The curriculum

Zero to deployed, in an afternoon

A crash course, not a textbook. Set your machine up, then build and ship a real app by directing agents. About 2 hours end to end, and every command is shown for your platform.

Setup

3 modules · about 30 min

Get your machine ready. Do this once, in one sitting.

00

Install Your Tools

Install Cursor, open a folder, paste one prompt. It sets up the rest of your machine.

10 min·3 objectives

01

Create a GitHub account

One free account, connected by Agent. Vercel and Neon wait until you have something to deploy.

10 min·3 objectives

02

Set up Cursor

Three rules, a memory file, and one MCP server — so Agent already knows how you work.

10 min·3 objectives

Build

5 modules · about 85 min

Build and ship a real app, one idea per screen.

03

Direct an Agent

The four-beat loop, one good prompt, and a one-page brief for the app you'll ship.

15 min·3 objectives

04

Ship Your First Page

Scaffold the app with Agent, ship a real page, then put it on a live URL.

20 min·3 objectives

05

Add a Database

Create a Neon database, one table from your PRD, then a form that writes a row.

20 min·3 objectives

06

Make It Not Look Like AI

Write a design brief that overrides the default, then generate the theme from it.

15 min·2 objectives

07

Go to Production

Preview vs production, a one-minute rollback, and what to do when you leak a key.

15 min·3 objectives