Claude Code , From First Commit to Agent Teams

Claude Code is Anthropic's autonomous coding agent. It reads your entire codebase, writes and edits files across multiple directories, runs shell commands, spawns subagents to work in parallel, and manages git , all from your terminal, IDE, or a desktop app. This course takes you from installation to orchestrating dozens of agents with dynamic workflows.

Five days, each one building on the last. Every command and feature is verified against the current Claude Code documentation (v2.x). Nothing is invented.

The arc

Day 1 , Installation, Setup & First Commits gets Claude Code installed, authenticated, and completing real work. You'll learn print mode for one-shot tasks, interactive mode for multi-turn sessions, slash commands, and how to wire up CLAUDE.md so Claude knows your project without being told twice.

Day 2 , Skills, Memory & Automation covers custom slash commands and skills, hooks that fire on tool events, piping and scripting, model selection and cost management, and the settings hierarchy.

Day 3 , Subagents & Teams is where Claude Code starts coordinating work. Built-in subagents (Explore, Plan), custom subagents with restricted tools, agent teams, background agents, and the full permissions system.

Day 4 , MCP, Plugins & Integration connects Claude Code to external systems , MCP servers, plugins, GitHub PR reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and Chrome browser testing.

Day 5 , Advanced Workflows covers dynamic workflows that orchestrate dozens of subagents from a JavaScript script, the Agent SDK for programmatic control, routines for scheduled tasks, and working across surfaces.

Then you build it for real

The Capstone: CI Pipeline Guardian is a Claude Code setup that automatically reviews every PR, runs tests, catches security issues, and posts a structured review , all triggered by GitHub events, running on a schedule, and reporting to Slack.

New to AI coding agents entirely? Start with Day 1. Already using Claude Code interactively? Jump to Day 2 for automation, or Day 3 if you want subagents.