Field Guide · Mastery Map

From beginner to power user.

10Stages
100Skills
5Frameworks

A structured roadmap through the Claude surface area — from your first prompt to building multi-agent systems. Ten stages, one hundred concrete skills, and the frameworks that connect them. No fluff, no shortcuts — just the path.

01

The 10-Stage Map

100 skills · jump nav
01
Basics
01 — 10
  • What is Claude
  • Claude models
  • How chats work
  • Context window
  • Best use cases
  • Pricing & plans
  • Interface overview
  • Settings to know
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Mobile & apps
Goal
Use Claude effectively
02
Prompting
11 — 20
  • Role prompting
  • Context stacking
  • Chain-of-thought
  • Add constraints
  • Prompt chaining
  • Critique outputs
  • Rewrite workflows
  • System prompts
  • Reusable templates
  • Iteration loops
Goal
Make outputs predictable
03
Artifacts
21 — 30
  • What are Artifacts
  • When they trigger
  • Artifact prompting
  • Simple projects
  • Responsive design
  • Live editing
  • Debugging
  • Frontend basics
  • React prompting
  • Mini products
Goal
Ship interactive outputs
04
Skills
31 — 40
  • What are Skills
  • Skill structure
  • Writing Skills
  • Research Skills
  • Strategy Skills
  • Skill libraries
  • Consistency
  • Reduce hallucination
  • Workflow specialisation
  • Stop starting from scratch
Goal
Build reusable workflows
05
Coworker
41 — 50
  • What is Coworker mode
  • Collaborate
  • Reviewer
  • Strategist
  • Researcher
  • Editor
  • Teacher
  • Planner
  • Multi-role sessions
  • Operational support
Goal
Claude as a teammate
06
Connectors
51 — 60
  • What are Connectors
  • Google Drive
  • GitHub
  • Notion
  • Slack
  • File analysis
  • Spreadsheet analysis
  • Centralised workflows
  • Permissions setup
  • Access your data
Goal
Plug Claude into your stack
07
Automation
61 — 70
  • What is MCP
  • Why MCP matters
  • Agent loops
  • Automation chaining
  • API basics
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • Memory systems
  • Guardrails
  • Autonomous runs
Goal
Automate with Claude
08
Claude Code
71 — 80
  • Claude Code overview
  • Explain code simply
  • Debug errors & fixes
  • Refactor code
  • Full-stack projects
  • Write documentation
  • Unit tests & analysis
  • Best practices
  • Dev workflow tips
  • Ship better code
Goal
Use Claude in real engineering
09
Use Cases
81 — 90
  • Marketing & content
  • Sales enablement
  • Customer support
  • Research & analysis
  • Product strategy
  • Operations & HR
  • Finance & reporting
  • Legal & compliance
  • Education & training
  • Personal productivity
Goal
Apply Claude across the org
10
Power User
91 — 100
  • Advanced prompting
  • Custom workflows
  • Multi-agent systems
  • Advanced integrations
  • Scalable systems
  • Performance tuning
  • Deep research ops
  • Business automation
  • Build your systems
  • Operate the stack
Goal
Run Claude as infrastructure
02

Frameworks & Quick Reference

5 cards · the building blocks
Perfect Prompt Formula
Role
Who Claude should be
Context
Background, audience, situation
Task
What Claude should do
Constraints
Rules, tone, length, style
Format
How the output should look
Role: High-converting copywriter Context: Audience = busy founders Task: Sales page for an AI course Constraints: Persuasive, benefit-driven, plain Format: Sectioned with H2s + CTA
Artifact Types
  • WSWebsite Landing pages
  • DBDashboards Analytics
  • APMini apps Internal tools
  • CLCalculators Logic
  • FMForms Surveys
  • DCDocuments Long-form
  • Code Frontend
  • DGDiagrams Flowcharts
Skills Anatomy
Role
Definition of the expert
Rules
Hard guardrails
Workflow
Step-by-step process
Examples
Concrete clarifications
Format
Output contract
Coworker Modes
  • BRBrainstormer
  • STStrategist
  • RVReviewer
  • RSResearcher
  • EDEditor
  • TCTeacher
  • PLPlanner
  • PSProblem solver
Connectors & Tools
  • GDGoogle Drive Files & Docs
  • GHGitHub Repos
  • NONotion Workspace
  • SLSlack Conversations
  • WBWeb search Live info
  • MCPMCP servers External tools
  • APIAPIs Integrations
03

Operational Workflows

2 patterns · production-ready
Workflow A · Content System
01 · Idea
Topic / niche

Brief and audience

→
02 · Research
Claude gathers

Sources, data, quotes

→
03 · Outline
Structured frame

Sections & hierarchy

→
04 · Draft
First write

Full content draft

→
05 · Improve
Critique & rewrite

Refine and tighten

→
06 · Format
Multi-channel

Reels, posts, blog

→
07 · Publish
Schedule & ship

Distribute

Workflow B · Automation Loop
Trigger
File / form / event

Connected system

→
Claude
Analyse / generate

Reasoning + tool use

→
Output
Result / summary

Structured response

→
Integrate
Send to tools

Slack, Notion, CRM

04

Tips, Commands & Pitfalls

What separates beginners from operators
OK
Quick Tips
  • Be specific
  • Add context
  • Use examples
  • Break big tasks
  • Iterate outputs
  • Use formatting
  • Save prompts
  • Build workflows
CMD
Recurring Commands
  • /explainAnything simply
  • /summarizeLong content
  • /rewriteWith improvements
  • /improveSharper version
  • /shortenMake concise
  • /expandAdd detail
  • /compareTwo things
  • /analyseDeep analysis
  • /translateAny language
GO
Prompt Starters
  • Act as a [ROLE] expert.
  • I’m working on [TOPIC].
  • My goal is [GOAL].
  • My audience is [AUDIENCE].
  • Rules: [CONSTRAINTS].
  • Output in [FORMAT].
  • Think step-by-step before output.
×
Beginner Pitfalls
  • Vague prompts
  • No context provided
  • Asking too much at once
  • Not iterating
  • Ignoring output formatting
  • Starting new chats too often
  • Not using examples
  • Not saving prompts
  • Underusing Artifacts & Skills
  • Trusting outputs blindly
05

Level-Up Path

From zero to system

From learner to operator

5 steps
Step 01
Learn basics
Step 02
Build systems
Step 03
Automate
Step 04
Scale & create
Step 05
Operate stack
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