Question 1

Is the Claude Academy free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, 100% free. No sign-up, no credit card. All 6 modules, 13 lessons, and 42 quizzes are immediately accessible. Progress saves locally in your browser.

Question 2

What topics does the Claude Academy cover?

Accepted Answer

The course covers Claude AI fundamentals, prompt engineering, CLAUDE.md, Claude Code CLI, the Messages API, tool use & function calling, MCP integration, streaming, prompt caching, agentic workflows, multi-agent systems, computer use, vision API, extended thinking, and Claude Mythos.

Question 3

Is Claude AI better than ChatGPT?

Accepted Answer

Claude excels at coding, long-context reasoning, and instruction following. ChatGPT has a wider plugin ecosystem. This course teaches you to maximize Claude's unique strengths including adaptive thinking, 1M token context windows, and native tool use.

Question 4

What is CLAUDE.md?

Accepted Answer

CLAUDE.md is a project-level configuration file that gives Claude Code persistent context about your codebase - conventions, architectural patterns, and preferences that persist across sessions.

Question 5

Do I need programming experience?

Accepted Answer

No prerequisites required. The course starts from absolute basics (what is Claude?) and progressively advances to expert topics like agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration.

Question 6

Does the Claude Academy include hands-on labs?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hands-on labs are built into the lessons - a simulated terminal in your browser where you type real, vendor-verified commands: curl the Messages API, count tokens with count_tokens, and run Claude Code headless. Labs include objectives, hints, solutions, and XP rewards. No sign-up or setup needed.

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