
5 [Hands On] Using Context7 MCP in Real Development
4min
6 [Hands On] Context Engineering: Optimizing MCP in Claude Code
10min
7 Claude Code Plugins
14min
8 The Limitations of MCP
7min
9 CodeMode by Cloudflare
16min
1 Introduction to GitHub Automation with Claude Code
1min
2 Step-by-Step: Connecting the Claude SDK to Your GitHub Repository
11min
3 When Claude Fixed It But Also Broke It
5min
4 Debugging with Claude Code Correctly
6min
1 Advanced Agentic Workflow Patterns
8min
2 [Hands On] Building a Complex Multi-Step Workflow
9min
2 [Hands On] Using Claude to Build a Better Claude: Prompting for Subagents
5min
3 Invoking and Running Multiple Subagent Instances
3min
4 Subagents Context Flow
6min
5 A Deeper Dive: Subagent Creation and Prompting
12min
6 Manipulating Main Agent Prompts for Subagent Control
4min
7 Advanced Prompting: Controlling Subagent Logic
6min
8 [Hands On] Infinite Subagents Setup
10min
9 [Hands On] Infinite Subagents Implementation
9min
10 [Hands On] Infinite Subagent Meta Prompting
9min
1 Create a Custom Output Style with Claude Code
10min
2 Creating an Advanced Project-Level Output Style
9min
3 Customizing the Status Line in Claude Code
5min
4 Advanced Status Line: Displaying the Last User Prompt
8min
5 The Future of AI Coding: A Team of Specialized Agents
8min
1 Introduction to Agent Skills
2min
2 The GIST of Skills: Core Structure and Anatomy
14min
3 Custom Skills with Auxiliary Scripts
18min
4 Skills Tradeoffs: When to Use and When Not to Use
1min
5 Skills vs MCP: Choosing the Right Integration Pattern
4min
6 Skills vs Subagents: Orchestrating Complex Workflows
2min
1 Introduction to Claude Code Desktop & Background Agents
1min
2 Claude Code: Local vs Cloud Modes
3min
3 [DEMO] Orchestrating Parallel Local & Cloud Agents
8min
4 Git Worktrees: Parallel Development Made Safe
3min
5 Merging Parallel Work Streams
14min
6 Claude Code on Mobile
5min
1 Introduction to Deep Agents
1min
2 Agent Taxonomy: Deep Agents vs Shallow Agents
11min
3 Claude Code TODO: Internal Task Orchestration
3min
4 Deep Agents: Subagents and Hierarchical Delegation
6min
5 Deep Agents: Subagents Context Flow
6min
6 File Systems and Agent State
7min
1 Security Fundamentals for Agentic AI Systems
28min
1 Production-Ready Agentic Coding: The Complete Checklist
8min
2 Scaling Your AI-Assisted Development Practice
8min
1 What's Next: Your Agentic AI Development Journey
1min
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