The 10 AI Agents: full step-by-step setup

Here is the exact setup for all 10. Every one of these runs on Claude, no coding background needed.

Base setup, do this once:

Install Claude Code (claude.com/claude-code) or the Claude desktop app.
Make one folder per agent, for example "content-writer".
Inside it, create a file called CLAUDE.md. That file is the agent's job description.
In Claude's settings, connect the tools it needs: Gmail, Google Calendar, web search. That is what turns a chatbot into an employee.

01 Website Builder. Prompt: "Build me a one page website for [business name], a [niche] in [city]. Hero with a clear offer, 3 services, testimonials, and a Book Now button linked to [calendar link]. Deploy it to Vercel and give me the live link."

02 Support Chatbot. Make a file called faq.md with your 20 most common questions and answers. CLAUDE.md: "You are the 24/7 support agent for [business]. Answer only from faq.md. If you don't know, collect the customer's name and email for follow up." Then ask Claude to build you a simple chat widget for your site wired to it.

03 Voice Receptionist. Sign up to VAPI and pick a voice. Then prompt Claude: "Write me a VAPI assistant prompt for [business] that answers calls, handles the 5 most common questions, books appointments into [calendar link], and knows how to handle pricing questions and frustrated callers." Paste the result into VAPI.

04 Content Writer. Create memory/voice.md and paste 5 of your best posts into it. Prompt: "Read memory/voice.md and write my 7 posts for this week in my exact voice: 3 value, 2 story, 2 promo for [offer]. Match my sentence length and formatting."

05 Video-to-Shorts. Drop your video file into the folder. Prompt: "Transcribe this video, find the 10 strongest moments where the first line works as a hook, cut each into a vertical clip with ffmpeg, and burn in word-by-word captions." Claude Code installs Whisper and ffmpeg itself.

06 Lead Finder. Prompt: "Find 50 [niche] businesses in [city] whose websites have no chat widget and no online booking. Put them in a spreadsheet with name, phone, website, and exactly what is missing. Then write a personalised first message for each one referencing what is missing." Review before you send anything.

07 Inbox Manager. Connect Gmail. Prompt: "Go through my unread inbox. Sort into: needs me, can be drafted, ignore. Draft replies for the middle pile in my voice and leave them in drafts. Never send anything yourself."

08 Deep Researcher. Prompt: "Research [topic] like an analyst. Use at least 15 sources, cross-check every major claim, and give me a report split into what is true, what is hype, and what it means for [my business]. Cite every source."

09 Personal Assistant. Connect Gmail and Calendar. Prompt: "Every morning give me today's calendar, the 3 emails that actually matter, and my top 3 tasks from tasks.md. Flag double bookings and draft any confirmations that need sending."

10 Second Brain. Make a folder of markdown notes. CLAUDE.md: "You are my second brain. When I tell you something, save it as a note. When I ask something, answer from the notes and tell me which note it came from." Then just talk to it.

Start with one, not all ten. The full on-screen builds are in the Build Your First AI Employee course in the Classroom. When yours is running, post it here, I want to see it.

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The 10 AI Agents: full step-by-step setup