Course overview
The complete Claude Code programme, combining the 101 and 201 into one intensive week. Begin by building your first simple tools and finish able to create custom integrations and MCP servers.
Built for technically curious professionals who want to build with Claude properly, with every session applied to real projects and capped at six delegates for genuine hands-on attention.
Who's It For?
Technically curious professionals who want the full journey
and prefer one continuous week over two separate courses with a gap between themFreelancers and operators who want to build independently
without relying on developers for every tool or automation they needThose who would otherwise book both courses anyway
and want the momentum of doing it all in one blockAnyone starting from scratch who wants to go all the way
no coding background needed to begin, no ceiling on where you finish
Job outcomes
- Claude Specialist
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to move from your first Claude-assisted build to connected tools, custom integrations and MCP servers. Expect to automate data tasks, link tools to external services, test and debug with more confidence, and leave with several working builds plus documentation ready for future development.
Building real tools with Claude Code
from first principles through to compound, connected tools that span multiple services
Automating data and file tasks
process and transform data without manual effort or developer support
Connecting to external services
use APIs to link your tools to email, Slack, spreadsheets and more
Building custom MCP servers
create connections the standard Connectors do not cover
Testing, debugging and handoff
make your tools reliable and document them so others can use them
Study method
- In-class
- Blended
- Online
- Virtual
Locations
- Scotland
- Edinburgh
- England
- London
- Manchester
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Duration study load
5 days
Delivery
Course outline
Five days that take you from your first Claude-assisted build to connected systems, custom integrations and documented tools. One continuous block covering everything in both the 101 and 201.
Days 1 to 3
Foundations (101)
Getting started and building tools
How Claude Code works and what it can build
Reading code as a non-developer
Your first tool, built live in the room
Working with data
File processing and data transformation
Automating tasks you currently do manually
Practical examples on your own files
Testing and improving
The testing discipline: how to check what Claude builds
Debugging with Claude when things go wrong
Security basics every builder should know
Days 4 to 5: Advanced (201)
APIs and connections
What APIs are and how they work in plain English
Connecting to Gmail, Slack and Google Sheets
Building a compound tool that spans two or more services
Custom MCP servers
How MCP works and what a custom server makes possible
Designing, building and connecting a server live in the room
Debugging, hardening and handoff
A structured debugging method that works under pressure
Security and reliability basics for tools people depend on
Writing a developer handoff document on your own project
Entry requirements
No developer background required to start
technical curiosity and a willingness to build are enoughAn active Claude account
Pro plan recommendedA working laptop
with access to your own projects and filesReal projects to work on
having actual use cases in mind across the week makes every session significantly more useful
Course features
By Day 5 you leave with several working builds, a custom MCP server, live API connections and documentation clear enough to hand to a developer without a briefing call.
Multiple working tools
built across the week on your own real projects, not invented examples
A data automation
a file or data task running without manual effort
Live API connections
Gmail, Slack or Sheets linked and tested against a real use case
A working custom MCP server
designed, built and connected to a service of your choice
A testing and debugging method
a repeatable process for checking and fixing what you build
A developer handoff document
clear enough for another team to pick up without you explaining it
About AI First Training
AI First Training is the UK's dedicated Claude training company. We teach one tool, and we teach it properly. Most AI training spreads thin across many tools and leaves teams dabbling. We go deep on Claude, because depth is what changes how people actually work. Our flagship is Claude in 3 Days: a three-day, hands-on intensive capped at ten people, run in person in London and live online. Day one covers Claude, prompting, and system prompts.Day two covers Memory, Projects and Skills. Day three is Cowork and a Build Day, where each delegate builds working tools of their own. We also run one-day courses built around specific roles, including Claude for Sales, Marketing, Design and small business owners, plus bespoke in-house training shaped around a team's own work. The approach comes from a long training background. Founder Mark Young spent more than a decade running one of the UK's leading creative and software training companies, delivering classroom training to large brands and in-house teams across the country. AI First Training brings that same classroom-led, hands-on method to Claude. The focus is always on the outcome your business needs, with the depth of a single tool underneath. Delegates leave able to use Claude in their day-to-day work.
