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Step-by-step guides for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and more. Start with your first chat, move up to Projects and research modes, and keep going to APIs, MCP servers, RAG, and evals. Plain English first: beginner guides skip the jargon, and advanced guides explain every term they use.
Start with Get started with Claude: your first useful chat, Set up a Claude Project so Claude always knows your context, or Call the Claude API in Python and cut costs with prompt caching.
Beginner
First steps in a chat app. No jargon, no code, and a free account is usually enough.
23 guides →
Intermediate
Projects, custom assistants, research modes, and prompt habits for people who already use AI every week.
5 guides →
Advanced
APIs, MCP, retrieval, and evals for developers and AI engineers. Every term is explained the first time it shows up.
11 guides →
39 guides
BeginnerGeminiDocuments
Summarize a PDF in plain English
Upload a PDF to free Gemini and get a short summary, the deadlines, and the parts worth double-checking.
About 8 minutes using Gemini
BeginnerClaudeDocuments
Explain a bill or official letter
Paste a bill or letter into free Claude and get plain English, the deadline, and what is actually being asked.
About 10 minutes using Claude
BeginnerClaudeWriting
Write a clear email
Tell free Claude who you are writing to and what you need. You get a short draft, and you send it yourself.
About 8 minutes using Claude
BeginnerChatGPTEveryday
Plan a week of meals
Give free ChatGPT your people, your time, and foods to skip. Get a 7-day plan and a shopping list you can edit.
About 10 minutes using ChatGPT
BeginnerCanvaImages
Make a simple logo
Use Canva’s free plan to generate a simple logo, fix the spelling, and download a PNG without paying.
About 15 minutes using Canva
BeginnerGeminiAudio
Transcribe a short recording
Upload a recording under about 10 minutes to free Gemini and get a transcript with unclear words marked.
About 10 minutes using Gemini
BeginnerGeminiWriting
Translate text and keep the tone
Translate a note with free Google Translate, then ask Gemini to match the tone without adding new facts.
About 10 minutes using Google Translate, Gemini
BeginnerCopilotPlanning
Turn messy notes into a to-do list
Paste rough notes into free Microsoft Copilot and get a checklist that does not invent tasks or due dates.
About 8 minutes using Microsoft Copilot
BeginnerClaudeWriting
Rewrite resume bullets from real work
Ask free Claude for three resume bullets that use only the facts you provide, with blanks where a number is missing.
About 12 minutes using Claude
BeginnerGeminiLearning
Make a study guide from your own notes
Add your notes to free Gemini Notebook and generate a study guide, then check the citations before you trust it.
About 15 minutes using Gemini Notebook
BeginnerGeminiLearning
Explain a topic in plain language
Ask free Gemini to explain one confusing topic with a daily-life example, then check a trusted source before you act.
About 8 minutes using Gemini
BeginnerChatGPTWriting
Write a social media caption
Ask free ChatGPT for three short captions from what really happened, then post one yourself.
About 6 minutes using ChatGPT
BeginnerPerplexityEveryday
Compare two products before you buy
Ask free Perplexity to compare two products with sources, then open those sources before you trust a price.
About 12 minutes using Perplexity
BeginnerChatGPTWriting
Make a message sound kinder
Paste a blunt draft into free ChatGPT and get a kinder version that does not add apologies or new facts.
About 6 minutes using ChatGPT
BeginnerGeminiPlanning
Build a packing list for a trip
Tell free Gemini where you are going, who is coming, and what you will do. Edit the list before you pack.
About 8 minutes using Gemini
BeginnerChatGPTEveryday
Cook from what you already have
List the food in your kitchen for free ChatGPT and get a meal that does not send you to the store.
About 8 minutes using ChatGPT
BeginnerChatGPTPlanning
Sketch a simple monthly budget
Type your income and bills into free ChatGPT and get a plain monthly sketch. You check the math before you rely on it.
About 12 minutes using ChatGPT
BeginnerClaudeDocuments
Shorten a long article
Paste an article you are allowed to use into free Claude and get a short summary plus the points worth reading in full.
About 8 minutes using Claude
BeginnerChatGPTWriting
Draft a thank-you note
Give free ChatGPT one specific detail and who the note is for. You get a short thank-you you can send by hand or email.
About 6 minutes using ChatGPT
BeginnerClaudeGetting started
Get started with Claude: your first useful chat
Make a free Claude account, ask a clear first question, attach a file, and learn what to check before you trust the answer.
About 10 minutes using Claude
BeginnerGrokGetting started
Get started with Grok: ask about what's happening now
Open Grok on the web or in X, ask a first question, and use its live search to get current answers with sources you can check.
About 10 minutes using Grok
BeginnerChatGPTGetting started
Get started with ChatGPT: your first useful chat
Sign up for free ChatGPT, write a clear first request, refine the answer in the same chat, and check the result before you use it.
About 10 minutes using ChatGPT
BeginnerGeminiGetting started
Get started with Gemini using your Google account
Open Gemini with the Google account you already have, ask a first question, add a file or photo, and double-check the answer.
About 10 minutes using Gemini
IntermediateClaudeProductivity
Set up a Claude Project so Claude always knows your context
Create a Claude Project, add instructions and reference files once, and get on-brief answers in every chat without pasting context again.
About 15 minutes using Claude Projects
IntermediateChatGPTProductivity
Build a custom GPT for a task you repeat
Use the ChatGPT GPT builder to set instructions, add knowledge files, test in Preview, and share a custom GPT with your team.
About 20 minutes using ChatGPT GPTs
IntermediateGrokResearch
Research real-time trends on X with Grok
Use Grok's live X and web search to track a topic, compare opinions, and get a sourced summary you can verify before you act on it.
About 20 minutes using Grok
IntermediateGeneralProductivity
Five prompt patterns that get consistent results in any AI
Reusable prompt patterns for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok: role and goal, examples, step limits, structured output, and self-checks.
About 15 minutes using Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
AdvancedClaudeBuilding
Call the Claude API in Python and cut costs with prompt caching
Get an API key, make your first Claude Messages API call in Python, then add prompt caching so repeated long prompts cost less and run faster.
About 30 minutes using Claude Console, Claude API docs
AdvancedClaudeBuilding
Build your first MCP server in Python and use it in Claude Desktop
Write a small Model Context Protocol server with the official Python SDK, expose a tool, and connect it to Claude Desktop so Claude can call it.
About 35 minutes using MCP docs, Claude Desktop
AdvancedGrokBuilding
Build a simple RAG pipeline with the xAI Grok API
Answer questions from your own documents: split them into chunks, retrieve the best matches, and have Grok answer with citations via the xAI API.
About 40 minutes using xAI API docs, xAI Console
AdvancedGeneralBuilding
Write simple evals to test your LLM app before you ship changes
Build a small eval set, score outputs with code checks and an LLM grader, and rerun it after every prompt or model change to catch regressions.
About 40 minutes using Claude API docs, OpenAI API docs
AdvancedClaudeBuilding
Get started with Claude Code: fix a bug from your terminal
Install Claude Code, sign in, have it explain your project, plan and fix a real bug, and save project rules in CLAUDE.md so the next session starts smarter.
About 25 minutes using Claude Code quickstart, Claude Code setup, Permission modes, CLAUDE.md and memory
AdvancedAgentsBuilding
The Software Factory pattern: how a ticket becomes a reviewed PR
A spec-driven, test-driven production line for AI coding agents: spec, then tests, then code, then validate, then review, then merge. An overview of the whole pattern.
About 15 minutes using AGENTS.md format, Model Context Protocol
AdvancedAgentsBuilding
Write an AGENTS.md Factory Manager that defines your whole SDLC
Turn AGENTS.md into the Factory Manager: one file that defines the spec-first, test-first production line, its gates, the artifacts each stage leaves, and what agents may never do.
About 30 minutes using AGENTS.md format
AdvancedAgentsBuilding
Create global sub-agents for every station of the Software Factory
Write reusable sub-agents for planning, exploring, research, coding, validation, tracker updates, code review, and PR fixes, each with one job and a compact handoff.
About 35 minutes using Claude Code sub-agents, AGENTS.md format
AdvancedAgentsBuilding
Connect Jira through the Atlassian MCP so tickets flow through the factory
Hook the Software Factory to Jira with Atlassian's Rovo MCP server: read a ticket, then post living Plan, Test Results, Execution Summary, and Handoff comments.
About 25 minutes using Atlassian Rovo MCP Server, Getting started guide
AdvancedAgentsBuilding
Read and write PR comments with the GitLab and Bitbucket MCP servers
Let the factory's review agents post a structured code and security review, fix findings one at a time, and record a disposition on GitLab or Bitbucket, never merging.
About 30 minutes using GitLab MCP server, Atlassian Rovo MCP (Bitbucket Cloud)
AdvancedAgentsBuilding
The developer's new job: review the factory's artifacts before you merge
In the Software Factory, the developer is the final gate. A checklist for reviewing the spec trail, test evidence, review comments, and disposition report before merging.
About 15 minutes using AGENTS.md format
IntermediateDGX SparkImages
Redact personal info from phone screenshots with ComfyUI and Qwen Image Edit on DGX Spark
A DGX Spark recipe by Greg Alton: run ComfyUI and Qwen-Image-Edit locally to scrub names, phone numbers, and emails from phone screenshots, on your own machine.
About 60 minutes using NVIDIA DGX Spark ComfyUI playbook, ComfyUI Qwen-Image-Edit-2511 tutorial, Qwen-Image-Edit-2511 on Hugging Face
Every guide has the same shape
You do the task in the tool the guide names. This site does not run the AI, and it does not ask you to make an account here.
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What you need
The account, file, API key, or facts to have ready before you start.
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Numbered steps
One action at a time, plus a prompt you can copy when the wording matters.
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Tips
Plan limits, costs, what to leave out for privacy, and what to check by hand.
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Common questions
Short answers to the snag that usually shows up on the next try.
Occasional notes
Hear when a new guide is up
A short note when a guide is added. No account, and no emails until this form is connected to a real list.