Welcome to Clief Notes. Here's where to start.
Welcome to Clief Notes. Here’s where to start. 👋
You don’t need to watch the entire classroom before trying something. Pick a starting point, make something small, and bring your questions back here.
🧭 Find your way around
Navigating the Course shows you what’s here and how to get around.
If you’re new to working with AI, start with The Foundation. We work through prompting, context, and organizing your files so you can give an AI a job you can actually check.
🛠️ Never ran a coding agent or folder strcutre? Jump into Module 4
This is a good starting point if you want to work through a practical example. The short videos mix animation with actual app screenshots, and there’s a fictional practice folder you can follow along with.
  • 4.1: Install and First Use — Get oriented and try your first task. Grab the Foundation Practice download from Resources here.
  • 4.2: Working With Files — Turn meeting notes into a decision list, then check where each decision came from.
  • 4.3: Think, Then Build — Compare your options, choose an approach, and approve a short brief before asking for the finished work.
  • 4.4: Project Instructions — Leave useful instructions with your project so you have less to explain next time.
You’ll find guidance for Claude Code and Codex, plus a regular chat route where you save the files yourself.
💬 Use the check-ins
At the bottom of the lessons, you’ll find polls and discussion posts. Share what you tried, what worked, and what needed correcting.
If something doesn’t make sense, post the lesson and timestamp. “I got stuck right here” is a perfectly useful question.
🏆 Put something into practice
Visit the Competitions Mega Thread for the current challenges, rules, and prizes. It’s a good excuse to finish something and see how other people approached the same problem.
📦 Looking for more?
Premium: Explore The Vault for practical packages, templates, meeting takeaways, and worked examples.
VIP: Head into The Drawing Room for VIP sessions and resources.
Post your work. Ask questions. Help someone else when you can.
What are you here to build—or what’s one task you’d love to make easier? Tell us below.
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Welcome to Clief Notes. Here's where to start.
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