Claude Code Setup for Non-Engineers on Mac | Homebrew, mise, Node.js, and Claude Code

This video walks through the Mac setup required to start using Claude Code. We install Homebrew, mise, Node.js LTS, and Claude Code, then launch the `claude` command for the first time. Sections 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Check the current shell 00:12 Install Homebrew 00:57 Add Homebrew to PATH 01:11 Install mise 01:32 Install Node.js LTS 01:43 Install Claude Code 02:08 Launch `claude` Commands Used Check your current shell. If it shows `/bin/zsh`, you can continue. echo $SHELL If it shows `/bin/bash` or another shell, switch your default shell to zsh. After running this, close and reopen your terminal. chsh -s /bin/zsh Install Homebrew, the package manager used to install command-line tools on macOS. /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" Add Homebrew to your terminal PATH so the `brew` command works. echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' | tee -a ~/.zprofile eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)" brew doctor -v Install mise, which manages tool versions such as Node.js. brew install mise Enable mise in zsh. echo 'eval "$(mise activate zsh)"' | tee -a ~/.zshrc source ~/.zshrc mise -v Install the LTS version of Node.js. Claude Code requires Node.js. mise use -g node@lts node -v Install Claude Code using the official installer. curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash Add Claude Code to your terminal PATH. echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' | tee -a ~/.zshrc source ~/.zshrc Launch Claude Code. claude References Zenn book: https://zenn.dev/ignission/books/f096414717e9ec/viewer/f9b049 Claude Code official setup: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup Homebrew: https://brew.sh/ mise: https://mise.jdx.dev/