Six steps. Every step ends with a check, so you always know it worked before you move on. Everything you install comes from the official vendor. The pack itself is just files.
Before you start, you'll need: a Mac or Windows computer, about 15 minutes for setup, and a paid Claude subscription. Claude Pro (or higher) is required (plans and pricing). Then set aside 20 to 40 minutes for your first session. Your Brain does most of the talking.
Pick your computer and how you'd like to work. The steps below adjust to match. If you're not sure, keep VS Code. It's the friendlier window.
VS Code is a free window for working with files. Your Brain lives comfortably inside it. Download it from the official site and install like any app.
Download VS Code (official site)
You'll know it worked when VS Code opens and shows its Welcome tab.
Press Cmd+Space, type Terminal, press Enter. A text window opens. That's the whole tool.
Press the Windows key, type PowerShell, press Enter. A blue text window opens. That's the whole tool.
You'll know it worked when a window with a blinking cursor is waiting for you to type.
Claude Code is Anthropic's official tool. It's the engine your Brain runs on. In VS Code it's an extension, and it lives in a panel right beside your files.
In VS Code, click the Extensions icon in the left sidebar (the four squares, or press Cmd+Shift+X on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows). Search for Claude Code, pick the one published by Anthropic, and click Install.
Straight from Anthropic: the official Claude Code in VS Code guide.
You'll know it worked when the Claude icon appears in VS Code's left sidebar.
Click the Claude icon in the left sidebar and choose Sign in. Your browser opens; sign in with your Claude account and you're done. This happens once. You need Claude Pro (or higher). The free tier doesn't include Claude Code. Plans and pricing.
You'll know it worked when the Claude panel greets you with a box waiting for you to type.
Claude Code is Anthropic's official tool. It's the engine your Brain runs on. Install it with one command.
Open Terminal (Cmd+Space, type Terminal, Enter) and paste:
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bashOpen PowerShell (Windows key, type PowerShell, Enter) and paste:
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iexStraight from Anthropic: the official Claude Code page.
You'll know it worked when the install finishes without red errors. Then close the window and open a fresh one. New installs only show up in new windows.
In a fresh terminal window, type claude and press Enter. The first run sends you to your browser to sign in. This happens once. You need Claude Pro (or higher). The free tier doesn't include Claude Code. Plans and pricing.
claudeYou'll know it worked when Claude Code's welcome appears and a box waits for you to type. Type /exit to leave. Signing in was the whole job.
Markdown + command files only. Nothing executable.
Inside the zip is one folder called Claude. That folder IS your Brain. Put it wherever you like; everything lives inside it.
In Finder, open Downloads and double-click the zip. You get a Claude folder. Drag it somewhere permanent, like your home folder or Documents.
In File Explorer, open Downloads, right-click the zip, choose Extract All, then move the Claude folder inside to somewhere permanent, like Documents.
You'll know it worked when you open your Claude folder and can see 00_START-HERE.md inside it.
In VS Code: File → Open Folder and choose your Claude folder. Then click the Claude icon in the left sidebar to open the panel. It's now working inside your Brain.
You'll know it worked when your Brain's files (00_START-HERE.md and the layer folders) are listed on the left and the Claude panel is open beside them.
Type cd then one space (don't press Enter). Drag your Claude folder from Finder onto the Terminal window, then press Enter. Then type claude and press Enter.
Open your Claude folder in File Explorer, click once in the address bar at the top, type cmd, press Enter. A window opens already pointed at the folder. Type claude and press Enter.
You'll know it worked when Claude Code's welcome appears and the folder name shows in the line where you type.
In the Claude panel, type /brain-onboard and press Enter.
In Claude Code, type /brain-onboard and press Enter.
That's the hand-off. From here your Brain takes over. It interviews you about your business, researches as you go, confirms what it finds, and writes your personalised plan. You talk, it types. 20 to 40 minutes, and you can stop and resume any time.
/brain-onboardYou'll know it worked when your Brain introduces itself and asks its first question. Every day after: open your Claude folder, type /brain-onboard-resume.
If something doesn't match: typing claude in a terminal says "command not found", close the terminal and open a fresh one (installs only show in new windows). Claude says it doesn't know /brain-onboard, check you opened the Claude folder itself (not the folder above it), or open initial-prompt.md in your Claude folder, copy everything in it, paste it into the chat. Same interview, same result. Anything else, reply to the email this guide came from and a person will help.
One command a day from here. Your Brain handles the rest.