Claude Blattman

A professor's guide to building AI workflows — from chatbots to self-improving systems.

Website: claudeblattman.com

What This Is

A free, open-source resource for non-developers who want to build real AI workflows. Three paths:

1. The Essentials — Tools and foundations. Chatbots done right, dictation, transcription, prompt engineering.
2. The Toolkit — Claude Code setup, configuration, and downloadable skills. From "what is this?" to a working system.
3. Build Your Own — Creating custom skills, agents, and self-improving workflows.

Who It's For

• Academics and researchers managing multiple projects
• Professionals buried in email, meetings, and coordination
• Anyone who wants to move beyond casual chatbot use

No coding background required. Everything is built with markdown and AI tools.

Quick Start

Visit claudeblattman.com/quickstart for a 5-minute exercise that demonstrates the core principles.

Install Skills

Skills are markdown files that add slash commands to Claude Code. Install them with:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands
curl -o ~/.claude/commands/done.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chrisblattman/claudeblattman/main/skills/done.md

See skills/README.md for the full list and bundle install instructions.

Repo Structure

claudeblattman/
├── docs/               # Website source (MkDocs Material)
├── skills/             # Downloadable skill files
├── agents/             # Downloadable agent files
├── templates/          # Starter templates (CLAUDE.md, goals.yaml)
├── mkdocs.yml          # Site configuration
├── CONTRIBUTING.md     # Maintenance guide
└── LICENSE             # MIT