Claude Code: From Zero to Shipping

Most developers discover Claude Code the wrong way: a quick install, one confused session, and a return to the chat interface. This book exists to close that gap. Claude Code: From Zero to Shipping is a single, structured walkthrough for command-line-comfortable developers who want to make Claude Code their daily driver — not someday, but starting with the install. The book moves in order of actual use. It covers the tool-call loop that drives every session, the permission system and settings.json scopes that control what Claude can touch, and the file-handling and Bash-execution mechanics that separate confident users from confused ones. It then builds outward: slash commands, plan mode and the TodoWrite tool, subagents and the Task tool, Model Context Protocol server setup at the CLI, and hooks for automating format-on-save and test-on-write workflows. Git worktree isolation gets its own chapter because risky work deserves its own branch. The final chapter is a full end-to-end project walkthrough — empty directory to deployed side project — with explicit verification loops and session-closing rituals so the next session picks up where this one left off. No YouTube rabbit holes. No scattered blog posts. One book, one workflow, ready to ship. If the terminal is already home, this is the Claude Code guide built for you.