The agentic era rewards builders. Become one.
You've mastered Claude for one-off prompts. The people pulling away aren't prompting harder — they're building AI systems that run without them. Your best workflows stay trapped in your head. Ideas wait on engineering. You can see where AI belongs, but not which workflows really fit or how to wire it all together. And you can't lead AI without hands-on credibility.
In 5 weeks using the Claude Platform — Chat, Cowork, Code — you'll:
✅ Operate your business from a unified AI command center
✅ Delegate recurring work to custom skills, agents, and plugins you build yourself
✅ Classify any workflow by autonomy and oversight to design the right AI
✅ Turn any painful workflow into a working AI system with a methodical 7-step approach
✅ Build with the right pattern for each job — a prompt, a skill, or a full agent
✅ Ship a working web app prototype to a live URL
This isn't tips and tricks — it's a systematic method, honed training 5,000+ leaders at UC Berkeley and a decade leading at Microsoft. Small cohorts, 1:1 coaching, lifetime access. We build together, not lecture. Cohort 1 rated 4.8/5.
Master the complete Claude platform — Claude.ai, Desktop, Code, and Cowork — to design AI workflows and ship web applications.
Connect Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cowork, and GitHub through MCP so every tool shares your data and context.
Configure Claude Projects, CLAUDE.md instructions, and voice-to-text so your stack matches how you actually think and work.
You'll leave with a fully connected builder stack — ready to run real work across every tool from day one.
Classify any workflow by how much the AI decides and whether a human steers — the two dimensions behind every AI system.
Pick the right design for each case — from deterministic automations with fixed rules to agents that run in the background.
You'll leave with a decision framework to design the right AI for any future workflow — and avoid wasted effort on mismatched approaches.
Audit your recurring work to find the highest-value workflows — the ones where AI will actually move the business.
Apply a 7-step method to go from "this workflow is painful" to "AI is running it in production" without getting stuck.
You'll leave with a living workflow registry in Notion and a repeatable method you can apply to every future workflow.
Work through the three building blocks behind every AI workflow — single-shot prompts, skills, and full agents.
Match each workflow to the simplest pattern that works — because agents aren't always the answer, and complexity costs speed.
You'll leave with workflows built across all three patterns and the judgment to pick the right one for any use case.
Package your repeatable work as custom skills, agents, and commands, then install them as plugins in Claude Code and Cowork.
Schedule and trigger workflows so your AI runs recurring tasks while you focus on higher-leverage work.
You'll leave with a plugin library of your own skills and agents — automating hours of recurring work every week.
Turn a business idea into a vision brief, then an implementation-ready PRD with user stories and acceptance criteria.
Run the full agentic coding loop — plan, implement, verify, review, ship — using Claude Code plugins and code review.
You'll leave with a deployed prototype on a live URL and a repeatable agentic coding workflow for every future idea.

UC Berkeley AI Instructor | Former CIO/CPO | Trained 5,000+ Leaders
Operational Leader: Leaders building AI systems for their teams—creating reusable assets that scale expertise across the organization.
Builder-Founder: Founders and solopreneurs who prototype fast, automate operations, and ship AI-powered products without engineers.
AI-First Professional: Professionals building the systems, skills, and workflows that put AI at the center of how they create value.
Skills, Projects, and advanced features require a paid plan. Free tier won't work for this course.
You'll install Claude Code and browser extensions. Work computers with admin restrictions may be an issue.
All free. GitHub manages AI assets, the editor runs Claude Code, Chrome enables browser automation. Setup guided in Week 1.

Live sessions
Learn directly from James Gray in a real-time, interactive format.
Personalized 1:1 coaching
Get direct feedback and support to unblock and accelerate building out your workflows
Private Slack community
Get quick support, share work, and collaborate with peers throughout the course.
Office hours
Optional weekend sessions for catch-up, Q&A, and hands-on troubleshooting.
Production-ready assets
Leave with 5+ Skills, 3+ Subagents, browser automations, and a working prototype—not just theory.
Lifetime access
All recordings, resources, and project files stay available. Content updated monthly as Claude evolves.
Monthly Builder Forum
Continue learning after the course with a private LinkedIn Group featuring live sessions on the latest Claude developments.
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45 live sessions • 51 lessons • 9 projects
May
18
Claude for Builders - Session 1 - Americas & Europe
May
18
Claude for Builders - Session 1 - Americas & Asia-Pacific
May
19
Optional: Claude + Builder Tools Setup
May
20
Optional: Claude + Builder Tools Setup
May
21
Claude for Builders - Session 2 - Americas & Europe
May
22
Claude for Builders - Session 2 - Americas & Asia-Pacific
May
22
Optional: Claude Live Q&A
May
22
Optional: Claude Live Q&A
May
26
Claude for Builders - Session 3 - Americas & Europe
May
27
Claude for Builders - Session 3 - Americas & Asia-Pacific
May
28
Claude for Builders - Session 4 - Americas & Europe
May
29
Claude for Builders - Session 4 - Americas & Asia-Pacific
May
26
Optional: Claude Live Q&A
May
27
Optional: Claude Live Q&A
May
28
Optional: Claude Live Q&A
May
29
Optional: Claude Live Q&A
May
30
Optional: Claude Live Q&A
May
27
Power User Workshop: Managing AI Building Blocks with GitHub
May
29
Power User Workshop: Implement an AI Registry
Live sessions
3-4 hrs / week
Mon, May 18
2:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)
Mon, May 18
11:00 PM—1:00 AM (UTC)
Tue, May 19
5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
1-2 hrs / week
Async content
1 hr / week
$1,500
USD