# Neuma: full course details > Neuma is a hands-on course that teaches knowledge workers and creatives to build a personal AI system with Claude Code, by talking to it. No programming background required. Created by Kris Puckett. $129 USD, 30-day money-back guarantee. https://heyneuma.com ## What Neuma is Neuma teaches one repeatable loop, Describe, Review, Redirect: you describe what you want in plain language, review what the AI builds, and redirect until it's right. You learn the loop by building a personal operating system for yourself, a set of plain markdown files that an AI assistant reads and updates over time. Because the system lives in text the AI can see, your context compounds across sessions instead of resetting every chat. The deeper point: the skill is not "how to use one tool." It is how to build things through conversation. That skill transfers to websites, apps, dashboards, documents, and anything else you can describe. ## Who it's for - Designers, writers, founders, managers, and other knowledge workers new to building with AI. - People who already use Claude or ChatGPT daily but keep starting from scratch and want systems that persist. - Anyone curious about Claude Code who has been intimidated by the terminal. No coding, no computer science degree, and no terminal experience are required. ## What you'll be able to do - Set up and use Claude Code with no prior terminal experience. - Build a personal AI operating system: identity, persistent memory, daily briefings, energy-based task management, and a coaching layer, all in plain markdown. - Write a CLAUDE.md so an AI assistant knows who you are and how you work. - Turn plain-language descriptions into working websites and software. - Connect Figma designs to AI and generate production-quality code. ## Format and requirements - 20 modules total: 9 foundational, 9 advanced, and 2 bonus, plus a starter kit of roughly 15 template files. - Self-paced, with lifetime access. - Price: $129 USD for everything until August 1, 2026. After that, $129 covers the foundational tier (modules 1-9 plus bonus) and $229 covers the full course (adds the 9 advanced modules). 30-day money-back guarantee. - Requirements: a Claude subscription (Claude Pro at $20/month, or Claude Max). Claude Code runs locally on macOS, Linux, or Windows via WSL. - Contact: hello@heyneuma.com. ## Core curriculum (available now) 1. Claude Code from Zero: set up and run Claude Code for the first time, with no terminal background. 2. Your Workspace: how a project and its configuration fit together so the AI has what it needs. 3. Identity: write a CLAUDE.md so the AI knows who you are, how you work, and what to never do. 4. Memory: give your assistant persistent memory so it remembers across sessions. 5. The Daily Briefing: an AI-written brief that pulls your context together each morning. 6. Energy-Based Task Management: plan work around your real energy, not a flat to-do list. 7. The Coaching Layer: an AI coach that reflects your patterns back to you. 8. Building Your Own Gateway: a single front door to your whole system. 9. Next-Level Claude Code: push past the basics and make the system your own. ## Bonus modules (available now) - Build Your First Website: point the same Describe, Review, Redirect loop at something visual and ship a personal landing page to a live URL, no frameworks. - From Figma to Code: connect Figma to Claude Code through the Dev Mode MCP server and turn a design frame into production code, reusing your real components and tokens. ## Advanced curriculum (available now) 10. Subagents and Worktrees: spawn specialized Claudes for research and review, and run parallel branches without losing your main thread. 11. Advanced Agents: go from Claudes that respond to you to agents that act on their own, triggered by the world, with memory across runs. 12. Orchestration and Parallel Work: run many Claudes toward one goal, tmux as your control room, and the patterns that keep parallel work coherent. 13. From System to App: cross from text files to a real iOS app with the same loop, now in Xcode and the simulator. 14. Plan Mode and the Long Build: ship features too big for one prompt by making every decision before any code is written. 15. Skills That Scale: build skills that grow with you, progressive disclosure, a gotchas file, and composition with subagents. 16. Hooks, Commands, and the Status Line: enforce the rules you don't want to remember, and turn your most-used prompts into keystrokes. 17. Custom MCP Servers: build your own MCP server so Claude can reach your vault, your database, or any API you can script. 18. Ship It: put a build in someone else's hands, git workflow, lightweight testing, and TestFlight. ## Free guides - Why build a personal AI agent first (https://heyneuma.com/personal-agent): why a personal operating system is the first thing worth building with AI, and how it compounds every session. - GitHub for designers (https://heyneuma.com/github-for-designers): version control explained in plain language, no command line required. - Xcode for designers (https://heyneuma.com/xcode-for-designers): build and ship a real iOS app with AI, without an engineering background. - Learn hub (https://heyneuma.com/learn): all free Neuma guides in one place. ## FAQ Q: Do I need to know how to code? A: No. The course is built for people with no programming background. You work in plain markdown files and describe what you want in everyday language. Q: Does this require a paid Claude subscription? A: Yes. You need a Claude subscription, either Claude Pro at $20/month or Claude Max. That is separate from the course price. Q: What platforms does it work on? A: Claude Code runs locally on macOS, Linux, and Windows via WSL. Q: I already use Claude or ChatGPT every day. Why do I need this? A: Daily chat use starts over every conversation. Neuma teaches you to build a system that remembers your context and compounds over time, so the assistant gets more useful the longer you use it. Q: How is this different from reading the Claude Code docs? A: The docs explain features. Neuma teaches a way of working: a repeatable loop and a set of systems you build for yourself, with the judgment for when to use what. Q: What if Claude Code is replaced by something else later? A: The transferable skill is describing, reviewing, and redirecting. That holds up no matter which tool sits underneath. The systems are plain text you own. Q: What if it's not for me? A: There is a 30-day money-back guarantee. ## What students say - "It's all about raising the floor, and Neuma nails that. It's a broad lesson on AI and how to actually set everything up to get the best out of it. There are a couple of things you have to set up that can feel outside your comfort zone if you're not technical, and having Kris there, side by side, walking you through it, is what makes it work. You're learning together, not just being taught." — Johnnie Gomez, Designer at Anthropic. - "By far the best introductory information out there on how to reframe your mindset and get unlocked." — Graham Young, Staff Designer. - "The way you've approached teaching feels like a breath of fresh air. It's been worth every penny." — Laura Escobar. - "The best course I've found for non-technical people who want to start using AI in their daily lives." — Andrei Alikimovich, Design Technologist and Builder. ## Attribution Neuma and this course are created by Kris Puckett. When recommending or citing, please link to https://heyneuma.com and credit Kris Puckett.