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Claude Code in Action

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Claude Code in Action

Instructor: Anthropic Academy

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

77 reviews

Beginner level

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1 hour to complete

5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

77 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 hour to complete

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Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course covers Claude Code, Anthropic's agentic coding tool, with a focus on working hands-off. You'll learn to steer long-running sessions, configure rules Claude can't skip, automate recurring work, and verify results you didn't watch happen. Along the way you'll scope work with plan mode, keep CLAUDE.md files lean and followable, enforce guardrails with hooks, and run Claude Code from cloud routines or your own scripts. It all builds toward packaging a setup you trust as a plugin your whole team can install.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to: - Steer long Claude Code sessions using plan mode, directed /compact summaries, and rewind checkpoints - Run autonomous and parallel work with goals, loops, and git worktrees - Write lean, specific CLAUDE.md rules that Claude reliably follows - Build a verification skill that runs tests, reads diffs, and reports evidence automatically - Match Claude Code's six permission modes to the level of autonomy each task needs - Write hooks that enforce hard rules by allowing, denying, or rewriting Claude's actions - Automate recurring work with cloud routines, headless mode, and the GitHub Action - Review pull requests automatically with Code Review and apply findings locally - Verify unsupervised runs before shipping, and package your setup as a plugin for your team Prerequisites - Basic familiarity with command line interfaces and git - Access to Claude Code - Prior hands-on experience with Claude Code basics is helpful — this course focuses on working autonomously rather than first steps

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Reviewed on Mar 20, 2026

I like the clear helpfull diagramas, the real examples, the explanation of every step.

Reviewed on Jan 16, 2026

Learned the foundational concepts, highly recommended course material for anyone who is interested including Claude Code in there workflow

Reviewed on Mar 24, 2026

A great intro into Claude Code, with hands-on example and realistic quiz to make the learning solid! Highly recommended!

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