One prompt
Paste this into your assistant:
Create a Helix app with a frontend: a renewal tracker for my customer success team. Call it renewal-tracker.It runs the Helix CLI and makes the project folder. If it asks to trust the folder or use the Helix MCP server, say yes to both. The MCP server is how the assistant runs the app, connects services, deploys and reads logs, and every later lesson needs it.
What it made
| Path | What it’s for |
|---|---|
functions/ |
Your server code. Each file is an endpoint, and its path is the URL |
app/ |
The screens your team sees, as a React app |
CLAUDE.md and skills |
The project’s own instructions, which the assistant reads before it writes anything |
helix.config.ts |
The app’s settings, including the connections you’ll add in lesson 3 |
Those instructions are why your prompts can stay short. The assistant already knows where an endpoint goes, how to call Salesforce safely and how to schedule a job. You just describe the app.