Claude Code Basics — Make Claude Yours (lesson deck)

Claude Code Basics · make it yours

Make Claude yours

Typing the same instructions every week? Turn them into a reusable command — your own /command.

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You repeat instructions — the same "check this before I commit" every time.

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Turn them into a /command — write it once, call it forever.

Build one

Your first skill

1

Create one file

.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md in your project.

2

Describe it

A short description line, then the instructions you keep repeating.

3

Use it

Type /<name> — or just ask, and Claude runs it.

A "skill" = a saved, reusable instruction. Tip: ask Claude to make one for you.

…and what's next

The bridge

One skill is the doorway. Claude Code Pro is where you make Claude work for you — skills, hooks, subagents, and routines that run on a schedule.

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You've graduated the basics — set up, build, ship, and work safely and cheaply.

You just made Claude yours.

Next up: Claude Code Pro — automate your work.