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How to Set Up Claude

Step 1: Install Claude Code

Pick the surface that matches your work.

  • Terminal, if you already work in command lines
  • Desktop app, if you want a standard Mac or Windows window
  • VS Code extension, if your work lives inside an editor

Everything below gets easier once the install is right.

Step 2: Build Context

Claude needs one onboarding document before it can work properly.

  • Create ~/CLAUDE.md as the file Claude reads before each session
  • Add your role, voice, banned words, defaults, and output rules
  • Treat it like the briefing note you would give a new hire

Without context, every session starts from zero.

Step 3: Build Memory

Corrections should become system rules, not one-off feedback.

  • Save repeated corrections as separate .md files
  • Store project memory inside .claude/projects/{project}/memory/
  • Index preferences, past mistakes, and key decisions in MEMORY.md

This is how the same mistake stops happening twice.

Step 4: Build Skills

A skill turns a repeated prompt into a single reusable command.

  • Use /your-skill instead of pasting the same 200-word prompt each time
  • Connect the tools your work depends on, such as Notion, Gmail, and Drive
  • Lock the output format so every run produces consistent results

This is where Claude stops feeling like chat and starts feeling like a workflow you can rely on.

Step 5: Build Agents

One agent should not do every job.

  • Strategist uses Opus to analyse the task
  • Builder uses Sonnet to produce the output
  • QA Gate rejects anything scoring below 95/100

The principle is separation of concerns: one part thinks, one part builds, and one part checks the work before it reaches you.

Step 6: Run on Autopilot

Routines move work off your machine and into the background.

  • Schedule daily runs in Anthropic's cloud
  • Set weekly outputs to drop finished work automatically into Notion
  • Configure the schedule once, then stop managing it manually

This is the difference between an AI user and an AI operator. A user asks Claude for help. An operator builds the system Claude runs.

Resources

Official Documentation and Repos

Highly Regarded YouTube Channels

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