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AI Chatbot Course: Build Your Own AI Chatbot

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Three steps. About 15 minutes. Then your AI tutor takes over.

Free course. Real bot. Let's build.

1. Get your access code

Enter your email to enroll. We'll create your course account and give you a personal access code that connects your computer to the course.

You'll only see this code once. Copy it and save it somewhere safe (a note on your phone, a sticky note, anywhere you won't lose it).

Your Access Code
Server URL

Save this code now. It cannot be shown again.

Lost your access code? Email [email protected] and we'll sort it out.

2. Install your tools

You need three things: Node.js, Claude Code, and Bun. All free. Here's how to get them.

First: open a terminal

A terminal is a text-based window where you type commands. Every computer has one built in.

Press Cmd + Space, type Terminal, and hit Enter.

Click the Start menu and search for PowerShell. Click to open it.

Press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a terminal window.

Install Node.js

Node.js is the engine that runs your course tools. Go to nodejs.org and click the big green LTS button. Run the installer, accept the defaults.

Install Claude Code

Claude Code is your AI tutor. Copy and paste this into your terminal:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Claude Code requires an Anthropic account. The free tier may have usage limits — if you hit them during the course, you'll be prompted to upgrade (plans start at $20/mo). Most students finish within free-tier limits.

Install Bun

Bun is a runtime the Discord plugin needs. One command:

curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
irm bun.sh/install.ps1 | iex
curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

Install the Discord plugin

Type claude in your terminal and press Enter. A new interface opens inside your terminal — this is Claude Code. It looks different from your normal terminal. Now type this command inside Claude Code:

/plugin install discord@claude-plugins-official
Don't worry if this feels like a lot — your AI tutor walks you through every step once you start the course. You just need things installed so it can help you from inside the app.

3. Start the course

Download your student folder — it contains everything Claude Code needs to be your tutor:

Download Student Folder (ZIP)

Unzip it and put it somewhere you can find — your Desktop or Documents folder works fine.

Inside the ZIP:
CLAUDE.md — your AI tutor (don't edit this)
.env.template — your credentials file (you'll set this up below)
bot/CLAUDE.md — your bot's personality (you'll write this during the course)
README.md — quick reference

First, rename .env.template to .env — just remove the word "template" from the filename. Then open the .env file — this is a settings file that stores your personal credentials. This file might be invisible by default. On Mac: open Finder, press Cmd+Shift+. to show hidden files. On Windows: open File Explorer, click View, check "Hidden items."

Open it with any text editor — Notepad on Windows, TextEdit on Mac. Inside you'll see something like:

MOCOPRO_API_KEY=paste-your-access-code-here MOCOPRO_SERVER_URL=paste-your-server-url-here

Replace the placeholder values with your access code and server URL from step 1, then save the file.

Now open your terminal and navigate to the folder. If you put it on your Desktop:

cd ~/Desktop/student-chatbot-template
cd ~\Desktop\student-chatbot-template
cd ~/Desktop/student-chatbot-template

Then type:

claude

Your tutor takes it from there. It will greet you, check your progress, and walk you through building your chatbot step by step.

Need help?

If you get stuck at any point, your AI tutor can help. Just describe the problem in Claude Code and it will guide you. You can also reach us directly.

[email protected]