// BEGINNER GUIDES

Beginner guides to Claude Code and AI agents

Plain-language guides for people who cannot code, written by someone who cannot code either. Everything here was learned by actually building things and getting stuck, not by reading documentation.

The English library is a curated subset and grows as guides get translated. The full series (60+ articles) lives on the Chinese site: see all guides in Chinese

• What Is Claude Code?
  Claude Code is Anthropic's AI command-line tool: it reads and writes files and finishes tasks on its own. How it differs from Claude.ai, Cursor and ChatGPT.
• What Is an AI Agent?
  An AI agent is AI that acts on its own: it reads and writes files, runs commands, and calls APIs, unlike ChatGPT, which only advises. A guide for non-engineers.
• AI Agent vs ChatGPT: When to Use Which
  AI agents and ChatGPT play completely different roles: one is an advisor that talks, the other an assistant that does. A comparison table plus 3 real scenarios.
• Which AI Tool Should You Start With?
  Facing a huge list of AI tools is normal, but picking the tool first is the wrong order. Work backward from what you want to build instead.
• Make ChatGPT Actually Do Things
  Most people stop at asking AI questions. The same AI can be upgraded to finish the job for you. This guide covers the threshold, and how to start halfway.