Claude Code in Action
Learn to use context management, custom commands, MCP servers, GitHub integration, hooks, and the SDK to make Claude Code an effective development partner.
This course is for software developers who want to integrate Claude Code into their daily coding workflow. Whether you are using Claude Code for the first time or looking to master advanced features like hooks and the SDK, you will learn practical techniques you can apply to your own projects immediately.
Understand coding assistant architecture, tool use fundamentals, and see Claude Code solve real problems — from performance optimization to automated PII detection in pull requests.
4 lessons
Set up Claude Code, master context management with CLAUDE.md files, create custom commands, extend with MCP servers, and integrate with GitHub Actions.
10 lessons
Build hooks that automate type checking and prevent code duplication, learn all hook types, and use the Claude Code SDK to integrate into your pipelines.
8 lessons
Test your knowledge with an 8-question quiz and get guidance for continued learning and automation.
2 lessons
No. The course starts with fundamentals — how coding assistants work and what makes Claude Code different. However, you should be comfortable with a terminal, a code editor, and basic development workflows.
The course uses JavaScript/TypeScript for examples and the sample project. However, the concepts (context management, hooks, GitHub integration) apply to any language or stack you use with Claude Code.
Absolutely. The sample UI generation project is provided for convenience, but the course explicitly encourages following along with your own codebase. The techniques taught are project-agnostic.
Claude Code 101 is a broader introduction covering the Explore-Plan-Code-Commit workflow. Claude Code in Action goes deeper into practical integration: custom commands, MCP servers, GitHub Actions, hooks, and the SDK.