Name: The Complete Claude Code & Claude Cowork Masterclass [2026]
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Created byProf. Ryan Ahmed, Ph.D., MBA | 600,000+ Students | Best-Selling Instructor

Last updated 5/2026

English

What you'll learn

Master Claude Cowork Agents to automate tasks in finance, legal, marketing, data analysis, & research.
Build, debug, and deploy full-stack applications and websites using the Claude Code terminal interface and its autonomous agentic capabilities.
Understand the concept of "Agent Skills" and "Plugins" to give Claude agents new capabilities.
Leverage specialized plugins to clean data, perform statistical analysis, and automatically build visual dashboards and comprehensive reports.
Connect Claude to external tools like Gmail, Slack, and Salesforce using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for cross-platform automation.
Master Claude in Excel to clean data, perform conditional formatting, handle missing values, visualize data, & create dashboards.
Automate the creation of branded PowerPoint presentations and professional executive reports directly from raw data and deep-dive research.
Master prompt engineering & context Engineering techniques to optimize Claude’s output for advanced code generation, creative content, & problem-solving.
Construct professional, Wallstreet-level financial models using the combined power of Claude Cowork & Excel.
Design and manage a team of autonomous AI agents to handle end-to-end projects, from initial research phases to final automated email distribution.
Understand the concept of "Subagents" and "Agent Teams" to handle multi-step, advanced complex projects.
Master Claude Code to autonomously scaffold, design, and deploy full-stack websites through terminal-based agentic orchestration and live previews.

Course content

14 sections • 158 lectures • 21h 46m total length

The Power of Claude Code & Cowork8:54
Master Claude code, co-work, and chat to automate tasks with AI agents, including web actions, pdf reading, and building financial models in excel.
Claude Masterclass Outline6:50
Key Success Tips3:39
Download the Masterclass Materials0:02

Introduction to Claude Cowork11:02
Discover cloud cowork, an AI agent workspace that operates within folders, assigns tasks, and automates workflows with skills, plugins, and connectors for finance, marketing, and research.
Claude Cowork Capabilities & How it works7:11
Claude Cowork Practical Demo: Organizing Files and Using Excel Skills15:29
Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Connectors7:09
Learn how the model context protocol (MCP) standardizes how AI agents talk to tools through connectors. See how MCP enables plug-and-play connections to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and more.
Claude Work Practical Demo: Connect Gmail and Sending Emails7:37
Tokens and Context Window Fundamentals9:44
Practice Opportunity Question: Understanding Tokens Context1:03
Practice Opportunity Solution: Understanding Tokens Context4:11
Agent Skills17:03
Practical Demo: Using Skills and LinkedIn posts15:04
Claude Plugins7:14
Learn how cloud plugins bundle skills, connectors, slash commands, and sub-agents into automated workflows, with master and sub-agents coordinating tasks across finance, design, and data analysis.
Practical Demo: Data Plugin - Part 110:03
Practical Demo: Data Plugin - Part 211:09
Practical Demo: Data Plugin - Part 35:57
Practice Opportunity Question: Data Visualization0:42
Use the Cloud Cowork data plugin to visualize the sales data file, analyze results, and perform a sanity check to prepare for the solution video.
Practice Opportunity Solution: Data Visualization6:38
Practical Demo: Data Plugin - Part 4 - Statistical Analysis & PowerPoint10:00
Watch a practical demo of using a data plugin to perform descriptive stats, outlier detection, trend analysis, and significance tests, then generate a polished PowerPoint report with findings.
Financial Forecasting with Claude Cowork with Skills14:27
Practical Demo: Create Finance Plugin - Part 113:00
Practical Demo: Create Finance Plugin - Part 25:32
Practical Demo: Create Finance Plugin - Part 37:53
Practice Opportunity Question: Analyze data plugin2:14
Analyze reviews.xlsx with the data plugin, perform exploratory data analysis and a statistical summary, build a dashboard and a word cloud, and deliver a three-slide PowerPoint summary.
Practice Opportunity Solution: Analyze data plugin9:07

Using Claude Chat to Perform Research and Data Visualization8:15
Prompt Engineering Fundamentals Explained9:15
Prompt Engineering Techniques8:11
Deep Research Mode in Claude9:52
Claude Chat for Creative Writing5:46
Claude For Brainstorming ideas2:55
Develop Dashboards Using Claude Front End Design Skill9:28
Explore data analysis with cloud chat to build interactive dashboards and visualizations from a breast cancer dataset, highlighting malignant and benign classes using Claude front end design skill.
Extract Financial Data from PDF to Excel and PowerPoint7:08
Financial Data Analysis and One Pager Summary Generation with PPTX Skills5:43
Learn with Claude Chat4:42
Code with Claude Chat3:44
Write with Claude Chat6:12
Leverage cloud chat with Claude Cowork to craft social media posts, executive summaries, and video scripts using built-in skills and hooks for LinkedIn and other platforms.
Claude for Image generation Vs. Gemini4:08

Module Introduction & Key Learning Objectives: Claude in Excel5:11
Setting up Claude inside Excel2:01
Using Claude in Excel to Generate General Data Insights7:41
Explore using Claude in Excel to generate general insights from an HR dataset, revealing attrition drivers such as overtime, sales roles, stock options, and travel policy, with Python code.
Obtain Data Statistical Summary & Filter Specific Rows based on Conditions4:55
Perform Data Visualization with Claude in Excel6:01
Master data visualization with Claude inside Excel by plotting age histograms, frequency tables, counts, scatter age versus monthly income, and travel pie charts from HR data.
Data Sorting Using Claude in Excel2:51
Data Filtering with Claude2:26
Conditional Formatting & Color coding2:32
Use Claude inside Excel to apply conditional formatting and color code cells by conditions, coloring attrition yes green and no red, and aging on a white-to-black grayscale.
Handling Missing Values (Data Imputation)7:58
Leverage Claude inside Excel to detect missing values in a HR dataset, then impute using column averages and mode while tracing where each replacement occurs.
Build Advanced Wall Street-level Financial Models with Claude Cowork11:08
Perform Discounted Cashflow modeling7:20
Claude for Building Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Financial Models8:32
Leveraged Buyout Modeling Intuition5:49
Build an LBO Financial Model in Claude4:21
Practice Opportunity Question: Using Claude in Excel for Data Analysis2:50
Practice Opportunity Solution: Using Claude in Excel for Data Analysis12:23

Key Learning Objectives & Get Claude PowerPoint Add-in4:09
Create PowerPoint Presentations with Claude10:49
Claude adds speaking notes to PowerPoint slides3:39
Improve PowerPoint Slides Design with Claude6:19
Add New Slides from Online sources and Change Tone7:11
Generate PowerPoint slides from PDFs7:30
Summarize and Organize Existing PowerPoint Slides7:17
Generate PowerPoint Presentations from Template4:40
Get Coached by Claude to Present the Slides5:04
Claude Vs. Copilot Vs. NotebookLM9:44
Compare Claude, Copilot, and Notebook LM in generating PowerPoint presentations, using second life batteries as the test topic, and explore editable slides, outlines, templates, and visuals.

? Getting Started with Claude Code in the Desktop App (Method 1)8:20
? Claude Code in VS Code: Full Setup + First Workflow (Method 2)11:32
Install Visual Studio Code and Cloud Code, then set up a project folder. Run the one-line install, launch Cloud Code, and generate wealthpath.html with a dashboard.
Installation and Setup Guide for Mac and Windows0:02
Intro to Claude Code12:28
Project 1. Build Landing Pages with Claude Code - No Skill (Part A)15:54
Understanding Claude Skills & Front-end Design Skill10:51
Explore how Claude skills work, including the front-end design skill, loaded from skill.md and applied automatically to UI tasks, delivering distinctive fonts, color palettes, and production-grade design.
Install the front-end design skill9:24
Install and explore the front-end design skill for Claude by creating a dedicated project folder, installing the skill via terminal, and verifying it within Claude.
Project 1. Building Landing Pages with Front-end Design Skills (Part B)11:43
Build a bakery landing page for sugar and bloom using the front end design skill and cloud code, with a hero, quiz, six cakes menu, testimonials, and a contact form.
Why Agents and Claude folders containing the same skill.md3:17
Practice Opportunity Question - Build a Pet Grooming Landing Page with AI2:37
Practice Opportunity Solution - Build a Pet Grooming Landing Page with AI10:54
Claude Slash Commands12:10
Explore built-in slash commands in cloud code to work faster, switch models, review changes, track usage, and manage context with a one million context window.
Project 2. Create Your slash command in Claude Code - Part 17:33
Project 2. Create Your slash command in Claude Code - Part 211:19
Create a reusable my brand slash command in Claude Code to apply your brand identity, colors, fonts, tone, and vocabulary to emails, social posts, and landing pages.
Project 2. Create Your slash command in Claude Code - Part 314:47
Practice Opportunity Question - Create a slash command for your brand1:51
Practice Opportunity Solution - Create a slash command for your brand12:07
Practice creating a brand slash command with Claude Code, generate a hero image with Gemini, and build a Verdi Kitchen brand identity while designing a front-end flyer.
Claude Code Plugins13:32
Project - Claude Plugin and competitor assessment - Part 19:37
Leverage cloud code with Playwright to audit competitor sites and capture screenshots, then use the marketing plugin to craft brand positioning, a four-week content calendar, and actionable improvements.
Project - Claude Plugin and competitor assessment - Part 211:43
Project - Claude Plugin and competitor assessment - Part 36:30
Practice Opportunity Question - Competition and Brand Positioning with Plug2:15
Practice Opportunity Solution - Competition and Brand Positioning with Plug14:15

CLAUDE.md Best Practices11:05
Context Window Management in Claude Code9:55
Calorie Tracker Phase 1- Setup Gemini Key9:03
Calorie Tracker Phase 1 - Build a basic app first phase18:24
Calorie Tracker Project - Phase 2 - Add Gemini AI6:15
Calorie Tracker Project - Phase 2 - Build API Routes plan6:21
Calorie Tracker Project - Phase 2 - Build API Routes in action8:00
Wire the backend to the frontend, enabling three food-adding methods via Gemini routes—text queries, image uploads, and quick add from the list—for a fully functional calorie tracker.
Calorie Tracker Project - Phase 3 - Improve with Ralph Loops Plan5:23
Calorie Tracker Project - Phase 3 - Improve with Ralph Loops Implementation10:57

The AI Agents Revolution and state7:51
AI Agents 1013:50
AI Agents Walkthrough in Action10:19
MCP 1014:48
AI Agentic Frameworks2:32
OpenAI Agents SDK 1014:51
Define and Run an AI Agent Using OpenAI Agents SDK4:53
Build a Personal Finance AI Agents with Memory - Overview3:50
Build a Personal Finance AI Agents with No Memory - Code Walkthrough10:35
Build a memory-free personal finance AI agent with the OpenAI Agents SDK in Google Colab, tracking expenses, categorizing spending, and giving concise summaries, then add memory with cloud code.
Build a Personal Finance AI Agents with Memory - Code Walkthrough2:57
Automate AI Agent Building with Claude Code & OpenAI SDK - Part 111:07
Automate AI agent building with Cloud Code and the OpenAI Agents SDK, defining an environment file with the API key, installing skills, and creating memory-enabled agents via asynchronous workflows.
Automate AI Agent Building with Claude Code & OpenAI SDK - Part 28:50
Automate AI Agent Building with Claude Code & OpenAI SDK - Part 39:38
Build a no-memory ai agent with cloud code to create a finance advisor that tracks spending by category and offers budget advice using the OpenAI Agents SDK and GPT-5 mini.
Automate AI Agent Building with Claude Code & OpenAI SDK - Part 48:07
Build a Team of AI Agents7:52
Build a Team of AI Agents using OpenAI Agents SDK - Part 19:51
Build a Team of AI Agents using OpenAI Agents SDK - Part 27:05
Build a Team of AI Agents using OpenAI Agents SDK - Part 37:09
Build a Team of AI Agents using OpenAI Agents SDK - Part 48:27
Set up OpenAI agents sdk and Tavli api keys, then create a multi-agent notebook with a Tavli-enabled researcher and an analyst using Pydantic models to extract insights.
Build a Team of AI Agents using OpenAI Agents SDK - Part 57:10

Download the materials for building personal AI agents in Claude Code & Cowork0:48
The Rise of Autonomous Personal AI Agents (OpenClaw, Hermes, & Claude Code)8:39
Building Personal AI Agent Architecture (Deep Dive)7:54
The Karpathy Wiki Pattern8:49
Obsidian6:41
Personal AI Agent Folder Structure12:35
What's inside the Vault?8:56
Give your personal AI Agent a Personality Using SOUL.md4:58
Setting Up the Agent Playbook via CLAUDE.md14:48
Setup Your Brand Folder (Logo, Slide Template, & Brand Colors)5:13
Pre-defined Slash Commands in Claude Code & Cowork7:11

Requirements

No programming experience is required, the course is open to anyone with a laptop and internet connection!

Description

LIVE COURSE — CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED

This course evolves in real-time alongside Claude's capabilities. When Anthropic ships new features, we add new lessons so you're never learning yesterday's AI.

Recent Updates:

19 May 2026: Added 10 New Automation Blueprints for Claude Code & Cowork
17 May 2026: New section: Building Your Own Personal AI Agents in Claude Code & Cowork
15 May 2026: Added Dispatch Mode: run automations from your phone

In this Claude masterclass, you will transition from simple chat interactions to mastering the next generation of Agentic AI. You’ll dive deep into Claude Code for autonomous software development and Claude Cowork for desktop-level automation, learning how to orchestrate AI agents that execute complex tasks directly on your local system. By moving beyond basic prompts, you will gain the skills to build, debug, and deploy full-stack applications and professional workflows with unprecedented speed and efficiency.

The course provides a comprehensive hands-on experience, bridging the gap between technical engineering and professional productivity. You will master the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect Claude with tools like Gmail, Slack, and Salesforce, while also leveraging specialized plugins for advanced data analysis and financial modeling in Excel. From automating document reviews in legal and finance to building dynamic dashboards and branded executive presentations, you will learn to turn Claude into a fully integrated "digital workforce."

By the end of this masterclass, you will be equipped to design and manage your own custom "Agent Skills" and deploy multi-agent teams for end-to-end project delivery. Whether you are a startup founder looking to build a "one-person unicorn," a developer mastering "vibe coding," or a professional seeking to automate repetitive digital labor, this course provides the blueprints to stay ahead in the AI economy. You will leave with a portfolio of real-world projects, including automated social media monitors and advanced financial analysis agents.

Who this course is for:

AI Enthusiasts & "Vibe Coders": Transition from simple prompting to managing multi-step autonomous agents that execute tasks directly on your local system.
Startup Founders & Solopreneurs: Build MVPs in days, automate investor reporting, and run a "one-person unicorn" by orchestrating multi-agent teams with Claude.
Data Scientists & Analysts: Master agentic workflows to clean datasets, generate predictive models, and build automated dashboards without manual scripting.
Software Developers & Engineers: Learn to use Claude Code for autonomous debugging, repository-wide refactoring, and AI-driven full-stack application building.
Research Scientists & Academics: Leverage Claude to synthesize vast literature, manage research files, and automate the "digital labor" of scientific discovery.
Marketing & Creative Directors: Automate SEO audits, content flywheels, and "vibe marketing" campaigns by connecting Claude to your local design and media asset
Finance & Legal Professionals: Automate complex document reviews, compliance checks, and financial reporting using Claude Cowork’s native desktop agent.

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Masterclass Introduction, Success Tips, & Welcome Message4 lectures • 19min

Claude Cowork, Skills, & Plugins Mastery for Workflow Automation23 lectures • 3hr 19min

Claude Chat Mastery13 lectures • 1hr 25min

Claude in Microsoft Excel16 lectures • 1hr 34min

Claude in PowerPoint10 lectures • 1hr 6min

Claude Code Foundations23 lectures • 3hr 35min

Claude Code for Building Apps9 lectures • 1hr 25min

Claude Code for Building AI Agents20 lectures • 2hr 22min

******BUILD YOUR PERSONAL AI AGENT WITH CLAUDE CODE & COWORK******1 lecture • 1min

Your Personal AI Agent Architecture in Claude Code & Cowork11 lectures • 1hr 27min

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