A pragmatic, role-shaped path through Magento 2 with Claude Code. Pick backend service contracts, Hyva frontend, DevOps + CI, or solution architect — each path is built around shippable artifacts and weekly skill checkpoints, not tutorial completion.
Learning paths
Pick your skill path
Four guided tracks. Each one tells you what to read, what to build, and which Claude prompts unlock the next level.
Milestones
Starter prompt for Claude Code
I'm new to Magento 2 + Claude Code. Walk me through:
1. Scaffolding app/code/Panth/HelloWorld with registration.php
and etc/module.xml (setup_version 1.0.0).
2. A frontend controller at /helloworld that returns
Page\Result with a Block + .phtml template.
3. Running bin/magento module:enable, setup:upgrade,
cache:flush in the right order.
4. Confirming the route works at /helloworld.
Show me the full file tree first, then each file
contents, then the exact CLI commands to run.
Inside Panth_HelloWorld, generate the full
"feedback entry" CRUD slice:
1. db_schema.xml with id/customer_email/message/created_at,
plus db_schema_whitelist.json.
2. Api/Data/FeedbackInterface + FeedbackInterface
(repository), Api/FeedbackRepositoryInterface,
plus Model/Feedback, Model/FeedbackRepository,
Model/ResourceModel/Feedback + Collection.
3. etc/di.xml preferences for all three interfaces.
4. etc/webapi.xml exposing GET/POST/DELETE
/V1/acme/feedback (anonymous=false).
5. adminhtml UIComponent listing
acme_helloworld_feedback_listing with massaction
delete + inline edit modal.
6. acl.xml + menu.xml under Panth::feedback.
Use service contracts only — no direct model
calls from controllers.
Extend Panth_HelloWorld with all four extension points:
1. PLUGIN — afterGetPrice() around
Magento\Catalog\Model\Product::getPrice() that adds a
1.5% surcharge for products tagged "imported"
(use $product->getData('is_imported')).
Wire it via etc/di.xml <type name="..."><plugin .../>.
2. OBSERVER — listen on sales_order_place_after,
push the order id into a custom queue
acme.feedback.request via etc/queue_publisher.xml +
etc/queue_consumer.xml + a Consumer class.
3. GRAPHQL — schema.graphqls adding
feedback(orderId: Int!): Feedback @resolver(class:..)
plus the Resolver class returning data from the
repository you built earlier.
4. MFTF — Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateFeedbackTest.xml
that logs into admin, opens the grid, asserts
the seed row exists.
Show file tree, then files, then commands.
Audit Panth_HelloWorld for Adobe Marketplace EQP:
1. Run vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=Magento2
on app/code/Panth/HelloWorld and fix every
error + warning. Show the diff.
2. Run vendor/bin/phpstan analyse with
Magento\PhpStan\Extension at level 5;
patch every reported issue.
3. Add composer.json fields the EQP technical
review checks: name, type=magento2-module,
description, license, autoload PSR-4, require
php constraint, require magento/framework,
version 1.0.0, plus extra.map for
registration.php.
4. For Adobe Commerce-only code paths, gate
them behind module dependency on
Magento_AdvancedCheckout (or similar) in
etc/module.xml <sequence> and a runtime
class_exists() guard.
5. Generate the marketplace listing copy
(short, long, USP, screenshot list).
Stop and ask before running any destructive
command.
I am a Magento backend dev — which Claude Code learning path should I start with?
Start with the Backend / Service-Contracts path. It anchors on the three things every Adobe-style PR is judged on: Api/ + Api/Data/ interfaces, a Repository implementing the interface, and DI preference/plugin wiring in etc/di.xml. Spend the first 5 days re-implementing one of your existing modules with strict service contracts; have Claude Code review each commit against phpcs --standard=Magento2 and phpstan --level=6. Skip the Hyva path until you can scaffold a working REST + GraphQL CRUD without looking at docs.
Realistically, how many hours per week do I need for a 30-day Magento + Claude path?
Plan for 8–10 focused hours per week — one weekend block + two weekday evenings. Less than that and you forget the previous lesson before the next one starts; more than 15 and you burn out before the integration phase. The path is built around shippable artifacts (one module, one Hyva component, one MFTF suite, one CI pipeline) rather than tutorial completion, so missing a day is fine as long as you ship the artifact by the end of the week.
Do I need to know Luma before learning Hyva with Claude Code?
No, and arguably you should skip Luma if you can. Hyva replaces RequireJS, Knockout, and the layered Luma CSS with Tailwind + Alpine.js — none of the Luma muscle memory transfers. What does transfer: layout XML, blocks, view models, and the ViewModelInterface pattern. Have Claude Code generate a Hyva block + view-model pair on day 1; if you can read it without help, you have enough Magento context. The Hyva themes glossary is the fastest catch-up.
What does a "skill checkpoint" actually test on these paths?
Each checkpoint is a 30-minute live exercise where you ship a working artifact without Claude Code, then a 30-minute review where you ship the same artifact with Claude Code. Example checkpoint at week 2 (backend path): "Add a discount_reason attribute to sales_order via db_schema.xml, expose it on OrderInterface, save it from a plugin around QuoteManagement::placeOrder." If the without-AI run is > 4× slower than the with-AI run, you have not internalised the pattern — loop back to the lesson.
Will this path prep me for the Adobe Certified Expert exam?
Partially. The paths target shipping skills, not exam trivia — so you will be strong on DI, plugins, service contracts, indexers, MView, and GraphQL, which are 60–70% of the AD0-E724 / AD0-E720 exams. You will still need to drill memorised flags (e.g. --keep-generated, indexer modes), the EAV admin grid wiring, and the legacy Luma checkout flow. Two weeks of Magento U practice exams after this path is the realistic finish line. Honest: certification helps with hiring, not with shipping.
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