Chapter 3: Talking to Bob

One-line summary: Bob is your AI builder. You describe what you want, he builds it. Here's your first conversation.

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#Meet Bob

Bob isn't a search engine. He's not a chatbot that just answers questions. He's a builder.

When you talk to Bob, he actually creates things. Real files. Real apps. Real Bitcoin stuff. You describe, he builds, and minutes later you have something that works.

Open Claude Code (type claude in your terminal and hit Enter). With the OP_NET MCP connected, Claude now has Bob's Bitcoin-building superpowers. Just start describing what you want.

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#Your First Message

Try this exact message:

"Build me a simple Bitcoin savings tracker that shows my wallet balance and a savings goal progress bar."

Hit send. Then watch.

Bob will start working. He'll create files, set things up, write all the code behind the scenes — and then tell you it's ready. The whole thing takes a few minutes.

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#Seeing Your App

When Bob says it's ready, he'll tell you to open something like:

http://localhost:3000

Localhost just means "on your own computer." It's not on the internet yet — it's running right there on your machine. Type that address into your browser like you'd type google.com.

Your app appears. In your browser. That you described. That you built.

Yeah. That feeling is real.

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#The Key Lesson

Here's the most important thing to understand about talking to Bob:

Tell him WHAT you want. Not HOW to build it.

You don't know how to build it — and you don't need to. That's Bob's job. Your job is to be crystal clear about what you're imagining.

Bad: "Use React and create a component with state management for—" (You don't know what this means. Don't try to speak code.)

Good: "Build me a page where people can send Bitcoin tips and leave a message. Show all the tips in a list below." (This is perfect. This is all Bob needs.)

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#More Great First Prompts

These all work great as starting points:

• "Build me a tip jar app where people can send Bitcoin tips with messages attached"
• "Make a Bitcoin price tracker dashboard that shows the current price and a chart"
• "Create a simple voting app where people connect their wallet and vote yes or no on a question"
• "Build a Bitcoin donation page for my favorite cause with a goal meter"

Pick one. Send it. See what Bob makes.

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#What Happens After Bob Builds It

You look at it. You think "this is cool, but I wish the button was bigger" or "can I change the colors?" or "I want to add a leaderboard."

That's your next message. You tell Bob what to change, and he changes it.

This back-and-forth — describe, build, tweak, improve — is the whole game. It's actually fun once you get going.

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Next up: How to describe things so well that Bob nails it the first time. →