OxygenLabs
AI Builder Course
Build and ship your own apps with AI — the OxygenLabs way.
28 lessons · 8 hours · 6 modules
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Module 1
Understanding AI
- 1.1 What is AI?Recipes vs chefs, five moments of history, and how a machine learns — like riding a bicycle. 16 min10 steps6-question quiz
- 1.2 Inside an AI's headNeural networks as a relay race, LLMs as supercharged autocomplete — and why YOU are the fact-checker. 17 min8 steps9-question quiz
- 1.3 The prompt recipeWhy HOW you ask matters more than WHICH AI you use — and the 5-ingredient Recipe (R·T·C·E·F) for prompts that work. 18 min9 steps6-question quiz
- 1.4 Power techniquesRoles, few-shot examples, step-by-step thinking and output control — four power-ups that sharpen any prompt. 18 min10 steps5-question quiz
- 1.5 Catching mistakesSpot and fix the most common prompting mistakes, catch the AI when it's confidently wrong, and turn it into your patient study tutor. 16 min9 steps5-question quiz
- 1.6 What is an app?Every app is interface + logic + content — and Claude's Artifacts can turn your plain-English description into a real, working one. 15 min6 steps7-question quiz
- 1.7 Build your first appBuild your first real app — a quiz on a topic you love — then inspect it like a builder and improve it one follow-up at a time. 20 min10 steps7-question quiz
- 1.8 Ship it safelyPublish your app with one link, collect feedback that's actually useful, use AI as a tutor — and build like someone worth trusting. 18 min11 steps6-question quiz
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Module 2
Building Properly
- 2.1 Why use a method?Meet the seven-step OxygenLabs Method, learn why professionals never build by guessing, and master the builder's first skill: decomposition. 15 min7 steps6-question quiz
- 2.2 Idea to spec to planTurn a fuzzy idea into a sharp spec, order your pieces into a plan, then watch the whole Method run start-to-finish on a real Group Project Helper app. 17 min6 steps8-question quiz
- 2.3 Write your own specSee the Method transfer to a real fest scoreboard, dodge the five classic beginner mistakes, learn to prompt AI as a tutor — then write the spec and plan for App #1. 18 min13 steps4-question quiz
- 2.4 The four design leversWhy users judge your app in seconds, the four levers of visual design, and how to describe a distinctive look in words. 18 min9 steps5-question quiz
- 2.5 The fix loopThink about bugs like a builder — reproduce, isolate, describe — run the fix loop with AI, and climb the escalation ladder when a bug fights back. 15 min10 steps7-question quiz
- 2.6 Ship App #1Run the Method live — build App #1 from your spec, apply your design brief, pass the ship checklist, and demo it in sixty seconds. 18 min10 steps7-question quiz
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Module 3
Building for Real
- 3.1 Meet Claude CodeWhy every Artifact eventually hits a wall — and the tool that steps past it: Claude Code, plus the rhythm professionals use to direct it. 16 min9 steps6-question quiz
- 3.2 What is an agent?The most important idea in modern AI: systems that don't just answer you, but act for you — with a loop, tools, and memory. 18 min10 steps7-question quiz
- 3.3 Your first automationAgents are arriving in ordinary work, fast. Learn the three protections that keep power on a leash you hold — then write your first "when X, do Y" rule. 16 min10 steps6-question quiz
- 3.4 Find a real problemPick a real problem for a real person, validate it before you build, and turn it into a clear spec and build plan for App #2. 16 min9 steps5-question quiz
- 3.5 Apps that rememberBuild App #2 with Claude Code piece by piece, then discover how apps really remember data — state vs storage, files, databases, local vs cloud. 18 min7 steps6-question quiz
- 3.6 Go live safelyLearn how the web really works, deploy App #2 so anyone in the world can open your link — and protect your users like a responsible builder. 18 min11 steps6-question quiz
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Module 4
Ship & Grow
- 4.1 The five principlesTurn 'it works' into 'this feels finished' with a real polish checklist — then meet the five principles of responsible AI you'll carry as a builder. 18 min11 steps6-question quiz
- 4.2 Spotting fakesDeepfakes and misinformation power real scams — learn to verify like a fact-checker, then commit to the Responsible-Builder Pledge. 18 min9 steps6-question quiz
- 4.3 Your capstone appPlan and build your showcase app using everything you've learned — then polish it and deploy it live. 20 min10 steps5-question quiz
- 4.4 Portfolio & demo dayTurn your three apps into a portfolio, learn the 4-part demo, shine at the hackathon — and keep building forever. 18 min12 steps6-question quiz
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Module 5
Builder's Toolkit
- 5.1 GlossaryEvery word from the course explained, the AI words you'll hear in the news, and your responsible-builder habits — all in one place. 15 min10 steps6-question quiz
- 5.2 Cheat sheetsThe Prompt Recipe, the Method, quick-start cards for Claude and Claude Code, ready-made prompt starters — and how to fix almost any problem yourself. 18 min8 steps7-question quiz
- 5.3 Idea bankTwo complete worked builds to learn from, 40+ project ideas grouped by where they help, the habits of great builders, and your 30-day challenge. 18 min12 steps6-question quiz
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- First lessonComplete your first lesson
- Five lessonsComplete five lessons
- Ten lessonsComplete ten lessons
- Course completeComplete every lesson
- Perfect scoreScore 100% on a quiz
- Five perfect scoresScore 100% on five quizzes
- Three-day streakLearn three days in a row
- Seven-day streakLearn seven days in a row
- PractitionerFinish ten hands-on tasks