The fastest track from ChatGPT beginner to shipping AI-powered code — IDEs, agents, MCP servers, and production workflows.
For: Software engineers adopting AI tools
Follow the steps in order. Each link opens an existing guide in the Learn Hub.
Free tier, ₹399/month Go plan & how to get started
Baseline — get comfortable with a frontier chat model.
Open guideMonth-by-month: fresher → AI-fluent developer
Map the full AI-dev landscape before diving in.
Open guideSet up free Copilot in VS Code + Student Pack guide
The easiest on-ramp for developers.
Open guideStep-by-step setup, free tier, keyboard shortcuts & your first AI-powered project
Cursor is the default AI IDE — learn it properly.
Open guideTerminal-based AI coding — installation, CLAUDE.md, custom commands & real project walkthrough
Terminal-native AI coding with Claude.
Open guideCombine Cursor + Claude Code + Copilot for the ultimate AI-powered dev workflow
How senior engineers structure an AI-assisted day.
Open guideExplained simply — why it matters for AI development
Understand Model Context Protocol.
Open guideCreate and publish an MCP server step-by-step
Ship your first MCP server.
Open guideFrom simple chains to autonomous agents — tools, frameworks & real examples
From tool use to multi-step agents.
Open guideIndian developers are now expected to ship with AI assistance, not despite it. The path here mirrors what senior engineers at Razorpay, CRED, and Zerodha have actually adopted: a serious IDE (Cursor or Claude Code), MCP servers for the work-specific tools, and agent loops where the human is in the review seat, not the typing seat. This isn't a tour of demos — it's a working setup you can copy by Friday.
No — every concept (rules, skills, MCP, plan mode) translates to Claude Code, Windsurf, and increasingly to Copilot. The path uses Cursor as the default because it's currently the most polished, but you can substitute throughout.
Cursor: ₹1,650/mo Pro. Claude Code: subscription bundled with Claude Pro at ₹1,650/mo. GitHub Copilot: free for verified students; ₹830/mo Pro. The MCP servers themselves are free and open source.
An M-series Mac or any laptop with 16 GB RAM handles all the cloud-based tools. Local-AI workflows need 32 GB+ — see the Local AI for Indian Developers path for that.
Yes — for design decisions, architecture, security-sensitive code, and anything that benefits from your judgment. The agents handle the typing-mechanics layer.
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