Connecting Your First Project

Open a real project folder and give Claude Code its first command, with an explanation of what happens behind the scenes.

Claude Code always works in the context of a specific folder. Open your Terminal and move into your project folder first.

Move into your project and start Claude Code

cd ~/projects/my-app
claude

PromptFirst command. Ask it to understand your project

Understand the structure of this project and give me a summary: which technologies it uses, what the main folders are, and the purpose of each part.

What Happens When You Run claude in a Project Folder

You type: claude

It scans the folder

reads the file structure

It looks for CLAUDE.md

project instructions, if any

Ready to work

a > appears in the Terminal

Press Ctrl+C to Exit

Press Ctrl+C to leave Claude Code at any time. Your session is saved in the conversation history.