Claude Code OS Setup: The $20 AI Coding OS
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In this video, I'll put together a complete AI coding setup on a Mac, starting with which Claude plan to buy and why Claude Pro at $20 a month is enough to begin. Then I'll prepare the Mac with Apple's Command Line Tools, Homebrew, Git, the GitHub CLI and Node 24 LTS, install Claude Code natively, and sign in with the subscription. After that, I'll add Zed as the editor with its external Claude Agent, show where T3 Code, Bambooed and Delta fit (including the subscription catch with Delta), and set up CLAUDE.md, Context7, the frontend-design and Superpowers plugins, and Claude in Chrome. Finally, I'll build and test a small reading-list app with plan mode and browser verification to show the daily workflow I'd actually use.
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Key Takeaways:
💸 Claude's free plan doesn't include Claude Code; Pro at $20 a month (or $200 a year) is where I'd start.
📊 Max 5x ($100) and Max 20x ($200) raise the per-session allowance, but chat and Claude Code share the same plan limits.
💻 A clean Mac needs Apple's Command Line Tools, Homebrew (with its PATH next steps), Git, the GitHub CLI and Node 24 LTS.
🔑 Install Claude Code natively, run claude auth login with your subscription, and check /status so an old API key doesn't switch you to API billing.
🧠 Zed is a free editor, and its external Claude Agent can use your Claude subscription through ACP.
🔀 T3 Code is free and open source, with supervised permissions, worktrees and a review flow for parallel tasks.
👥 Bambooed adds a task board and an architect with up to three workers, but it's $20 a month and still in alpha.
⚠️ Delta's docs still list Claude-subscription sign-in as coming soon, so an Anthropic API key there means separate billing.
✅ Give Claude concrete checks and let Claude in Chrome test the app in a real browser instead of trusting "everything is complete."
🎯 Claude Pro, Zed, Git and browser verification make a strong $20 starting setup; add T3 Code or more capacity only when you need it.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Members-only videos (Bronze and up)
1:11 Which Claude plan to buy
3:52 Prepare the Mac: Command Line Tools, Homebrew, Git, GitHub CLI, Node
5:54 Install Claude Code + sign in
6:48 Zed + Claude Agent (ACP)
8:08 T3 Code
9:50 Bambooed
11:39 Delta
13:17 CLAUDE.md
13:57 Context7, plugins & Claude in Chrome
15:42 Build & test a reading-list app
18:09 Daily workflow, models & costs
18:57 Final verdict Receive SMS online on sms24.me
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