Set up once. Build for 80 days.
Tick every box before Module 3. Each one you skip now becomes a confusing error later.
Terminal opens and you know pwd, ls, cd
claude --version works
Logged in to Claude Code
A projects folder in a sensible place
Git installed, name and email set
GitHub account with two-factor on
VS Code installed and opens your folder
Node LTS installed (node -v works)
A test project runs on localhost
A CLAUDE.md with your first rules
Every box ticked? Module 3: time to talk to the agent.