AI Tool Learning Path
Beginners should first finish one ZCode path: install and sign in → enable core capabilities → choose a plan and model.
Once Step ③ is done, ZCode can get to work. To start outreach, install the Laifaxin skill (required) and connect the account; the Laifaxin AI outreach overview ties the full flow together. Still deciding which package to install? The Skills Overview compares the Inquiry skill, the Website skill, and the AI Agent Team in one table.
Step ④, the AI agent team, is an optional enhancement, not a prerequisite for outreach — you can skip it for now. Review the five-step Codex path (optional) below only when you want a more systematic workflow.
👉 Not installed yet? Start with Step ①: install and sign in to ZCode →
“Step 1, Step 2, Step 3…” only show progress within the current path. Article titles and URLs stay stable, so adding a new tool later never requires renumbering existing guides.
Which Path Should I Take?
| Your situation | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Want to use AI and get inquiries (most beginners) | ✅ Take the ZCode path; install the Laifaxin skill for outreach (Step ④ team is optional) |
| Already use Codex and want systematic briefs and acceptance | Take the five-step Codex path (optional) |
Do not juggle several tools and APIs at once: finish one small task with one tool first, then consider a second.
The ZCode Path
The first three steps are required; Step ④ is an optional enhancement.
| Step | What to complete | Start |
|---|---|---|
| ① | Install ZCode and choose “Connect with BigModel” | Install and sign in |
| ② | Enable Full Access, Computer Control, Browser Control, memory, and indexing | Enable core capabilities |
| ③ | Choose a built-in plan and everyday model; add third-party models only when needed | Configure plans and models |
| ④ (optional) | Install the multi-model AI team for specialist collaboration | Install the AI agent team |
💡 The first three steps are required; Step ④ is an enhancement. Step ③ requires only one working plan and everyday model. One model still works; a multi-model setup provides fuller specialization.
Before outreach, the required install is the Laifaxin skill, then connect the account and start from the outreach overview — you can skip the agent team and still run the full flow.
ZCode Configuration: Optional
If you just want to get started, neither of the items below is required.
Want DeepSeek?
To get started, Step ③'s built-in plan is enough — you do not need a third-party model.
Read the DeepSeek guide only when you specifically want DeepSeek for reasoning, batch text, or image work:
👉 Connect DeepSeek to ZCode: Complete Guide
Want GLM by usage?
The built-in plan is enough for everyday use — you do not have to subscribe. Read this guide only when you specifically want to be charged by usage from your account balance rather than spending a plan allowance:
👉 Connect GLM API to ZCode (Pay-as-you-go)
Future configuration guides will also stay optional and will not be forced into the path above.
The Codex Path: Optional
Once the ZCode path works, learn Codex if you want a more systematic workspace, task brief, and acceptance method. It is not a prerequisite — getting ZCode working matters more.
| Step | Question to solve | Completion standard | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| ① | How do I install and sign in? | Open Codex and finish an empty-folder check | Install Codex |
| ② | Which folder should Codex access? | Create a dedicated workspace and finish a read-only inventory | Choose a workspace |
| ③ | How do I explain the task clearly? | State the goal, scope, steps, red lines, and deliverables | Write a task brief |
| ④ | How do I complete real work safely? | Run a three-file sample for product-material organization | Start the first task |
| ⑤ | How do I know the result is correct? | Check scope, facts, files, and the change log | Review and finish safely |
Account and Plan
If you are comparing ChatGPT plans, Google Play, account binding, payment methods, or taxes, read this first:
👉 Subscribe to Codex with Google Play
Purchasing is not a prerequisite for the five-step path. First check whether the current account is enough for learning and a small sample task, then decide whether to upgrade.
Who Needs CC Switch?
If you only use official ChatGPT sign-in and Codex already works, you do not need CC Switch.
Read the CC Switch guide only when you need to manage multiple API URLs, keys, or model configurations:
👉 CC Switch setup guide for Codex
Expand by Work Goal
After finishing the path, pick the topics that match your work. You do not need to learn them all.
| Goal | Future direction | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Search, filter, and manage prospects | Laifaxin AI outreach route | Overview plus step guides available |
| Organize product files, documents, and images | Everyday AI work | Added gradually |
| Process spreadsheets and data | AI spreadsheets and data | Added gradually |
| Prepare and publish website content | AllinCMS content growth | Separate future series |
| Improve website content | SEO review and iteration | Separate future series |
| Learn a systematic AI workflow | Five-step Codex path (optional) | 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.
What You'll Be Able to Do
| Path completed | What you gain |
|---|---|
| ZCode core path (Steps ①–③) | A computer ready with AI, granted permissions, and selected models — ready to let AI work |
| + Laifaxin path | A complete client-acquisition loop from finding prospects to receiving inquiries |
| + Step ④ agent team | Role-based multi-model collaboration (optional enhancement) |
| Codex five steps | A transferable working method: task briefs, samples, acceptance, and safety boundaries |
One Method to Remember
Whatever you use later — ZCode, Codex, or Laifaxin — start with the same method:
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 →
Steps ①–③ done (ZCode can now get to work), ready for outreach:
- Install the Laifaxin skill (required) →
- Then connect the Laifaxin account →
- Open the Laifaxin AI outreach overview →
Want AI to work by role more smoothly (optional enhancement, not needed for outreach)? Step ④: install the AI agent team →
Want a systematic workflow for workspaces, task briefs, and acceptance? Open the five-step Codex path.