Claude Code Full Course Masterclass in 5 Hrs : Everything You Need to Know 2026 (No Coding Needed)

Learn Claude Code from zero in one Claude code free course in 2026: 8 lessons, 5 hours, no coding needed. You go from your first install to three AI agents packed into a Claude plugin anyone can install. No Claude subscription yet? Start with Lesson 8 at 4:41:30. It runs Claude Code on free models through OpenRouter. Then come back to Lesson 1. Each lesson fixes the problem the last one left behind. Claude Code forgets your project when you close the terminal, so Lesson 2 gives it a memory. It cannot see the web, so Lesson 3 connects it. And so on, until a team of agents runs your content work and you can hand it to anyone as a plugin. You do all of it by copy and pasting and talking to Claude Code in plain English. What you learn in this free Claude Code course 2026, lesson by lesson: Lesson 1: Install Claude Code, sign in, learn plan mode, and build your first working tool (a content multiplier) just by describing it. Lesson 2: CLAUDE.md memory, progressive disclosure, custom skills and your first hook, so you stop re-explaining yourself on day two. Lesson 3: MCP servers (Tavily for the web, Notion), token costs, and the hook lifecycle, with a folder protection hook. Lesson 4: A research agent built as a Claude Code subagent that works in its own context window, with its own tools and API keys. Lesson 5: An SEO and AEO agent that helps your writing get cited by AI tools, with cost controls and quality gates. Lesson 6: A three-agent team on one topic: subagent anatomy, a shared memory layer, sequential vs parallel agents, and a full pipeline run live. Lesson 7: Pack the whole team into a Claude plugin: slash commands, a voice check hook, a plugin marketplace, and installing it on another machine. Lesson 8: Run Claude Code for free with OpenRouter models: three setup methods, the settings JSON, and the stuck onboarding screen fix. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:01 Claude Code course roadmap (8 lessons) 2:23 Lesson 1: Install Claude Code and build your first project 16:40 Plan mode in Claude Code 45:19 Lesson 2: CLAUDE.md memory, skills and hooks 1:07:14 Building Claude skills 1:26:27 Lesson 3: MCP servers and hooks 1:47:18 Claude Code hooks explained 2:08:04 Lesson 4: Build an AI research agent 2:42:59 Lesson 5: Build an SEO and AEO agent 3:19:05 Lesson 6: A three-agent team with Claude subagents 3:53:53 Sequential vs parallel AI agents 4:05:18 Lesson 7: Package it as a Claude plugin 4:32:19 Create and install from a Claude plugin marketplace 4:41:30 Lesson 8: Run Claude Code free with OpenRouter 4:45:09 Get your free OpenRouter API key 5:11:04 What to build first RESOURCES FROM THE LESSONS Lesson 6 project files (Lesson 7 starts from these): https://www.genaiunplugged.com/assets/courses/claude-code/travel-blog-lesson-6.zip The plugin from Lesson 7: https://github.com/genaiunplugged14/claude-plugins Install it inside Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add genaiunplugged14/claude-plugins /plugin install content-team@genaiunplugged14 Lesson 8 config files: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/free-claude-code-setup-openrouter WRITTEN VERSION OF EACH LESSON Lesson 1: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/ai-content-multiplication-system Lesson 2: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/claude-code-skills-commands-hooks-agents Lesson 3: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/claude-code-mcp-servers-hooks-automation Lesson 4: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/how-to-build-an-ai-content-research Lesson 5: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/claude-code-seo-aeo-agent Lesson 6: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/claude-code-agents-ai-research-team Lesson 7: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/create-claude-code-plugin Lesson 8: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/p/free-claude-code-setup-openrouter GO FURTHER The agents I run my own publication on, ready to install: https://www.genaiunplugged.com/content-os-agents/ Build with me live for 6 weeks, my Claude Code Builder cohort on Maven: https://maven.com/genaiunplugged/claude-code-builder Free newsletter, one practical AI build a week: https://genaiunplugged.substack.com/subscribe The lessons as separate videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdHooQZ6ZXBg2we3FFuDkw14rIYebXF-H Questions about any step? Ask in the comments, I read them. #claudecode #claude #claudeai