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Step-by-step guides for Claude Code, AI agents, MCP and dev tools — written for people who'd rather copy a command than read the docs or watch a 20-minute video.
27 guides
- ChatGPT How to Set ChatGPT Custom Instructions (Better Answers Every Time) Tell ChatGPT who you are and how you want replies once — and get better answers in every new chat.
- Commands How to Manage Context in Claude Code (/clear, /compact, Resume) Keep Claude Code fast and on-track — clear, compact, and resume your session with three built-in commands.
- Setup How to Use Claude Code in VS Code Run Claude Code inside VS Code with inline diffs and your open files as context — set up in a minute.
- Local LLM How to Give a Local Ollama Model a Custom System Prompt Bake a system prompt and settings into your own named local model with an Ollama Modelfile.
- Prompting How to Write a System Prompt That Steers the Model A simple four-part structure for system prompts that makes any AI model behave the way you want.
- Tasks How to Use AI to Clean Up Messy Spreadsheet Data Standardize names, fix formats, and split columns without writing formulas.
- ChatGPT How to Use ChatGPT to Summarize a Long PDF Turn a 40-page PDF into a one-page summary you can actually use.
- Commands How to Configure Hooks in Claude Code (Run X on Every Y) Auto-run a command on every edit, prompt, or stop — like formatting after each change. Copy-paste.
- First Steps How to Use Plan Mode in Claude Code (and When) Make Claude Code plan before it edits — so you catch mistakes cheaply. Copy-paste-simple.
- Commands How to Use Subagents in Claude Code Run independent tasks in parallel with subagents — and make your own. Copy-paste.
- Workflow How to Let Claude Code Work on a Whole Codebase Safely Give Claude room to work across many files without losing control. Copy-paste habits.
- Claude How to Use Claude Projects (Keep Context Across Chats) Stop re-explaining yourself — set up a Claude Project with persistent knowledge and instructions.
- Choosing Claude vs ChatGPT for Coding: Which to Use When A practical, no-hype take on which assistant to reach for on real coding tasks.
- MCP How to Connect Claude Code to GitHub (via MCP) Let Claude Code read issues and PRs and work with your repos through the GitHub MCP server. Copy-paste.
- Commands How to Create a Custom Slash Command in Claude Code Make your own /command in Claude Code with a single Markdown file — copy-paste.
- Commands How to Set Up a CLAUDE.md That Actually Helps Give Claude Code project memory so it stops guessing your conventions. One file, copy-paste.
- Cursor How to Use Cursor: First Steps for AI Coding Open a project and start editing with AI in Cursor — the two shortcuts that matter.
- First Steps Your First Claude Code Session (in 5 Minutes) Start Claude Code, give it a good first task, and know the handful of things that matter on day one.
- Setup Fix 'claude: command not found' After Installing Claude Code The command isn't on your PATH yet. Three quick fixes, copy-paste.
- Setup How to Install Claude Code on macOS & Linux Install Claude Code on macOS or Linux in under a minute — native installer or npm, copy-paste.
- Setup How to Install Claude Code on Windows Install Claude Code on Windows in under a minute — native installer or npm, copy-paste.
- MCP How to Install an MCP Server in Claude Code Add an MCP server to Claude Code with one command, so it can use external tools.
- Image How to Write Midjourney Prompts That Actually Work A simple prompt structure for consistent, good-looking AI images.
- Choosing Which AI Model Should You Use? (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Open-Source) A 30-second decision guide for picking the right model for the job.
- Image How to Remove an Image Background with AI (Free) Get a clean transparent PNG in seconds, no Photoshop.
- Local LLM How to Run a Local AI Model with Ollama on Windows Run Llama or Mistral on your own PC — free, private, offline. Copy-paste.
- Prompting How to Write Better AI Prompts (a Simple Framework) Get better answers from ChatGPT or Claude with one repeatable prompt structure.
Why guides-ai
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AI tools move fast and their docs rarely keep up. You search for one small thing — how to install Claude Code, add an MCP server, write a better prompt — and end up scrolling a wall of reference material or sitting through a 20-minute video for a single line you could have copied. guides-ai.pages.dev exists to skip that. Each guide is a focused, copy-paste answer to one real question, tested before it ships, so you get a working result in a couple of minutes and can come back for the details only if you want them.
How it works
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- Run it and move on. A short explanation tells you what each step does, so you stay in control without reading the whole manual.
FAQ
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Are these AI guides free?
Yes. Every guide on guides-ai.pages.dev is free to read, with no account, paywall, or sign-up. Some pages may contain affiliate links to tools we recommend, which never change the price you pay.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. The guides are written for beginners and busy people. Each one gives you the exact command or steps to copy and paste, with a short explanation of what it does — so you can get a result first and learn the details later.
Which AI tools do you cover?
Claude Code, ChatGPT, Claude Projects, Cursor, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), local models with Ollama, and AI image tools like Midjourney and background removal — plus practical topics like prompting and picking the right model.
Are the commands tested and safe to copy-paste?
Yes. We run every command before publishing and note the operating system and version it was tested on. Where a step changes files or settings, the guide tells you what it does first so nothing happens by surprise.
Do the guides work on both Windows and macOS?
Where a tool runs on both, we cover both — for example there are separate Claude Code install guides for Windows and for macOS & Linux. Each guide states which platforms it applies to at the top.
How often are new guides added?
New guides are added as tools change and new ones appear. The full, always-current list lives on the guides page, and a machine-readable index is published at /llms.txt for AI assistants.