Learn Claude Code. Ship like a team of ten.
Claude Code Academy is a hands-on AI coding course with 40 lessons, live terminal simulations, quizzes, puzzles, XP and streaks. You'll go from your first prompt to skills, subagents, MCP, hooks and fully automated pipelines.
Not videos you half-watch. A course you play.
Every lesson mixes short, sharp reading with interactive modules modeled on how the best coding courses keep you engaged and actually help you remember.
Watch real Claude Code sessions play out, step by step.
See tool calls, diffs, permission prompts and hook blocks exactly as they appear in the terminal, then replay any moment.
Instant-feedback quizzes
165 questions, each with an explanation. Ace one for bonus XP and confetti.
XP, streaks & badges
Level up as you learn. Ten badges to collect, from First Steps to Claude Code Pro.
Puzzles & sorters
Drag-to-order workflows, "which mode fits?" scenarios and flashcards that make concepts stick.
Type-the-command drills
Muscle memory for the commands you'll use daily, checked instantly.
Final exam & certificate
Pass the 25-question exam and download your certificate of completion.
Nine units. One clear path to Claude Code mastery.
The units follow the same arc as Anthropic's own Claude Code training: foundations → steering → configuration → skills → subagents → MCP → hooks → automation → verification and sharing. Every lesson is written from the current docs.
Claude Code Foundations
What a coding agent is, how the agentic loop works, and your first real session.
2Steer the Work
Scope long sessions, course-correct with rewind, and write prompts Claude nails the first time.
3Configure Claude
A CLAUDE.md Claude actually follows, settings scopes, permission modes, rules and sandboxing.
4Agent Skills
Package expertise and repeatable workflows into skills Claude loads exactly when needed.
5Subagents & Parallel Work
Delegate to isolated specialists, design subagents that report well, and run work in parallel.
6Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Connect Claude to databases, APIs and apps, and build your own MCP server in Python.
7Hooks & Enforcement
Turn 'please don't' into 'can't': deterministic hooks that format, block, notify and verify.
8Automate Repeat Work
Headless runs, scheduled routines, GitHub Actions and the Agent SDK: Claude without the chat window.
9Verify, Secure & Share
Trust unsupervised runs, package your setup as a plugin, stay secure and ship a capstone.
See what you'll learn to do
Pick a superpower and watch Claude Code use it. Each one has its own unit in the course.
Your first three lessons are on us.
No account needed to start. Create a free account when you want your progress to follow you.
Lesson 1: What Is Claude Code?
Meet Claude Code, the agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands. Learn how an agent differs from a chatbot.
⟳FREE · 11 MINLesson 2: How Claude Code Works: The Agentic Loop
Look under the hood of Claude Code: the agentic loop, built-in tools, the context window and permissions, and how they fit together on every turn.
❯FREE · 12 MINLesson 3: Install Claude Code & Run Your First Prompt
Install Claude Code on macOS, Linux or Windows, sign in, and run your first prompts: explore a codebase, make a change and review the diff.
Built by Curtis Cornell, for people who want to ship.
"Claude Code changed how I build. I made this academy so anyone can learn the workflows that make it click: not just the commands, but the habits behind sessions that go right the first time."
Curtis Cornell built Claude Code Academy as a guided, gamified path through everything Anthropic has published about Claude Code. Every lesson is checked against the current official documentation and updated as the tool evolves.
About Curtis →Creator, Claude Code Academy
- ✻ 40 lessons written from the official docs
- ✻ Reviewed November 14, 2026
- ✻ New lessons as Claude Code ships features
Start free. Go all in for $19/month.
One plan unlocks everything. No tiers, no upsells, cancel anytime.
Free
Try the course and see if it clicks.
- Lessons 1–3, in full
- Quizzes, terminal sims and drills for those lessons
- XP, streaks and badges
- Cheat sheet and playground
- Lessons 4–40
- Final exam and certificate
Academy
The complete Claude Code course.
- All 40 lessons across 9 units
- Every quiz (165 questions), puzzle and simulation
- 25-question final exam
- Certificate of completion
- Capstone project guide
- New lessons as Claude Code evolves
Teams
Upskill your whole engineering org.
- Everything in Academy for every seat
- Team progress overview
- Volume pricing
- Invoice billing
- Onboarding call with Curtis
Frequently asked
Is Claude Code Academy free?
The first 3 lessons are completely free, with no credit card required. They cover what Claude Code is, how the agentic loop works, and installing it and running your first prompt. Lessons 4 through 40 are part of the Academy membership at $19/month.
Who created Claude Code Academy?
Curtis Cornell created the Academy as a guided, gamified course built from Anthropic's public Claude Code documentation and the topic arc of Anthropic's own free Claude Academy courses. It's an independent course and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.
Do I need to know how to code?
Basic comfort with a terminal and a code editor helps. Unit 1 starts from zero with Claude Code, and many learners use Claude Code itself to level up their programming. By Unit 6 you'll build an MCP server in Python, guided step by step.
What do I need to follow along?
A computer running macOS, Linux or Windows, plus a Claude subscription (Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise) or an Anthropic Console account. You'll install Claude Code in Lesson 3.
How is this different from a coding bootcamp?
Traditional coding bootcamps teach a language or framework over months. Claude Code Academy is a focused AI coding program: it teaches you to direct an AI coding agent professionally, covering planning, context, permissions, skills, subagents, MCP, hooks and automation, in about 8 hours of interactive lessons.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. The membership is month to month. Cancel whenever you like and keep access through the end of the period you've paid for. See the refund policy for details.