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Claude Code /design Explained: Turn a Sentence Into an Editable UI Design (2026)

Claude Code can design now. The new /design skill takes a written brief and gives you a canvas of editable UI mockups — pick one, tweak it by hand, then tell Claude to build it. Here's how it works, what you need to run it, what it can't do, and when it's genuinely worth using.

11 min read · Free
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Claude Code Auto Mode Explained: Is It Safe, and How to Turn It Off (2026)

Claude Code stopped asking permission before every action — and that's on purpose. Auto mode became the default for Pro, Max, and Team plans on August 14, 2026, replacing your approval clicks with a safety classifier that reviews each action first. Here's what it blocks, what Anthropic's own testing found, and how to take the wheel back in one keystroke.

12 min read · Free
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Claude Code MCP Explained: How to Connect Claude to Your Other Tools (2026)

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets Claude Code talk directly to your other tools — Notion, GitHub, Sentry, your browser, your database — instead of you copy-pasting between tabs. Here's what MCP actually is, how to connect your first server in about five minutes, and how to do it safely.

13 min read · Free
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How to Write a Good CLAUDE.md File: A Beginner's Guide (2026)

A CLAUDE.md file is a short set of plain-English instructions Claude Code reads at the start of every session — so it already knows your project, your rules, and your gotchas before it touches a single file. Here's exactly what to put in one, what to leave out, and a copy-paste starter you can use today.

11 min read · Free
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Claude Code Subagents Explained: What They Are and How to Use Them (2026)

A Claude Code subagent is a separate helper AI that handles one task in its own workspace and hands back just the result — keeping your main chat clean, focused, and cheaper to run. Here's what subagents are, when they help, and how to make your own without writing code.

11 min read · Free
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What Is Claude Code? A Plain-English Guide for People Who Don't Code

Claude Code is an AI that works directly on the files on your computer — it reads them, writes and edits them, runs tasks, and builds things, all from a plain-language chat. You don't need to code to use it. Here's what it is, what it does, and how to start.

9 min read · Free
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Claude Code Slash Commands: The Control Layer for Safe, Organized AI Work

Claude Code slash commands are short commands that start with / and act as your control panel for an AI that edits real files on your computer. Here's what each one does — and the four every beginner should learn first.

12 min read · Free
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Google AI Studio: Build Sites, Make Voiceovers & Get a Live AI Helper — Free

Google AI Studio is a free Google tool where you can build websites, create pro voiceovers, and talk to a live AI that sees your screen. Here's how to use it — no coding, no cost.

10 min read · Free
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How to Build an AI Tool Stack (Stop Chasing Every New Tool)

An AI tool stack is a small set of tools that work together as one system. Here's how to build yours around two — Notion and Claude — so AI finally works for you.

11 min read · Free
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How to Build Your First Claude Routine (Step-by-Step)

Skip the theory — let's build a real automation together right now. In about five minutes you'll have a routine that emails you a summary of your inbox every morning, and you'll know how to build any other one the same way.

8 min read · Free
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Claude Code Routines: Automate Your Busywork (2026 Guide)

The little chores you do every day — summarizing the inbox, checking flight prices, chasing quiet clients — can just happen on their own. Here's how to build automations right inside Claude, no Make or n8n required.

10 min read · Free
AI agentsNew

Claude Cowork: The Complete Beginner's Guide (2026)

Most of us know Claude as a chat. Cowork is the part where it actually does the work — opens your files, reads your email, and finishes real tasks while you grab a coffee. Here's the whole thing, from your first download to tasks that run on their own.

12 min read · Free
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Stop Using ChatGPT Like Google (Do This Instead)

If you type short questions and take the first answer, you're using a fraction of ChatGPT. Here's the one mindset shift that changes everything — with before-and-after examples.

7 min read · Free
AI agentsNew

How to Connect Claude Code to NotebookLM

Give Claude a research brain: teach it to read your NotebookLM sources and answer with real citations — in five plain-English steps, no coding needed.

8 min read · Free
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10 Prompts to Start Your Week Faster

Copy-paste prompts that plan your week, clear your inbox, and turn a blank page into a first draft.

6 min read · Free
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ChatGPT vs. Claude vs. Gemini (2026): Which AI Should You Use?

A no-hype, side-by-side comparison of ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini — prices, features and a simple rule for which one to use for what, checked October 2026.

10 min read · Free
Productivity

Clean Up Messy Data by Just Asking

Turn a chaotic spreadsheet into something usable — no formulas, just a conversation.

7 min read · Free
Marketing & sales

Teach an AI Your Brand Voice

A 15-minute setup so everything you generate sounds like you, not a generic robot.

5 min read · Free
Productivity

Staying Safe with Sensitive Information

What to never paste into a chatbot, and simple habits that keep your data yours.

6 min read · Free
Image & video

Your First Great Image Prompt

The building blocks of an image prompt, with before-and-after examples you can copy.

7 min read · Free