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Four lessons. Free from start to finish.

Make something small.
Learn the method as you go.

Start with a checked paragraph. Work up to a website audit and a useful download. Each lesson includes the inputs, an authored answer and a way to check your work.

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Lesson 01

Install a skill and finish one task

A checked paragraph and a factual change note.

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Lesson 02

Give the model a source of truth

A reusable brief and a short claim-to-source record.

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Lesson 03

Audit a website and improve its copy

An evidence-backed audit and replacement homepage copy.

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Lesson 04

Create a download someone can use

An editable worksheet, a description and a delivery check.

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One assistant is enough.

The skills work in a local Claude Code or Codex project. Choose your assistant in the first lesson. The exercises and the five skills are free; your own AI access is separate.

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