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The Claude path

Learn Claude from the company that makes it, then prove it on real work. Five free courses by Anthropic, each followed by an Alt AI Labs challenge that is free to enter. Two stages need a paid Claude plan or API credit.

  1. Take the course

    Free and self-paced, on the Anthropic Academy site. The courses are in English.

  2. Do the challenge

    A real task on this site, explained in Kyrgyz, Russian and English.

  3. Get judged

    A reviewer checks your work against the criteria. Once it passes, the stage counts toward your tier: Foothill, Pass, Summit.

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Foothill

Use AI well

  1. Stage 1 · Beginner · Nothing to pay

    Work with AI well

    How to work with AI effectively and safely, and where it fails. Then show five real tasks from your life, each with a lazy prompt and a better one.

    Course

    AI Fluency: Framework & FoundationsAnthropic AcademyFree

    Also useful: AI Capabilities and Limitations

    Challenge

    Open the challenge: Work with AI wellFree to enter

  2. Stage 2 · Beginner · Nothing to pay

    Research and write with Claude

    Everyday work with Claude. Then research a question people in Kyrgyzstan keep asking and write a one-page brief where every fact has a source.

    Course

    Claude 101Anthropic AcademyFree

    Challenge

    Open the challenge: Research and write with ClaudeFree to enter

Pass

Build with it

  1. Stage 3 · Intermediate · Needs Claude API credit, pay as you go

    Build with the Claude API

    Call Claude from your own code. Then build a Telegram bot for a real business that answers in Kyrgyz and Russian and admits what it does not know.

    Course

    Building with the Claude APIAnthropic AcademyFree

    Also useful: Claude Platform 101

    Challenge

    Open the challenge: Build with the Claude APIFree to enter

  2. Stage 4 · Intermediate · Check what your Claude plan includes

    Give Claude new tools with MCP

    Build servers that give Claude tools and data. Then connect Claude to a public dataset about Kyrgyzstan.

    Course

    Introduction to Model Context ProtocolAnthropic AcademyFree

    Challenge

    Open the challenge: Give Claude new tools with MCPFree to enter

Summit

Ship real work

  1. Stage 5 · Intermediate · Needs a paid Claude plan or API credit

    Ship code with Claude Code

    Work with Claude Code on a real codebase. Then plan, build and test a change, and open a pull request for a real issue.

    Course

    Claude Code 101Anthropic AcademyFree

    Also useful: Claude Code in Action

    Challenge

    Open the challenge: Ship code with Claude CodeFree to enter

Go further

More free courses by Anthropic, for when you finish the path.

More free lessons and tools

Anthropic Academy courses are made and run by Anthropic. Alt AI Labs is not affiliated with Anthropic: we link to the courses and set the challenges.