Free starter pack · level two
Build with a coding agent
From a chat window to a real project on your computer. Claude Code, Codex, whichever you like: plan first, one task at a time, and you check the work.
A coding agent is an AI that works inside your project folder. It reads your files, runs your app, fixes its own errors and saves each step with git. It’s a big jump from copying code out of a chat. This pack is the setup and the habits that make the jump feel manageable. New to all this? Start with Your First Vibe-Coded App and come back here after.
Download the coding agent pack (.zip)
The ZIP has seven Markdown worksheets and templates, a terminal cheatsheet, and a short getting-started guide. It works with Claude Code, Codex, and most other agents. No account, email address or purchase needed from me, though the agents themselves have their own plans.
Your first afternoon
Set up once
A terminal, git, a GitHub account and one agent. The setup checklist walks through it, including your first run in an empty folder.
Give it a memory
Fill in the project memory template and save it as
CLAUDE.mdorAGENTS.md. Your agent reads it at the start of every session.Brief one task, then review it
Ask for a plan, read it, say go. When it says done, run it yourself before you accept anything.
Inside the pack
- Setup: the one-time checklist, from opening a terminal to your first commit.
- Project memory: a fill-in
CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.mdtemplate. - Task brief: hand over a task so you get what you meant, with the plan first.
- Git safety net: five ideas that let you undo anything.
- Review checklist: because “done” isn’t the same as “works”.
- Ship it: GitHub to a live link, preview deploys, and keeping keys out of your code.
- Build day: one focused day a week, from voice notes to shipped.
- Terminal cheatsheet: the dozen commands you’ll actually use.
Three rules worth keeping
Plan before code. Read the plan, fix it, then say go. One task, one commit. Small steps you can undo beat a giant change you can’t untangle. You’re the reviewer. The agent writes the code, but checking that it works is still your job.
Where this comes from
It’s the way I build: tasks captured all week, briefed on build day, handed to Claude Code, then audited properly. Most of what I make gets built that way, this site included. Once things work, make it not look vibe-coded.
You may adapt and share the worksheets, including for commercial projects. What you build is yours. Tools change fast, so check each tool’s own docs for install steps.