Set up your AI workspace

Prepare your computer and tools for building websites and other technical projects.

Original course title & technical overview

Set Up Your AI Workstation. Give Claude and ChatGPT real hands: a terminal, your files, your browser and the apps on your screen. Then deploy a first page to Cloudflare, so every build-and-deploy track starts from a working machine.

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Illustration of a computer workspace with two monitors

2026 EDITION

What you will practise

Prepare your computer and tools for building websites and other technical projects.

Detailed deliverables

Nothing yet. F3 makes your computer the workbench every advanced track assumes: an AI that can open a terminal, read and write your project folder, drive your browser, and deploy to Cloudflare.

Example service prices

Free. Node.js, Desktop Commander, Wrangler and a Cloudflare account are free. A paid Claude or ChatGPT plan unlocks computer use and the coding agents.

Planning estimate, not a promise

Finding clients takes time. There is no guaranteed timeline or income.

Tools (free plans have limits): Claude desktop app or ChatGPT desktop (Codex), Node.js 20+, Desktop Commander (free, open source), Git and GitHub account, Cloudflare account (free) with Wrangler

You will make

A working AI workstation: Desktop Commander connected to Claude (and ChatGPT if you use it), with a test file created and a command run from chat
Computer use enabled with app permissions set, tested on one real desktop task
Two connectors wired in (Google Drive or Gmail, and GitHub) and verified
A GitHub repository and a Cloudflare account with Wrangler logged in
A one-page site built by the AI, deployed to a workers.dev URL, with a custom-domain checklist

Inside this course

5 lessons · 8 AI instruction templates · 4 worked examples · 3 exam versions

Lesson 1 is open as a free preview, ready-to-use AI instructions included. Sign up free to unlock the rest and try AI instructions in the practice area.

1
What you will learn · 2 min
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Set up your tools · 10 min
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3
Why the AI needs hands · 10 min
Some AI apps can do more than chat: they can work with files or apps when you allow it. Learn which access a task needs before turning it on.
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Install Desktop Commander · 20 min
Connect a tool that lets your AI work in a chosen folder. Test it with a small file before giving it a larger task.
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Permissions, approvals and the undo button · 15 min
Limit which folders the tool can use, review important actions, and save a recovery point before a big change.
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Computer use and connectors · 20 min
Screen control lets an AI use an app’s buttons. Connectors let it work with supported services. Test each connection with a small, clearly defined task.
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Deploy a page to Cloudflare · 30 min
Build a small practice page and put it online. Then learn how a website address points visitors to that page.
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Certification exam · 20 min
10 questions · 80% to pass · three versions, a retake is never the same test.
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F3 complete: your workstation is live · 5 min
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Honest expectations. An AI with terminal access can delete files and run commands. The lessons set the permissions so the first mistake is recoverable: a project folder it may touch, approvals on anything destructive, and a Git commit before every big change. Do the safety lesson; do not skip it.