Guides
Practical how-tos for the AI tools in the news. Each one is written with Claude from the maker's official documentation, in our own words, and links to every page it draws on.
- Model Context Protocol · IntermediateConnect Claude to your work tools with MCP, safelyWhat the Model Context Protocol is, how to add an MCP server to Claude as a connector or a local server, and what to check before you let it act on your behalf.8 steps · 25 min
- Claude Code · BeginnerInstall Claude Code and use it safely on your first projectInstall Anthropic's terminal coding agent, sign in, point it at a project, and learn to keep its edits under your control before you hand it real work.8 steps · 25 min
- Gemini Notebook · BeginnerResearch your own documents with Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)Load your reports, papers, web pages and recordings into a notebook, ask questions with answers traced back to the source, then turn the lot into briefings, slides or audio.8 steps · 20 min
- Ollama · IntermediateRun an open model on your own laptop with OllamaInstall Ollama, pick a model your machine can cope with, chat with it in the terminal or the app, call it from code, and tidy up afterwards.7 steps · 25 min
- ChatGPT Projects · BeginnerUse ChatGPT Projects to keep context across chatsSet up a project in ChatGPT with its own files, instructions and memory setting, so each new chat about a client, topic or report starts with the background already in place.7 steps · 15 min
- Claude and ChatGPT · BeginnerWrite prompts that get better answers from Claude and ChatGPTEight habits that Anthropic and OpenAI both recommend in their own prompting guidance, with before-and-after prompts you can adapt for everyday work.8 steps · 15 min