Week 2: Own and extend it
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Homework
Ship your second Pennywise feature
Add one feature with Claude Code (plan → build → debug), save your method as a /new-feature skill, write a PRD in Cowork, share before/after in WhatsApp, and publish on LinkedIn.
Open the full homework briefCopy-paste prompts: Week 2 prompts sheet. Going deeper: Skills, Subagents, MCP, and Cowork setup.
What you keep
How to direct an AI coder to change a real product safely, how to read a codebase you did not write, and how to hand knowledge work to an AI collaborator.
You ship
A new feature in your product, none of it hand-written.
Live session resources
Week 2 session deck
Claude Code + Cowork live session: CSV import build, Cowork PRD and launch copy, going deeper on Skills and MCP, homework brief.
Open resourceWeek 2 prompts and homework
Copy-paste prompts for the live build and Cowork, plus the full homework brief.
Open resourceClaude Code stack (Skills, Subagents, MCP)
Deep guide: setup, CLAUDE.md, Skills, Subagents, MCP integrations, and Cowork. Matches session slides 23–29.
Open resourcePennywise build prompts (Week 1 reference)
Copy-paste Lovable prompts for the Pennywise expense tracker carried into Week 2.
Open resourceLessons
From "I can't code" to "I direct code"
Plan, change, review the diff, keep or roll back, the safe loop for directing code you did not write.
Extend your app with Claude Code
Run the plan-change-review loop on your capstone and confirm Week 1 still works after the upgrade.
Automate your workflow with Cowork
Hand the work around your product to an AI collaborator, same briefing discipline, new surface.
Ship a new feature
Publish the Week 2 upgrade and test it live, version one plus a directed change.
Lovable, Claude Code, or Cursor: when to use which
Start in Lovable, extend with Claude Code, reach for Cursor when you want to steer file by file.
Reading a codebase without fear
Ask for a map, trace one feature end to end, and use read-only mode to explore safely.
Claude Code stack: Skills, Subagents, and MCP
Setup, CLAUDE.md, Skills, Subagents, MCP, and Cowork. The repeatable layer beneath the plan-build-debug loop.
Week 2 homework: Ship your second Pennywise feature
Plan-build-debug loop, /new-feature skill, Cowork PRD, WhatsApp before/after, and a published LinkedIn post.
Ship a new feature with Claude Code
One feature live, a /new-feature skill you used, PRD in Cowork, and a published LinkedIn post.
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