The updated list for starting Claude Code in September 2026: 15 steps in order, one line on what to do, and a free official source for every step

Two pages from the reel. Page one is the 15 steps in the order I would learn them today: the one-line installer, /init and CLAUDE.md, plan mode before any edit, /model, @ files and screenshots, /compact and /resume, the two free Anthropic Academy badges (Claude Code 101 and Claude Code in Action), skills from anthropics/skills, MCP, hooks, subagents, claude -p and GitHub Actions, worktrees, and shipping daily. Each step has one line on what to do and a clickable free source: the official docs, Anthropic Academy, or Anthropic's GitHub. Page two is what moved since the May list, six bonus free sources, and the honest notes, including the one that matters: the tool itself needs a paid Claude plan or API credits; the learning costs nothing. Links and lesson counts checked September 12, 2026. Independent guide from Hyperautomation Labs; not affiliated with Anthropic.

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