Claude Code Setup Guide

Your systems building platform for automation, workflows, and custom agents.

What Is Claude Code?

While Cowork helps you think and plan, Code helps you build and automate.

Create custom agents that handle content repurposing, email drafting, systems documentation, and any repeatable workflow, automatically.

Content Repurposing Agent

Turn one YouTube script into 5 platform-specific posts in 2 minutes (X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Email, Facebook).

Saves 3 hours per video

Email Drafter Agent

Turn rough bullet points into polished, on-brand emails in 30 seconds.

Saves 25 minutes per email

Systems Documenter Agent

Explain your process out loud, get a clean SOP with steps, owners, and timelines.

Saves 2 hours per process

Your Custom Agent

Build agents for any repeatable task specific to your business.

Unlimited possibilities

Setup in 5 Steps

Install Claude Code

Download and install the Claude Code CLI tool. It's a simple one-line install.

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For Mac:

brew install claude

For Windows:

Download installer from claude.ai/code

Create a GitHub Account

GitHub backs up all your work and lets you access your systems from any device. Think of it as cloud storage for your agents.

What you'll do:

Go to github.com
Sign up (it's free)
Download GitHub Desktop (makes everything visual)
Create a new repository called "claude-systems"

Don't worry, GitHub Desktop has a simple drag-and-drop interface. No coding needed.

Create Your Folder Structure

Organize your agents with a simple folder setup.

claude-systems/

├── agents/

├── content-repurposer/

├── email-drafter/

└── systems-documenter/

└── context/

├── brand/

└── frameworks/

Just create these folders in your repository. GitHub Desktop will sync them automatically.

Build Your First Agent

Let's build a Content Repurposing Agent that turns one YouTube script into 5 platform-specific posts.

Create a file: agents/content-repurposer/repurpose.md

# Content Repurposing Agent

## Purpose
Transform one YouTube script into 5 platform-specific content pieces.

## Input
YouTube script (text or markdown)

## Output
1. X/Twitter thread (5-7 tweets)
2. LinkedIn post (500-700 words)
3. Instagram caption (150 words + hooks)
4. Email newsletter section (300 words)
5. Facebook post (200 words)

## Instructions
- Maintain my brand voice
- Adapt tone for each platform
- Extract key teaching points
- Include platform-specific CTAs

Use Your Agent

Open your terminal, load the agent, feed it your content, and get results in seconds.

Open Claude Code:

claude

Load your agent:

/load agents/content-repurposer/repurpose.md

Give it your script:

Take this YouTube script and repurpose it for all 5 platforms: [paste script]

Claude will generate all 5 pieces of content in about 2 minutes.

Pre-Built Operations Skills

Don't want to build from scratch? Install 24 ready-to-use skills designed for the Operations Reset framework.

One-line install:

npx skills add emillycunha/founder-ops-toolkit

Diagnose

Find bottlenecks, audit time, score founder dependency

Extract

Brain dump, create SOPs, map processes

Assign

Define authority levels, create handoff scripts

Build

Track projects, plan capacity, audit meetings

Optimize

Weekly rhythm, scorecards, team autonomy

View all 24 skills →

These skills are built for the Operations Reset framework. Just describe your problem and Claude routes you to the right skill.

What You Can Build

Email Drafter Agent

Input: Rough bullet points of what you want to say
Output: Polished, on-brand email in your voice
Time saved: 25 minutes per email

See example

Input:

- Follow up with Sarah on proposal
- Thanks for the call
- Recap main pain points
- Next step: book kickoff

Output:

Subject: Your Operations Reset Timeline

Hey Sarah,

Really enjoyed our conversation yesterday. It's clear that
the team waiting on you for every decision is creating
serious bottlenecks...

[Full email, perfectly on-brand]

Systems Documenter Agent

Input: Explain your process conversationally
Output: Clean SOP with steps, owners, timelines
Time saved: 2 hours per process

Weekly Planner Agent

Input: Your goals and calendar
Output: Prioritized weekly plan with time blocks
Time saved: 1.5 hours per week

What You'll Need

Technical Requirements

Claude Pro account ($20/month)
GitHub account (free)
GitHub Desktop (free, visual interface)
Terminal/Command Prompt access

Time Investment

1-2 hours initial setup
30 minutes per new agent
Saves 12+ hours per week once running

Common Questions

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You're just creating simple text files that tell Claude what to do. If you can write instructions in plain English, you can build agents.

What's the difference between Claude Code and Cowork?

Cowork is for strategy and thinking (weekly planning, decision support). Code is for automation and repeatable tasks (content repurposing, email drafting). Most people start with Cowork, then add Code when they see what to automate.

Can I use the same context files from Cowork?

Yes! Your brand voice and framework files work in both. Just copy them into your Code repository.

How often do I need to update my agents?

Rarely. Once an agent works well, it usually keeps working. You might refine the instructions occasionally based on results.

Not Sure You're Ready for Code?

Start with Claude Cowork. It's easier to set up, gives you immediate value, and helps you identify which workflows to automate later.

Start with Cowork Instead

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