claude-skill-claude-code-setup

A Claude Code skill that guides the complete first-time setup of Claude Code on a new machine.

What it does

Walks through every step of getting Claude Code ready to use productively:

1. Installation — macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Windows
2. API key — interactive or environment variable
3. First run — key commands and shortcuts
4. CLAUDE.md — project context file (auto-generated via /init)
5. Settings — settings.json, permission modes, model selection
6. Memory system — persistent cross-session memory
7. Skills & plugins — how to install and which to start with
8. IDE integration — VS Code and JetBrains extensions

Install

claude skill install https://github.com/giandemoncell-prog/claude-skill-claude-code-setup

Then in any Claude Code session:

"set up Claude Code on this new machine"
"help me configure Claude Code for the first time"
"how do I get started with Claude Code?"

Who this is for

• First-time Claude Code users who want a guided setup
• Developers onboarding a new machine to their existing Claude Code workflow
• Teams standardizing their Claude Code configuration

Part of

giandemoncell-prog/claude-skills — collection of all Claude Code skills.

License

MIT