AI Learning Path: Start with ZCode
If you want to start using an AI agent quickly, begin with ZCode. Install and sign in, enable computer and browser control, configure the plan and models, then install the multi-model AI agent team. Specialist roles can then use different models for the work they do best. Move to the five-step Codex path later for a more systematic workflow.
“Step 1,” “Step 2,” “Step 3,” and “Step 4” only show progress in this beginner path. Article titles and URLs stay stable, so future guides for WorkBuddy or other tools can be added without renumbering everything.
Recommended First: ZCode Beginner Path
| Step | What to complete | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Install ZCode and choose Connect with BigModel | Install and sign in |
| Step 2 | Enable Full Access, Computer Control, Browser Control, memory, and indexing | Enable core capabilities |
| Step 3 | Choose a built-in plan and everyday model; add third-party models only when needed | Configure plans and models |
| Step 4 | Install the multi-model AI team for specialist collaboration | Install the AI agent team |
💡 Complete all four steps to begin using specialist workflows. Step 3 requires only one working plan and everyday model; Step 4 installs the AI team. One model still works, while a multi-model setup provides fuller specialization.
Advanced Option: Codex Beginner Path
| Step | Question to solve | Completion standard | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | How do I install and sign in? | Open Codex and finish an empty-folder check | Install Codex |
| Step 2 | Which folder should Codex access? | Create a dedicated workspace and finish a read-only inventory | Choose a workspace |
| Step 3 | How do I explain the task clearly? | State the goal, scope, steps, red lines, and deliverables | Write a task brief |
| Step 4 | How do I complete real work safely? | Run a three-file sample for product-material organization | Start the first task |
| Step 5 | How do I know the result is correct? | Check scope, facts, files, and the change log | Review and finish safely |
Follow the Main Path First
Beginners usually get into trouble by trying too many tools and APIs at once. Start with the short ZCode path instead:
Install and sign in to ZCode
→ enable Full Access, Computer Control, and Browser Control
→ choose a BigModel plan and GLM-5.3-Flash
→ add a third-party model only when you have a clear need
→ install the multi-model AI agent team
→ complete one small task with specialist roles
→ move to the five-step Codex path for a more systematic workflow
Codex Configuration Is Optional
Choosing an Account, Plan, and Payment Method
If you are comparing ChatGPT plans, Google Play, account binding, payment methods, or taxes, read Subscribe to Codex with Google Play.
Purchasing is not a prerequisite for the five-step beginner path. First check whether the current account is enough for learning and a small sample task, then decide whether to upgrade.
If you only use official ChatGPT sign-in and Codex works, you do not need CC Switch. Read the CC Switch setup guide only when you need to manage multiple API URLs, keys, or model configurations.
Future guides for Skills, Plugins, MCP, or other configuration tools will also remain optional instead of interrupting the five-step path.
Expand by Work Goal
| Goal | Future direction | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Organize product files, documents, and images | Everyday AI work | Added gradually |
| Process spreadsheets and data | AI spreadsheets and data | Added gradually |
| Search, filter, and manage prospects | Advanced Laifaxin path | Separate future series |
| Prepare and publish website content | AllinCMS content growth | Separate future series |
| Improve website content | SEO review and iteration | Separate future series |
| Start using an AI agent quickly | ZCode Beginner Path | Four guides cover sign-in, core capabilities, model configuration, and the AI agent team |
| Learn a systematic AI workflow | Codex Beginner Path | The five-step path is available |
These are content directions, not promises that every page already exists. A new guide may first appear as a pending hands-on verification reference, but its status must be explicit. It is labeled “verified” only after the defined device scopes pass.
Why the Structure Can Keep Growing
Learning order and content classification are managed separately:
| Layer | Question answered | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Learning path | What should I learn next? | Four-step ZCode path and five-step Codex advanced path |
| Tool guide | How do I install, configure, or troubleshoot a tool? | Codex, ZCode, CC Switch, and future WorkBuddy guides |
| Reusable method | What remains useful when the tool changes? | Task briefs, sampling, review, safety boundaries |
| Work topic | How do I finish a category of real work? | Documents, Laifaxin, AllinCMS, SEO |
One article can appear in several paths without being copied. A future WorkBuddy path, for example, can reuse the task-brief and review guides while adding only WorkBuddy-specific pages.
One Method to Remember
1. State the goal
2. Limit the information scope
3. State forbidden actions
4. Ask for a plan first
5. Test a small sample
6. Review it yourself
7. Expand only after confirmation
8. Keep a change and delivery record
Tools and buttons change. This method remains useful.
Start Now
- New to ZCode? Start with Step 1: install and sign in to ZCode →
- Already signed in? Continue with Step 2: enable ZCode core capabilities →
- Core capabilities already enabled? Continue with Step 3: configure the plan and model →
- Everyday model ready? Continue with Step 4: install the AI agent team →
- Want a systematic workflow for workspaces, task briefs, and review? Open the Codex five-step path.