Welcome to everyone who's joined AI for Life this month. We've had a strong wave of new members in March and I wanted to take a second to say thank you for being here. This community works because people show up, share what they're building, ask questions, and help each other figure things out. That's it. No gatekeeping, no fluff. If you haven't posted yet, no pressure, but know that you're welcome to. Drop what you're working on, ask something you're stuck on, or just lurk the lessons until something clicks. All good. @Dimi Tse @Mike Thomson @Arda Demir @Liam Leblanc @Kez X @Tiffin Club @Sarah Young @Gabriel Acosta @Andrew Herrmann @Eddie Burroughs @Krishna Aggarwal @Solar Singh @Stephanie Thompson @Sergio Peixoto @Glenn Dwyer @Antonio Capunzo @Matt Kaplan @Justin Schwarting @Pacita Florida @Ryan Begnor @Yves G @Mike AI Consultant @John Romano @Jessie Gabillon Glad you're here. Let's build.

Claude March 2026 usage promotion Updated today We're offering a limited-time promotion that doubles usage limits for Claude users outside 8 AM-2 PM ET/5-11 AM PT. This promotion is available for Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans. Enterprise plans are not included in this promotion. What is the promotion? From March 13, 2026 through March 27, 2026, your five-hour usage is doubled during off-peak hours (outside 8 AM-2 PM ET/5-11 AM PT). Usage remains unchanged from 8 AM-2 PM ET/5-11 AM PT. Eligibility No action is required to participate. If you’re on an eligible plan, the doubled usage is automatically applied. Where does this apply? The 2x usage increase applies across the following Claude surfaces: - Claude (web, desktop, and mobile) - Cowork - Claude Code - Claude for Excel - Claude for PowerPoint Frequently asked questions Do I need to do anything to get the extra usage? No. The promotion applies automatically. You’ll see higher limits reflected in your usage outside 8 AM-2 PM ET/5-11 AM PT without any changes to your account settings. Does bonus usage count against my weekly usage limit? No. The additional usage you get during off-peak hours doesn’t count toward any weekly usage limits on your plan. What happens when the promotion ends? After March 27, 2026, usage limits return to their standard levels at all hours. There’s no change to your plan or billing. Terms and conditions This offer is valid from March 13, 2026 through March 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. It applies to Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans only and excludes Enterprise plans. This offer has no cash value and is not transferable. It may not be combined with other offers.

I am not sure if this is a legit question. in case it's not please excuse me in advance and I will correct the aim for the future🥹 I'm doing my first experiments with Claude Code in combo with visual code studio. should I use instead Cursor+Claude Code? or maybe even directly just the interface of Claude Code? Sorry my AI fellows and mentors, but I'm already lost in the rabbit hole 🙏🏻🥹🙈

I started this community because I believe you can build a meaningfully better working life with AI — and I wanted a place to figure that out together, practically. I'm Matthew. I run ByteFlowAI, an AI automation consultancy. I'm building in public, and Claude Desktop is my primary tool — the foundation for everything in this course. I have more good questions than definitive answers. What I can promise: your time is respected, the lessons are honest, and this community is yours as much as it's mine. If you haven't started, Lesson 0 is in the Classroom. Then come back and introduce yourself — name, what you do, one thing you want AI to take off your plate. I read every single one.

This question keeps coming up: "Doesn't the Code tab in Claude Desktop do the same thing as Claude Code in the terminal?" Short answer: same brain, different body. They run the same underlying Claude Code agent. Same tools, same permission model, same ability to read your files, run commands, and work inside your project. But how you access it and what's wrapped around it changes the experience in ways that matter. Terminal Claude Code This is the CLI version. You install it, open your terminal, run "claude", and it drops into your current working directory with full access to your repo, your tools, and your shell environment. - Lives inside your existing terminal workflow. It's another CLI tool alongside git, npm, whatever you already use. - All context comes from your file tree, git state, and CLAUDE.md memory files. - Deep customization: slash commands, custom agents, hooks, third-party provider support (Bedrock, Vertex), multi-agent teams. - Linux support (Desktop doesn't have this). - You control everything through text. No buttons, no dropdowns. Just prompts and commands. If you already live in the terminal, this feels native. Desktop App — Code Tab Claude Desktop gives you three tabs: Chat, Cowork, and Code. The Code tab is a GUI wrapper around that same Claude Code engine, but with some key differences. - You can choose your environment: Local (same as terminal), Remote (Anthropic-hosted), or SSH into your own server. Remote and SSH keep running even if you close the app. - Visual interface: conversational pane, visual diffing, environment selection before you start. - Integrated with Chat and Cowork in the same window. You can have a normal conversation in Chat, let Claude work autonomously in Cowork, and do interactive coding in Code, all without switching apps. - macOS and Windows only. No Linux. - Connects directly to Anthropic's API. No third-party provider options. If you don't live in the terminal, this is more approachable.