The Claude that can push buttons for you.

Claude Code

Claude Code is the same Claude you know from the claude.ai chat, except it lives in your terminal and can work with files, run commands, poke around in a browser, and call APIs. Give it a task once and it gets on with it while you run your business. No coding required.

What it is

Claude Code = Claude in your terminal with permission to read and change files.

claude.ai (chat)

• → just text in a browser window
• → can't save anything
• → you start from scratch every time (Projects help)
• → no access to your files

Claude Code (terminal)

• → works with the files on your computer
• → runs commands and scripts
• → opens a browser and visits websites
• → remembers your project between sessions

A simple analogy

Claude in the chat is a consultant: you ask a question, you get an answer. Claude Code is an employee: you say "do this" and it does it. What you get is a result: a new file, a published post, a sent email, a finished report.

Where to get it

Download it free from Anthropic's website.

01 — Open the official page

Direct link: docs.claude.com/claude-code

You'll find the description, setup instructions, and a video demo there. Read up, or jump straight to installing.

02 — Install from the terminal

Open Terminal on Mac (Cmd+Space → "Terminal") or PowerShell on Windows.

Paste and run this command:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

You'll need Node.js installed first. If you don't have it yet, grab it from nodejs.org. Takes 3 minutes.

03 — Sign in with Claude Pro

In the terminal, run:

claude

A browser window opens; sign in to your Claude account. The Claude Pro plan ($20/mo) is enough, no separate Code subscription needed.

04 — Done, now ask for something

You're inside Claude Code. Type a task in plain words:

look at the files in this folder and tell me what's here

Claude will look around and describe the project. Everything else starts from there.

An alternative if the terminal scares you

You can install Claude Desktop (an app) and work through a chat window. That's not Code, though, it's the same claude.ai on your computer. Full automation only comes with Claude Code.

How to use it

Open the terminal and talk to it in plain words.

$ cd /path/to/your/project Move into the folder you'll be working in. It can be an empty folder, a repository, or your blog.

$ claude Launch Claude Code. A chat opens right in the terminal.

$ > "help me set up a content factory for my Instagram" Describe the task in plain words. Claude will ask clarifying questions and get to work.

What you should know

• → Claude asks for permission before every risky action (creating a file, running a command). You stay in control.
• → You can say "keep going on your own" and it will work autonomously.
• → Memory between sessions: create a CLAUDE.md file in the folder and note what the project is and how to work with it.
• → Slash commands: /help, /clear, /compact. The full list is in Claude Code features.

How to assign automation tasks

The formula: what → from where → to where → how often.

Any automation task for Claude Code breaks down into these 4 elements. If you can describe them in plain words, Claude will build the system. Copy the examples below and try them on your own case.

📱 A content factory for Instagram

What to type into the terminal:

"Every morning at 9:00, find 3 topics that are taking off in Reels around AI, write posts on them in my voice from voice.md, generate an image for each, and save it all to the queue/ folder. Before publishing, send them to me on Telegram for approval."

Claude will create a /smm skill you'll run with a single command. Every morning you get 3 finished posts with images, hands-off.

📊 A weekly sales report

What to type into the terminal:

"Every Monday at 10:00, download the sales export from Google Sheets and calculate revenue, average order value, and the top 5 products. Make a PDF and email it to me."

Claude will set up a Sheets connector, crunch the metrics, generate a PDF, and send the email. Every Monday, a report with zero effort.

🤖 Auto-replies to customers on Telegram

What to type into the terminal:

"Reply to all new messages in my Telegram bot following the rules in faq.md. If a question isn't in the FAQ, forward it to my DMs. Log every question in knowledge.md so I can keep expanding the knowledge base."

Claude will spin up the bot and wire in the FAQ and pre-screening. You only see the genuinely new questions; the routine ones get closed automatically.

🎯 Finding leads on LinkedIn

What to type into the terminal:

"Every week, go to LinkedIn, find 30 entrepreneurs in e-commerce with 50-200 employees, and add them to my Notion database with their contact details and the reason they fit our ICP."

Claude will open a browser via Playwright, search with the filters, parse the profiles, and fill in Notion. You get a ready-made outreach list.

A template for your own task

`` What: [describe the action in one sentence] From where: [data source: a file, website, API, or chat] To where: [where to save or send the result] How often: [on a schedule, on an event, on command] What matters: [tone rules, format, constraints] ``

Drop this block into Claude Code, fill it in for your task, and it will ask follow-up questions and build the automation.