Claude Code for Non-Coders (6 Hour Course)
My playbook for growing a $1M AI agency: https://app.aiautomationsociety.ai/opaa-ads-optin My FREE resources: https://www.skool.com/ai-automation-society/about?el=claude-code-for-normal-people&hcategory=youtube-videos&utm_campaign=free-group My Tools💻 FREE MONTH voice to text: https://get.glaido.com/nate Code NATEHERK for 10% off VPS (annual plan): https://www.hostinger.com/vps/claude-code-hosting This is a complete beginner course on becoming AI native with Claude Code, no coding background required. I take you from your very first prompt all the way to building your own skills, sub-agents, a second brain, and automations that run on their own in the cloud. It's all real examples and step-by-step builds, so you can follow along and walk away with AI systems that actually do work for you. Feel free to skip around using the timestamps below to whatever piques your interest. Sponsorship Inquiries: 📧 nate@smoothmedia.co Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateherkelman/ https://x.com/nateherk https://www.instagram.com/nateherk/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro: From Beginner to AI Native 1:00 What Is Claude Code (Chat, Cowork, Code) 5:04 Models vs Context (The Core Analogy) 6:48 The 12 Mindset Shifts 14:52 Prompt Engineering vs Context Engineering 17:33 Taste, Iteration & Building Your Jarvis 24:20 One Passion, Many Branches 31:44 Installing Claude Code & Your First Prompts 34:09 Working With Local Files (Excel, HTML) 38:18 Prompt Engineering & Verifying the Output 43:25 Tokens & Choosing Your Model 48:10 Setting Up a Project (claude.md & settings.json) 1:00:06 Connecting Tools: API Keys & .env 1:09:59 Permission Modes, Scoped Keys & Privacy 1:20:31 Building Your AI Operating System 1:25:08 Connecting Google Workspace: CLIs vs MCPs 1:40:28 Skills Deep Dive 1:56:13 The Context Window & Session Handoff 2:03:17 Memory & Your Second Brain 2:11:35 Constraints, Metrics & Mapping Your Process 2:20:23 Sub-Agents Explained 2:31:41 Building a Sub-Agent: The Plan Roaster 2:43:46 When to Use Sub-Agents 2:47:27 Installing in the Terminal + Free Resources 2:53:11 Building & Cloning Websites 3:10:54 Deploying With GitHub & Vercel 3:18:58 The AI Systems Pyramid & Trusting the Output 3:36:15 Building a Second Brain 3:56:28 The 5 Levels of a Second Brain 4:13:43 Knowledge Graphs & the Grill-Me Skill 4:31:50 Sub-Agents vs Agent Teams 4:45:35 Scheduled Automations & Cloud Routines 5:03:03 Building a Research Automation 5:27:13 Token Management & Prompt Caching 5:58:20 Final Thoughts
