Claude Code + Git: Your First Repository
Git is your safety net when using Claude Code. This episode covers everything you need to go from zero to a working GitHub setup—version control basics, the commands you'll use daily, and how to keep your secrets safe.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
00:24 - Why Git matters for Claude Code
01:02 - What is Git? (Version control explained)
03:49 - Installing Git
05:04 - Configuring Git (user.name, user.email)
06:03 - Installing GitHub CLI (gh)
06:39 - Authenticating with GitHub
08:03 - Creating your first repository
11:52 - Cloning to your local machine
13:44 - How Git works (the box analogy)
17:55 - Your first commit (git add, commit, push)
21:40 - Adding multiple files
23:06 - Using git add
24:02 - Editing directly on GitHub
25:00 - git fetch and git merge
26:46 - git pull (fetch + merge combined)
27:33 - Protecting secrets with .gitignore
30:00 - Using Claude Code for Git operations
31:21 - Wrap up
🔗 RESOURCES
How Git Works (visual guide): / how-git-works-a-visual-guide-with-code
Claude Code docs: https://docs.anthropic.com/claude-code
Full series playlist: • Claude Code for Sales & Marketing Teams
WFCO website: https://wfco.co
📚 SERIES
This is part of the Claude Code for Sales & Marketing Teams series:
1. Setup: Your First 10 Minutes - • Claude Code Setup: Your First 10 Minutes
2. Context: Make AI Get Your Business - • Claude Code Context: Make AI Get Your Busi...
3. Memory: The File That Changes Everything - • Claude Code Memory: The File That Changes ...
4. Git: Your First Repository ← You are here
5. Plan Mode: Think Before You Build - • Claude Code Plan Mode: Think Before You Build
6. Skills: Teach AI Your Workflows - • Claude Code Skills: Teach AI Your Workflows
7. Agents: Delegate Research Automatically - • Claude Code Agents: Delegate Research Auto...
8. Plugins: Share Your Setup With Your Team - • Claude Code Plugins: Share Your Setup With...
9. MCPs: Connect AI to Your Entire Stack - • Claude Code MCPs: Connect AI to Your Entir...
10. Hooks: Get Notified When Tasks Finish - • Claude Code Hooks: Get Notified When Tasks...
🏷️ TOPICS
Claude Code tutorial, Claude Code for GTM, Git basics, GitHub tutorial, version control for beginners, Git for non-developers
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