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Building Apps and AI Agents with Claude Code

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In this comprehensive masterclass, you will master the revolutionary power of Claude Code and Claude Cowork to build, debug, and deploy full-stack applications. You will learn to design autonomous AI agents, create specialized skills and slash commands, and implement the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect your models with external tools like Gmail, Slack, and Salesforce. Designed for developers, software engineers, and tech professionals, this course bridges the gap between basic prompting and advanced terminal-based agentic orchestration. Through hands-on projects, such as building a calorie tracker with Gemini API routes and constructing a personal finance AI agent with memory, you will gain the practical skills needed to automate complex workflows and manage multi-agent teams. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to leverage state-of-the-art AI SDKs and autonomous workflows, establishing yourself as a highly competitive AI engineer in the modern tech ecosystem.

Syllabus

  • Claude Code Foundations
    • Establish a solid foundation in Claude Code by setting up your development environment, understanding agent skills, implementing custom slash commands, and leveraging plugins to design front-end projects and assess competition.
  • Claude Code for Building Apps
    • Learn to build complex applications using Claude Code by exploring CLAUDE.md best practices, managing context windows, and developing a multi-phase Calorie Tracker app integrated with Gemini AI and robust API routes.
  • Claude Code for Building AI Agents
    • Delve into the AI agents revolution by mastering agentic frameworks and the OpenAI Agents SDK. You will build personal finance agents with memory, automate agent development, configure MCP tools, and deploy complex, multi-agent teams.
  • Final Exam

Taught by

Dr. Ryan Ahmed

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