step 01 · setup

set up your terminal

Workshops run in Claude Code, which you use in a terminal. If you don't already have one set up, this page walks you through it on macOS and Windows. You only do this once.

set up your terminal→add the workshops→start your first workshop

install · two steps

get a terminal and Claude Code

A terminal

Install Ghostty, a fast, modern terminal. Download the .dmg file from ghostty.org, open it, and drag the Ghostty icon onto the Applications folder.

If you'd rather not install anything, your Mac already comes with an app called Terminal. To open it, press ⌘Space (Command + Space) to open Spotlight search, type Terminal, and press Return.

Claude Code

Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent, and the thing that guides you through each workshop. Install it with the official installer:

terminal

$ curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

This installs Claude Code and keeps it up to date on its own. The full guide is at code.claude.com.

A terminal

Install Windows Terminal (free, from the Microsoft Store) and Git for Windows. You work in PowerShell; Git for Windows just gives Claude Code a Bash tool it uses behind the scenes to run the workshops' hooks and verify steps. You never open Git Bash yourself.

Claude Code

Claude Code runs natively on Windows. First open PowerShell: press the Windows key, type PowerShell, and press Enter. Then run this:

PowerShell

$ irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

This keeps Claude Code up to date on its own. You run it from PowerShell, and it uses Git for Windows behind the scenes for the workshops' Bash steps. The full guide is at code.claude.com.

A terminal

Install Ghostty:

terminal

$ brew install --cask ghostty

Claude Code

Install Claude Code with its own installer. It is not a Homebrew cask, so it keeps itself up to date:

terminal

$ curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

If you want a fuller setup, Court's dotfiles configure Ghostty, the shell, and more.

install · one more thing

An editor

Workshops ask you to open and edit files. You do that in a graphical editor, in a separate window from the terminal. If you don't have one, install VS Code (free). The /editor page covers which editor to use, how to open a workshop folder, and how to see hidden files.

verify

check it worked, in a new window

After you finish installing, open a brand-new terminal window before you run the checks below. This matters: a terminal window that was already open while you installed won't know about the new commands yet. A fresh window will.

To open a new window on a Mac, press ⌘N (Command + N) in your terminal, or right-click its icon in the Dock and choose New Window.

To open a fresh window on Windows, press the Windows key, type PowerShell, and press Enter.

Run this. It should print a version number:

terminal

$ claude --version

If it says command not found, close every terminal window, open a brand-new one, and try again. For a fuller check of your Claude Code install, run claude doctor.

add the workshops

You now have a terminal and Claude Code. The next step installs the lwc CLI and adds the workshops to Claude Code.