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Behind the Craft

A practical AI operating systemfor busy people

100,000+ people watch my AI tutorials and interviews. This membership gives you the fast track – my personal AI skills and workflows that you can copy to automate your life.

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Welcome to Behind the Craft!

I created this portal to make it easy for paid subscribers to find and copy the AI operating system that I use to run my work and life. Start by exploring a section below.

Coming soon

I'm working hard on opinionated learning tracks for below. I'll let you know when they're live!

Hermes and OpenClaw

The closest thing I've found to a personal chief of staff.

Codex and Claude Code

The best agentic tools for building products and apps.

Other resources

AI Slack community

Join 700+ other AI builders.

Technical foundation course

84+ lessons on everything from APIs to system design.

Newsletter full access

Get all 100+ articles and interviews.

Learning AI shouldn't feel like a second job.

I know what it feels like to come home after a busy day of work and try to learn AI at night. Every week there's a new model, tool, and workflow that everyone says you should be using.

People always ask me how I balance a full-time job with growing a creator business and two kids. The truth is that I rely on just a handful of AI tools (e.g., Hermes, OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex) and skills to automate the manual work.

I've shared parts of my personal AI operating system with 100,000+ people on YouTube and my newsletter.

This membership is for busy people who just want to copy my setup as quickly as possible. Every skill and guide in this portal is hand-crafted and AI slop free.

What your membership unlocks

AI Skills

9 handcrafted skills for personal, product, and creator work.

AI Prompts

20+ battle-tested prompts to save you hours every week.

AI Tools

Free codes to Granola, Wispr Flow, Replit, and more AI tools ($153 value).

Codex + Claude Code OS

The exact setup I use to build with AI agents.

Hermes + OpenClaw OS

My AI chief of staff to manage emails, meetings, and more.

AI Builder Community

700+ builders sharing their favorite AI workflows and memes.

Get my handcrafted AI skills for product, creator, and personal work

Personal

Personal advisor

Get honest advice grounded in your goals, energy, and life situation.

Health coach

Evidence-based tips on workouts, meals, and sleep grounded in your routines.

Weekend planner

Find 10 time-sensitive things to do for an upcoming weekend.

Product

Product strategy

Shape a compelling one-page product strategy document.

Spec writer

Write a build-ready spec from rough notes engineering can actually use.

Exec review

Pressure-test your doc before leadership does.

Creator

No AI slop editor

Rewrite drafts in your voice without sounding like AI slop.

Infographic artist

Turn an idea into a branded visual you can actually publish.

Viral posts

Turn an idea or draft into posts that don't sound like engagement bait.

More skills coming soon.

Codex, Claude Code, Hermes, and OpenClaw operating systems coming soon

Codex + Claude Code

Quickstart

Set up your AI coding tool in 15 min.

How it works

The difference between Codex and Claude Code.

Tools

Hook up email, docs, Slack, and more.

Memory

Give your AI coding tool persistent memory.

Automations

Set up local and remote recurring jobs.

…and more coming soon.

Hermes + OpenClaw

Quickstart

Go from zero to AI chief of staff in 15 min.

How it works

Identity, agents, memory, security, and more.

Tools

Set up voice replies, web search, Google, GitHub, and more.

Memory

Fix memory loss and build an AI agent that just gets you.

Troubleshooting

How to fix your AI chief of staff if it breaks.

…and more coming soon.

Peter Yang

About me

I've led products and teams at Roblox, Reddit, Amazon (Twitch), and Meta for 10+ years. My newsletter and YouTube reach hundreds of thousands of people and feature deep conversations with AI leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and more.

I keep everything here short and practical because I know you're busy. This portal has my best and most up to date content.

100,000+ tech professionals love my AI tutorials and interviews

"Peter's newsletter is one of the few I actually read every single time it hits my inbox. Practical, no fluff, and always ahead of the curve."

Ryan — CEO at LinkedIn

"The AI tutorials are incredibly actionable. I've implemented at least 5 workflows directly from Behind the Craft that saved my team hours every week."

Amrita — VP Marketing at Zapier

"As a PM on Gemini, I need to stay sharp on what's happening in AI. Peter distills the signal from the noise better than anyone."

Frank — PM on Gemini, Google DeepMind

"I recommend Behind the Craft to every PM I mentor. It's the fastest way to build AI intuition without getting lost in the hype."

Ro — Senior PM, Google

"The community alone is worth the membership. I've gotten more useful AI advice in one month than from all other sources combined."

Haylee

"Peter has a gift for making complex AI concepts feel approachable. Every issue teaches me something I can use that same day."

Mohammad

"I went from 'AI-curious' to shipping AI features in production within two months of joining. The tutorials are that good."

Anna

"The prompt library alone paid for my membership ten times over. Real workflows from someone who actually uses AI daily."

Chris

"Finally a newsletter that treats AI seriously without being inaccessible. Peter bridges the gap between technical depth and practical application."

Danielle

Is this membership for you?

This is for you if:

You're a PM, founder, or busy professional who wants to become AI native fast

You want opinionated "just do this" defaults, not a tour of every option

You value concise, no-BS content (with some memes baked in) over AI slop

This is NOT for you if:

You're already an advanced user of Codex, Claude Code, Hermes, and OpenClaw

You want a live course – I may host live sessions in the community but this material isn't cohort-based

You want a laundry list of 100+ AI skills instead of those I've hand-curated for quality

One subscription for all the benefits and the paid newsletter.

$150/year

Skills, prompts, AI tool free codes, my personal OS setup, and access to a growing AI builder community. Cancel anytime.

FAQ

What do I get for $150/year?

Full access to the membership portal (prompts, AI tool perks, and the Claude Code, Codex, and OpenClaw OS setup guides as they ship), the 700+ member AI Slack community, and 100+ paid posts via my newsletter.

Do I need to be a developer?

No. Everything is written for PMs, marketers, and founders who want to use AI without writing code.

How is this different from your newsletter and YouTube?

I've created 100s of articles and YouTube videos by now. I know most people don't have time to watch them all. This is the fast track option to become AI native quickly.

How is this different from AI courses?

Most courses require you to watch 10+ hours of video or attend live cohorts that cost thousands of dollars. I've designed each section of my operating system to be self-contained, opinionated, and built to get you results in an afternoon. At $150/year during early access, it's also a fraction of the cost.

Will the price go up?

It's possible. The current price is early access. I hand-craft each section so once all are complete, I might raise the price.

Can I cancel?

Anytime through Substack.