How do you start your first conversation?

A project is simply a folder with files in it. First you need to “step into” that folder from the terminal. For that you use the cd command (short for “change directory”).

cd your-project
claude

• On the first line, replace your-project with the name of your folder. Trick: type cd (with a space after it), then drag the folder from Finder or Explorer into the terminal window. The path fills in by itself.
• On the second line, claude starts Claude Code in that folder.