Huge shoutout to the Top 5 Members of AI Automation Society for May! These are the people leading the way, sharing knowledge, and helping spread the AIS culture: 1️⃣ @Muskan Ahlawat – Back to back at #1 with a massive +7,418! 🔥 2️⃣ @Christian Rivadeneira – Top 5 AGAIN 🔥 3️⃣ @Frank van Bokhorst – Top 5 AGAIN 🔥 4️⃣ @Sam Alder – Top 5 AGAIN 🔥 5️⃣ @Shihab Sakif – Called it! Last month you just missed the Top 5, this month you broke through. 👏 And a special mention to @Chris Jadama, who takes 6th and just missed the Top 5. We're rooting for you to break through in June! 👏 Keep contributing, sharing wins, and helping others grow! Our community gets better because of you. Let's keep building, keep learning, and keep spreading that AIS energy. 🚀 Cheers, Nate P.S., @Yash Chauhan is an AIS community manager, so his points don't count towards this ranking.

Finally, I have taken on this challenge. At the start, I was confused, so I reached out to @Muskan Ahlawat , who shared a video on how to set up Claude Code in Visual Studio Code. That video covered the free Claude Code setup with its limitations. I then implemented the process that Nate Herk mentioned in his video. The best concept from it was WAT (Workflows, Agents, Tools), which gave me a clear vision for building automations. Following that, I successfully implemented the newsletter. I now have the confidence that I can build workflows. Thank you for giving me this confidence, @Nate Herk and Muskan Ahlawat. I know this is not a perfect implementation, but it has given me the belief that I can keep going. Thank You!

Today, I learned Skill Anatomy and Progressive Context Loading in Claude Code. I explored how skills are structured with skill.md, reference files, and scripts, and understood the 3-level context loading system. I also applied the 6-Step Skill Building Framework and created a LinkedIn post on AI Automations vs AI Agents. I successfully completed the Day 3 challenge. While creating the infographic, I reached the usage limit and will share the final version with the brand logo tomorrow

Huge shoutout to everyone who finished the 7-Day Challenge this month and got certified. Seven days, zero to your own executive assistant in Claude Code. Step by step, from nothing to shipped. These 31 members put in the reps and walked away with a working assistant they built themselves: Robert Marshall, Gabriel Gadsden, Kamesh S., Patrick Campbell, Marianella John, Jerick Paulo, Duarte Colaco, Alessandro Waidmann, Fouad Hassanein, Nikit Raghuwanshi, Siri, Kevin Montes, Kingdavid Agbidi, Ramkesh Kumar, Aamir Mustafa, Joel Crasta, Miroslav Buso, Leoni Milano, Olga, Gautam, Muhammad Haris, Gregory Lashley, June MG, Justin Weschenfelder, Shahroz Ahmed, JoJo, Tone Glomstein, Nikkie Burns, Anurag Sinha, Kirk Shelton, Varun If you haven't started yet, the challenge is completely free and it's right here: https://www.skool.com/ai-automation-society/classroom/dda699b7?md=1be568a1864b4d999d152832656dea48 One lesson, one build, each day. By the end you'll have your own Claude Code assistant up and running. See you in the next cohort. - Nate

Key takeaways: I learned how MCP servers work and how they help AI connect with different tools. I also learned how to organize files using Markdown cheat sheets, making it easier to understand and choose the right tools. Additionally, I explored Firecrawl and successfully implemented web scraping using Claude and the Firecrawl MCP server to extract and structure website data.