Hello and Happy Tuesday to the regulars and the 262 new subscribers 👋

On our mission to educate as many people in AI, this week's newsletter delves a little deeper into a new trendy way to build apps... via the terminal.

As well as James & Kieran sitting down this week to explore it, we've also written up some helpful explainers.
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Let's jump in...

🔎 Preview: In today's issue

• 🤔 WTF is the command line? Learn it with a Claude Code Masterclass
• 🔒 Member benefits are here: Perks + Office hours
• 🚀 New product launches from the community

🤓 Explain Like I'm 5
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The command line is a text-based way to control your computer. You type commands (like ‎`ls` to list files) and get instant results. It’s powerful for managing files, running programs, and automating tasks... but until now it's only been really useful for developers.

If you're on Mac you access this interface via your terminal (Search your applications to find it, if you're on Windows you'll need to install a separate app).

When opened it looks like this.

It's the most direct way of accessing functionality in your computer.

It's also dangerously powerful so beware (watch the masterclass).

But what about us 'non-techie' developers?

This is where Claude Code has suddenly allowed something tricky to navigate to become relatively straight forward (at least to get you going...)

Claude Code and Command Line

Claude Code is an AI coding assistant you use directly from the command line / terminal. Instead of just running basic commands, you can ask Claude Code to help write, debug, and deploy code—all by typing instructions in your terminal. This makes advanced coding tasks faster and more accessible, even for beginners.

☕️ Knowledge shots

1️⃣ Subscribe to Claude Pro

While you have to pay for Claude Pro it's a nice extra benefit. You can still use the Claude app as normal but also use Claude Code.

2️⃣ Use Plan Mode (press: shift-tab)

It creates a detailed roadmap before writing any code. It breaks down your request into specific tasks, shows you exactly what it intends to build (file structure, technologies, features), and lets you modify this plan through conversation.

It only starts executing when you approve it. This prevents the common problem of AI tools going off track and building something you didn't want.

3️⃣ You don't need to know Git commands

Github is a cloud service developers use to store their code. The problem is it's hard to use for non-developers because it has its own syntax to remember.

Thankfully you can just tell Claude "push to GitHub" in plain English. It handles it for you.

🤔 Does this still sound a bit complicated? That's why James went through it all with Kieran 👇

📺 Claude Code Masterclass for beginners

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In this full session with James and Kieran, they dive deep into Claude Code: a powerful coding assistant that runs from the command line, integrates with Cursor, and can automate GitHub + Cloudflare workflows. You’ll learn step by step:

• What Claude Code actually is and why it’s different from ChatGPT
• How to install and run it inside Cursor
• Creating and managing GitHub repos without needing git commands
• Building and publishing a live website with Claude Code
• Handling errors, testing, and iterating your site
• Connecting Claude Code to Cloudflare for automatic deployment
• Why this workflow is faster, cheaper, and more beginner-friendly than traditional coding

By the end, you’ll see how non-developers can use Claude Code to build, deploy, and iterate on real projects.

▶️ Watch Video​

🔊 On your radar

Keep your finger on the pulse of what we think is hot in the space right now 🔥

⭐️ Claude Sonnet 4 gets 1M token context window

👉 Why it matters: Upload entire codebases (75k+ lines) or dozens of research papers in one go—no more chopping documents into fragments. Bolt.new and iGent AI are already using it for production-scale engineering workflows that were impossible before.

⭐️ Microsoft integrates GPT-5 across entire product lineup

👉 Why it matters: GPT-5 rolls out today in Microsoft 365, GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code, and Azure—with intelligent routing that picks the right model for each task automatically. Free users get access through Microsoft Copilot's new Smart mode.

This one is for the corporates locked into the Microsoft ecosystem. You know who you are.

⭐️ Dru Riley's HeadsUp + JJ Englert's Creator Pass Launched​
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👉 Why it matters: Dru built an AI agent that explains competitor moves (not just screenshots), whilst JJ hacked wallet passes to send push notifications without building an app. Both solving real problems they faced as creators—proper builder energy.

🔗 Bonus links for subscribers

🔒 GitHub repo of 30+ Claude Code agents ... ready-made specialists for design, engineering, marketing that trigger automatically in your workflow.
🔒 Anything launches on Product Hunt ... AI agent that ships mobile apps to App Store in one click, no coding required.
🔒 Local domination blueprint ... step-by-step guide for crushing local SEO and becoming the go-to business in your area
🔒 Firecrawl are brewing something ... word is it's going open source
🔒 Claude can now end a chat if you're asking bad things​

🗓️ Events to Take Note Of

📺 Members Office Hours: Get unstuck or learn something new with one of our experts this Thursday at 2pm (GMT+1)

plus some reminders...

🇬🇧 AI Tinkerers meetup London is the 28th of August

🌎 International Generalist Day is back and hosting events across the globe on September 3rd powered by Lovable

🌐 The Oscars of AI film, music and games just dropped: flex your skills to take home the ultimate prize in November! Introducing The Chroma Awards - expect free tool trials starting from Sept 1st

🖱️ Discover more events on the new Create With events directory!

💭 Final Thoughts

Did you know you get some serious discounts if you become a Create With Member? Including $500 Bubble Credits, 50% off Jotform, 1 month free of Make Pro and 50% off Replit? Join today and get access to our ever growing member perks.​

As well as

1. Office Hours (this Thursday). Learn and vibe with the team about MCPs, Claude Code & Visual Development
2. Extra Member only content ... James breaks down how to get your Claude Code app live​
3. Early access to our global events

See you next week!
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With good vibes ✨
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The Create With Team