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TLDR

Free, beginner-friendly knowledge base teaching how to build software using AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude, with step-by-step guides for people with no coding background at all.

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    What it does
      AI tool knowledge base
      Vibe coding course
      Beginner friendly
    Topics Covered
      Cursor and Claude Code
      Building real products
      Prompt templates
      AI model overviews
    Use Cases
      Learn to build apps
      Monetize AI products
      No-code approach
    Audience
      Beginners
      Designers and PMs
      Vibe coders
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Learn to build and ship a web product using AI coding assistants with no prior programming experience.

USE CASE 2

Find the right AI tool for your workflow using the included tool comparison and review guides.

USE CASE 3

Follow a project walkthrough to build a real product from scratch using Cursor or Claude Code.

USE CASE 4

Use the prompt template library to get better results from AI coding sessions.

Tech stack

JavaScript

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
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In plain English

This repository is a free, open knowledge base about AI tools and techniques, assembled by a Chinese content creator known as Fish Skin or yupi. It is a collection of documents and links rather than software you install and run. The stated goal is to cut through the information overload around AI so that anyone, not just programmers, can understand and use current tools. The main focus is a beginner course on what the author calls Vibe Coding: a style of building software where you describe what you want in plain words and let an AI assistant write the code. The author says this approach has spread beyond developers to designers, product managers, and people with no technical background, some of whom have shipped and monetized their own products this way. The course is described as very large, with thousands of images and hundreds of thousands of words, organized so a newcomer can work through it in order or jump to a specific section. The content is divided into clear areas. Basics help you produce something in your first session. A tools section guides you through choosing AI coding assistants such as Cursor and Claude Code. Project walkthroughs lead you through building real working products from scratch. Tips on working effectively with AI cover managing context and handling cases where an AI gives wrong answers. A section on turning a product into revenue discusses pricing, search optimization, and running social media channels. Beyond the core course, the knowledge base includes introductions and usage guides for models like DeepSeek, GPT, Gemini, and Claude, reviews of AI tools, a library of prompt templates, and explanations of concepts such as AI agents and RAG. Suggested learning paths are provided for total beginners and for people who already have some programming experience. The repository also invites contributors to add their own knowledge and welcomes readers into discussion groups. The project has expanded into an accompanying navigation website where all the content can be read online.

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Prompt 1
I want to build a simple web app with no coding experience using Cursor, walk me through the first steps based on the vibe coding approach in this guide.
Prompt 2
What AI coding assistant should I use to build a SaaS product from scratch with no prior experience, compare Cursor, Claude Code, and similar tools covered in ai-guide.
Prompt 3
Show me how to manage AI context effectively when building a long project so the assistant does not lose track of what I am building.
Prompt 4
I have built a small AI-assisted product and want to monetize it, what are the key steps for pricing, SEO, and running social media covered in this guide?
Prompt 5
Explain what RAG means and how I can use it in my own project using an AI coding assistant, based on the ai-guide explanations.
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