CLAUDE CODE FULL COURSE 12 HOURS: Build Real AI Projects (2026)

0:00:00 - Course Introduction & What We'll Cover 0:06:08 - What is Anthropic? Claude vs ChatGPT Explained 0:09:00 - The Claude Model Family (Haiku, Sonnet & Opus) 0:18:19 - Claude Desktop App – What It Can & Cannot Do 0:20:38 - What Makes Claude Code Different: Brain With Hands 0:23:00 - The Terminal & How Claude Controls Your Machine 0:30:09 - The Agentic Loop – The Core of How Claude Thinks & Acts 0:33:08 - Installation Overview (All Operating Systems) 0:36:19 - Installing on Mac & Linux via Terminal 0:36:56 - Installing on Windows (CMD & PowerShell) 0:50:10 - Using an API Key to Authenticate Claude Code 0:54:24 - Third-Party Platform Setup (Pros & Cons) 1:05:58 - Running Claude Code Inside VS Code & Other IDEs 1:22:17 - Module Intro: Commands, Modes & The .claude Directory 1:24:18 - All Slash Commands Explained (70+ Commands Covered) 1:30:47 - /cost – Tracking Your Token Usage & Spend 1:43:19 - /compact – Compressing Long Conversations 1:54:55 - /clear – Fully Resetting Context & Sessions 2:09:15 - Permission Modes: Standard, Auto-Accept & Bypass 2:27:29 - The .claude Folder: Your Project's Hidden Config Directory 2:58:27 - Why Claude.md is the Single Most Important File 3:00:10 - The Problem Without Claude.md (And the Fix) 3:06:03 - Writing Your First Claude.md File (Live Demo) 3:07:23 - Global vs Local Claude.md & Priority Hierarchy 3:43:48 - Context Management Overview & Why It Matters 3:45:31 - What Is the Context Window & Why It Fills Up 3:53:59 - Spotting & Fixing Context Rot (/compact & /clear) 4:08:55 - Starting Fresh vs Continuing a Long Session 4:17:14 - Staying Specific to Keep Cost & Context Under Control 4:23:17 - Token Budgeting: What You Can & Cannot Control 4:31:35 - Skills Overview: Reusable Playbooks for Claude 4:37:50 - Creating Your First Skill File 4:43:54 - Anatomy of a Skill File & Where Skills Live 4:47:46 - Skills 2.0 – AI-Assisted Skill Creation 5:40:13 - Hooks Overview – Background Automation (Zero Tokens) 5:44:18 - How Hooks Catch Events (Pre & Post Tool Use) 5:48:16 - Full Hook Events Reference & Input Schema 5:51:04 - Building a Notification Hook (Live Demo) 5:56:52 - Guardrail Hooks – Security & Safety Rules 5:58:09 - All Hook Event Types & When to Use Each 6:49:12 - MCP Overview: Connecting Claude to the Outside World 6:50:13 - Connectors vs MCP – What's the Difference? 7:02:45 - Connecting Gmail via MCP (Live Demo) 7:15:34 - Local vs Hosted MCP Servers Explained 8:05:00 - Building Your Own Custom MCP Server 8:20:17 - What Are Sub Agents? (Analogy & Theory) 8:25:18 - Why Use Sub Agents? Benefits & Real Use Cases 8:38:29 - Running Multiple Sub Agents in Parallel 8:55:03 - Invoking Sub Agents via /agents 9:12:02 - Building a Custom Sub Agent from Scratch 9:51:44 - Agent Teams: Multiple Claude Instances Working Together 10:00:19 - Sub Agents vs Agent Teams – Key Differences 10:02:17 - Live Demo: Building a Project with Agent Teams 10:35:46 - Plugins Overview: One-Command Capability Bundles 10:36:26 - Installing & Using Plugins in Claude Code 10:51:22 - Adding Plugins from the Marketplace 11:07:28 - Scheduling Overview: Making Claude Work Without You 11:09:06 - /loop Command – Repeating Tasks on a Timer 11:13:07 - Three Ways to Schedule (Loop, Routines & Desktop) 11:21:10 - Headless Mode – Run Claude Without Any UI 11:34:09 - Claude Routines: Automate Without Infrastructure 11:37:37 - Running Tasks Even When Your Laptop Is Closed 11:56:47 - Project Intro: What We're Building (Daily Pulse) 12:06:28 - Setting Up the Project Structure & Claude.md 12:13:34 - Building the FastAPI Backend 12:25:04 - Testing the Backend Endpoints 12:30:49 - Building the React Frontend 12:44:17 - Fixing Bugs & CORS Issues 13:18:54 - Adding Real-Time News via Tavily API 13:27:32 - Scheduling the App with Cron 13:37:21 - Module Recap: Everything Used in This Build Connect with me: LinkedIn -   / mayank953   YouTube -    / @tech.mayankagg   Instagram -   / tech.mayankagg   Learn more: Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/user/mayank-agg... If this helped you, share it with someone who's still just using AI at a surface level. And let me know in the comments — what are you going to build first? #ClaudeCode #AIAutomation #ClaudeCodeTutorial #AIAgents #AgenticAI #MCP #LearnAI #AITools #Python #ReactJS #AIProjects