The Landscape Map
AILmanac doesn't exist in a vacuum, and we won't pretend to replace everything. Here's an honest map of the best resources — and when to use them instead of us.
The source of truth
- Anthropic Documentation — the authoritative reference for Claude, the API, models, and features. When AILmanac and the docs disagree, the docs win. Use them for exact, current specifics; use us for opinionated, layered, learn-by-doing guidance.
Official Anthropic resources
- Prompt Library — ready-made example prompts.
- Anthropic Cookbook — runnable API recipes (tool use, RAG, vision).
- Claude Code docs — the CLI/IDE reference.
- Anthropic Academy / Learn — free guided courses.
- Model Context Protocol — the open MCP standard + server directory.
Community & general
- awesome-claude-code — curated commands, hooks, and workflows.
- Prompt Engineering Guide — deep, vendor-neutral prompting reference.
- Learn Prompting — structured, beginner-friendly prompting course.
When to use what
| You want… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Exact current API/feature details | Official docs |
| Copy-paste example prompts | Prompt Library / our templates |
| Runnable API code | Cookbook |
| An opinionated, level-tagged path | AILmanac |
| A deep theory reference on prompting | promptingguide.ai |
| A guided course | Anthropic Academy |
Where AILmanac fits
We're the opinionated field guide: one recommended way first, tagged by level, template-rich, honest about freshness, and spanning Claude and general AI concepts. Think of us as the map that points you to the right deep resource at the right time — and teaches the fundamentals so they all make sense.