Claude Code Workshop

Build your own AI agent in 2 hours — no coding required.

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Before the Workshop (~10 min setup)

1. Sign up for Claude (free for 1 week)

https://claude.ai/referral/I6jwoLOL1A

Create your account and log in.

2. Install these things

Mac users — run this first (takes a few minutes):

xcode-select --install

Open Terminal (Cmd + Space → type "Terminal" → Enter), paste the above, click "Install" on the popup.

Everyone — install Node.js: Go to https://nodejs.org → click the green LTS button → run the installer.

Everyone — install Claude Code: Open Terminal (Mac) or PowerShell (Windows) and paste:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

3. Think about your workflows

Think of 2-3 repetitive tasks from your job. We'll turn these into AI skills.

Role	Examples
Product	Analyzing call transcripts, summarizing feature requests
Sales	Validating leads against ICP, writing outreach emails
Marketing	Creating ad copy, writing blog drafts
Ops / PM	Status updates, meeting summaries

4. Arrive 15 minutes early

We'll help troubleshoot any setup issues before we start.

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During the Workshop

Terminal Basics (4 commands — that's it)

Open your terminal:

• Mac: Cmd + Space → type Terminal → Enter
• Windows: Start → type PowerShell → Enter

Think of the terminal as texting your computer.

echo hello

Repeats what you said. The terminal is listening!

ls

Shows what's in your current folder. Like opening Finder.

mkdir my-agent

Creates a new folder called "my-agent".

cd my-agent

Goes inside that folder. Everything we do today lives here.

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Launch Claude Code

claude

It will ask you to log in — use the account you created with the referral link. Follow the browser prompt.

Once you're in, try:

Hi! What can you do?

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Create Your CLAUDE.md

A CLAUDE.md is a job description for Claude. It reads this file every time it starts working in your folder.

Paste this into Claude Code (fill in your details):

Help me create a CLAUDE.md file. Here's my info:

- I am a [YOUR ROLE] at [YOUR COMPANY]
- I work on [brief description of what you do]
- Tools I use daily: [e.g., Notion, Google Sheets, Slack, Salesforce, Excel, Figma]
- I prefer a [formal / casual / professional] tone in my work
- My common tasks include: [list 3-5 things you do regularly]

Create a CLAUDE.md that gives you context about me so you can assist me better in future conversations.

After Claude creates the file, read through it. If something's missing: "Update the CLAUDE.md to also mention that I [whatever was missing]"

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Discover and Build Your Skills

A skill is a saved playbook. Instead of typing a long prompt every time, you save it as /skill-name and Claude knows what to do.

Paste this prompt:

I want you to help me set up Claude Code skills for my daily work. First, ask me these questions one by one:

1. What domain am I in? (product, sales, marketing, ops, HR, finance, design, etc.)
2. What are 3-5 things I do regularly that are repetitive or follow a pattern?
3. What tools do I use for these tasks?
4. What does a good output look like for each task?

Based on my answers, suggest 3-5 skills that would save me the most time. For each skill:
- Explain what it does in one sentence
- Show me a sample input → output

Then ask me which skills I want to build. For each one I pick, create the skill file with:
- Clear instructions for the task
- The right output format
- An --improve flag so I can give feedback and make it better over time

Create each skill so I can invoke it with /skill-name.

Example skills by role:

Role	Skill	What it does
Product	/analyze-call	Paste a call transcript → pain points, feature requests, next steps
Product	/prioritize-features	Paste feature requests → prioritized list with impact/effort
Sales	/validate-lead	Paste company details → ICP fit score with reasons
Sales	/cold-email	Paste company info → personalized outreach under 150 words
Marketing	/ad-copy	Describe angle + audience → 3-4 ad copy variations
Marketing	/blog-draft	Paste outline → full blog draft with SEO structure
Ops / PM	/status-update	Paste rough notes → professional stakeholder email
Ops / PM	/summarize-notes	Paste meeting notes → summary + action items + decisions

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Test with Sample Files

Sample files are in the samples/ folder of this repo:

File	What it is
samples/product/call_transcript.md	Product discovery call transcript
samples/product/feature_requests.md	10 feature requests with raw notes
samples/sales/icp_definition.md	Ideal Customer Profile document
samples/sales/company_list.csv	20 companies to validate against ICP
samples/marketing/ad_brief.md	Ad campaign brain dump
samples/marketing/blog_outline.md	Blog content outline

Copy files into your folder and tell Claude:

Read the file call_transcript.md and analyze it

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Power Features

Paste images — Paste screenshots directly into Claude Code. "Extract data from this", "Write variations inspired by this".

Plan mode — Type /plan for bigger tasks. Claude outlines steps before executing.

Skip permissions — Press Shift + Tab to toggle. Choose "Allow all" for trusted workflows.

Browse skills — Type / to see all your saved skills.

Read any file — Drop CSV, PDF, text, images into your folder and ask Claude about them.

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Making Your Agent Smarter

Feedback Loop

Give feedback after running any skill:

/cold-email --improve "keep it under 100 words and always end with a question"

The skill updates permanently. Every future run uses your feedback.

Memory

Ask Claude to remember things across all conversations:

Remember that I prefer bullet points over paragraphs
Remember that when I say "client" I mean enterprise customers

Update CLAUDE.md

If Claude consistently gets something wrong:

Update the CLAUDE.md to mention that I always want outputs in table format

The cycle: Run skill → notice what's off → --improve → repeat until perfect → stays perfect forever.

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Git Setup (end of workshop)

Save your work with version control. Git = "save points" for your project.

Mac (skip if Xcode tools already installed): xcode-select --install Windows: Download from https://git-scm.com/download/win

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial setup: CLAUDE.md and skills"

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Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
command not found: npm	Install Node.js from https://nodejs.org
command not found: claude	Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Login not working	Log in at https://claude.ai first, then retry in terminal
Permission denied (Mac)	Use sudo npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Skills not showing	cd my-agent then type /

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What's Next?

1. Use it daily — the more you use it, the better it gets
2. Build more skills — any repetitive task = a /skill-name
3. Keep improving — --improve whenever output isn't perfect
4. Share with teammates — skill files can be copied to anyone's setup
5. Docs — https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code

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Workshop by Himanshu Saleria