Where should you start?
Pick who you are — we'll send you to the right place.
Curious Newcomer
Never used AI seriously? Get a guaranteed first win in 5 minutes.
Your first 5 minutes →Knowledge Worker
Write, research, analyse and plan faster — without fabricated facts.
Everyday productivity →Builder / Developer
Customise Claude Code and build on the API, from CLAUDE.md to agents.
Dive into Claude Code →Team Lead
Roll AI out to a team safely: conventions, security, a shared toolkit.
Choose a learning path →What you'll be able to do
Write & create
Draft in your voice, edit in passes, repurpose one idea into many.
Open →Build with Claude Code
CLAUDE.md, skills, MCP, subagents — make the agent yours.
Open →Ship on the API
From your first call to streamed, tool-using production agents.
Open →Understand AI
Mental models that make every tool click — and transfer anywhere.
Open →Why AILmanac
The one recommended way first — then the alternatives.
Every page badged, so you read what fits you.
Templates, prompts & 7 skill packs you can use in 30s.
Volatile facts carry a date and a source. No stale guesses.
Ready to get more out of Claude?
Free, open-source, and built by the community. Jump in — or help make it the world's best AI field guide.