Workshop Prep

Get Set Up with Claude Code

Everything you need before the Shiphaus build event. Follow these steps and you'll be ready to start building the moment you sit down.

What is Claude Code?

Claude Code is an AI coding assistant that lives in your terminal. You tell it what you want to build in plain English, and it writes the code for you.

No coding experience needed. That's the whole point. You bring the idea, Claude Code handles the technical stuff.

How to Set Up

Three steps. A couple minutes. One command does the heavy lifting.

1

Open Terminal

Press Cmd + Space to open Spotlight, then type Terminal and hit Enter. You can also find it in Applications → Utilities → Terminal.

2

Install Claude Code

Copy the command below and paste it into your terminal. It downloads and installs everything automatically. It might ask for your Mac password — that's normal. Type it in (you won't see the characters) and press Enter.

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
3

Launch Claude Code

Once the install finishes, type claude in your terminal and press Enter. That's it. You're in.

After Setup

A few small things to wrap up before the workshop.

Get a Claude Pro subscription

Claude Code requires a Claude Pro plan ($20/month). Sign up at claude.ai if you don't have one yet.

Sign in with your Claude account

The first time you run Claude Code, it'll open a browser window to sign in. Use your Claude account (the same one from claude.ai). Don't use an API key.

You're ready for the workshop!

Show up, sit down, and start building. We'll take it from there.

Common Questions

Totally fair things to wonder about.