Getting Started with Claude
The essentials: starting chats, uploading files, and getting useful answers from day one — straight from Anthropic.
academy.claude.com ↗Navigating the Claude Desktop App
How Chat, Cowork, and Code sit side by side in the desktop app, and when to reach for each one.
academy.claude.com ↗Intro to Projects
Keep files, instructions, and context together so Claude picks up where you left off.
academy.claude.com ↗Getting Started with Connectors
Plug Claude into the tools your team already uses so it can work with your real data.
academy.claude.com ↗Getting Good at Claude
A research-backed curriculum for leveling up your Claude skills, from Anthropic's own AI Fluency team.
academy.claude.com ↗Choosing the Right Claude Model
Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, or Fable: how to pick the right model for the job.
academy.claude.com ↗What is Claude Managed Agents?
Anthropic's rundown of hosted, always-on agents — what they're for and how they differ from a one-off chat.
academy.claude.com ↗What Are Skills?
Package your own procedures and best practices so Claude delivers consistent results without re-explaining yourself.
academy.claude.com ↗Creating Your First Skill
A step-by-step walkthrough of building a custom skill from scratch.
academy.claude.com ↗Sharing Skills
How to distribute a skill so your whole team gets the same results.
academy.claude.com ↗How Skills Compare to Other Claude Code Features
Skills vs. subagents vs. slash commands vs. MCP — where each one fits in a Claude Code workflow.
academy.claude.com ↗Using Claude Code Remote Control
Kick off and monitor Claude Code sessions from your phone — for when the fix can't wait until you're back at your desk.
academy.claude.com ↗Get Started in Claude Cowork in Three Steps
The quickest path from install to your first useful Cowork session.
academy.claude.com ↗Choosing Between Claude Cowork or Chat
A simple guide to which one to open for which kind of task.
academy.claude.com ↗Delegating and Scheduling Tasks in Claude Cowork
Hand work off to Cowork and set it to run on a schedule.
academy.claude.com ↗How to Build a Plugin from Scratch in Cowork
Package connectors, skills, and workflows into a plugin your whole team can install.
academy.claude.com ↗Getting Started with Claude in Excel
Use Claude inside your spreadsheets to analyze, clean, and build models.
academy.claude.com ↗Building a PowerPoint with Claude
From outline to finished deck, with Claude doing the heavy lifting.
academy.claude.com ↗Simplify Your Browsing with Claude in Chrome
Let Claude read, navigate, and act on web pages for you.
academy.claude.com ↗Straight from the Source
Longer reads from AnthropicThe 4 Ds of AI Fluency
Anthropic's framework for working with AI well — Delegation, Description, Discernment, and Diligence, with behavioral indicators for each.
Read on academy.claude.com ↗Why Do AI Models Hallucinate?
A clear-eyed explainer on why models sometimes state things confidently and wrongly, and what that means for how you use them.
Read on academy.claude.com ↗What is Sycophancy in AI Models?
Why models can drift toward telling you what you want to hear, and how to spot it before it shapes a decision.
Read on academy.claude.com ↗Can You Trust What AI Tells You?
Anthropic's take on when to rely on AI answers and when to double-check them.
Read on academy.claude.com ↗The AI Fluency Index
Anthropic Education Report: a research-based look at how people build AI skills.
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