Week 1

Amplifier, not a replacement

How an agent works

Setting up Claude Code

First project and CLAUDE.md

Figma → code via MCP

Practice

Assignment

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Week 1 Assignment

Deliverable: your first project on GitHub, built with Claude Code.

1. Create the project and connect it to Git (see "First project: structure, Git & CLAUDE.md").
2. Write a CLAUDE.md with at least: stack, one command, two conventions, and one "do not" rule.
3. Have Claude Code generate a README about you as a developer. Review it, fix at least one thing by hand.
4. (Optional, if you have Figma access) Generate one small component or section from a Figma frame and add it to the project.
5. Commit and push. Share the repo link in the group channel.

You are done with Week 1 when

• [ ] You can explain amplifier-vs-replacement and architect-vs-executor in your own words.
• [ ] claude --version works; you have run a session in VS Code.
• [ ] Your project is on GitHub with a CLAUDE.md and at least one pushed commit.
• [ ] You tested that CLAUDE.md actually steers the agent.
• [ ] You caught one confident-but-wrong claim and can say how.

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