Claude Code tutorial: desktop setup and build workflow

This tutorial follows a Claude Code coding assistant workflow in the Claude desktop app. The speaker starts with downloading the app, signing in, opening the Code tab and selecting a project folder. A habit tracker called Streak supplies the example: users add habits, check them off daily and track consecutive completions.

The speaker recommends defining the app's purpose, appearance and constraints before building. He uses voice input in plan mode, then approves the proposed work after Claude asks questions about reminders and midnight resets. He describes a preview workflow in which Claude starts a development server, interacts with the app and fixes problems. These are the speaker's reported behaviors, rather than guarantees that automated checks catch every defect.

Later sections cover feedback on the interface, line comments in the diff view and a code review that reportedly catches a streak-reset bug. The speaker uses /init to create CLAUDE.md, recommends keeping it short and puts reusable processes in skills. He also describes a Google Sheets connection for logging completed habits.

The advanced workflow includes parallel sessions, context management with /compact and /clear, and a Gauntlet Loop with subagents and critics. The speaker warns that this loop consumes substantial time and tokens. Deployment uses Vercel; background sessions and scheduled routines are described as cloud work, not a way to run models locally.