Everything You Need to Go from Beginner to Practitioner
5 learning tracks take you from your first Claude prompt to Architect certification. Every lesson is hands-on — you write, Claude responds.
Starter pathway · Free
Start here.
The Claude basics. Why it matters, what the three levels look like in practice, and the day-one essentials. Free.
Track 1: Foundations
Track 2: Professional Prompting
The Three Levels
Claude comes in three modes: Chat, Co-work, and Code. Learn what each one does, when to reach for it, and how to pick the right level for any task.
Strategic Prompting
The skill that separates people who get generic output from people who get output they actually use. Context, iteration, and advanced techniques.
Claude in Your Daily Work
See how all three levels of Claude apply to the work you actually do every day — documents, email, data, planning, and real workflows.
Track 3: Claude Code
Advanced practitioner · Free
The way I actually use it.
This is the system I run my own businesses on. Memory files, agent skills, MCPs, automation. Free.
Track 4: API & Agents
Level Up
Skills, integrations, and automated workflows that turn Claude into your operating system.
Track 5: Architect
Build Something Real
Hands-on Claude Code tutorial: build real tools, automate workflows, and create your first AI-powered system step by step.
Build a Website
Build a real, multi-page website from scratch using Claude Code and deploy it to the internet.
Build Your First Agent
Build an autonomous agent that takes actions on your behalf -- not a chatbot, a doer.
Automate Your Workflow
Take a repetitive task you're tired of and build an automation that handles it.
Build a Content System
Build a complete system for consistently producing great content -- not one blog post, a machine.
Track 6: The Practitioner Setup
Track 7: Advanced Workflows
Advanced Workflows & Agents
Slash commands for automation, agent specs that prevent scope creep, multi-agent coordination, and hardening patterns that make agents reliable in production.
Hooks, Memory & Infrastructure
Hooks that enforce what you forget. Bridges that connect autonomous agents to your terminal. A tiered memory architecture that scales past 50 files without blowing your context window. The full operating system, assembled.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Claude AI curriculum?
Claude Academy offers the most comprehensive Claude-specific curriculum with 7 tracks covering fundamentals, professional prompting, Claude Code, API development, agent architecture, practitioner setup, and advanced workflows. All tracks include hands-on exercises.
Are the Claude Academy courses free?
Yes. All 7 tracks and 700+ exercises are free with no credit card required. Full Access adds starter templates and a builder toolkit for those who want to ship faster.
What order should I take the courses?
Start with Track 1 (Foundations) if you are new to Claude. If you already use Claude, skip to Track 3 (Claude Code) or Track 6 (Practitioner Setup). The tracks are designed to work sequentially but you can jump to any track that matches your level.
Ready to master Claude?
Start with Track 1 for free. No credit card required.