100x your coding workflow
In two hours, go from one prompt at a time to a setup that plans, builds and reviews for you. Set up a coding harness and learn to run it on multiple open-source models, so you're never locked to one model or one bill.
- In person, hands-on, on your own laptop
- Two hours
- To be confirmed
- Register your interest and we'll tell you first
- US$150 / HK$920
- per person
who it suits
You already use AI to write code, but it still feels like one prompt at a time. You want a setup that plans, builds and reviews for you, and that isn't locked to one model or one bill.
Bring a project you're already working on. If your team wants the same setup across a codebase, talk to us about a private session.
the session
what you'll learn
the harness, not the prompt
See why the setup around the model matters more than the model, and what a harness is made of.
- skills, a coding agent, memory and hooks: what each piece does
- one-shot prompting versus planning first
set it up on your laptop
Build the harness on your own machine, on a project you already have, so it leaves with you.
- install and configure a coding agent for your repo
- write skills for the things you do over and over
- conventions and checks the agent follows without being told
swap the model
Run the same harness on Claude, OpenAI and open-source models, and decide where a cheaper model is good enough.
- connect other models: hosted, open-source and local
- which models to use for planning and which for building
- what it costs, and when cheaper is worth it
run it without watching
Hand work to agents in parallel, review what comes back and keep the loop going.
- break work into GitHub issues with a plan for each
- run agents in parallel and get notified when one needs you
- review the output like a pull request, not a chat
what's included
- two hours of hands-on, in-person teaching
- the AI coding harness we use, configured on your own laptop
- a set of skills and checks you can take to any project
- a model set-up that works with Claude, OpenAI and open-source models
- workshop slides and checklists to keep
- questions answered throughout the session
what to expect
You'll leave with a working harness on your own machine and a feel for how much to hand to agents, not a magic button. It gets better the more you use it.
The fee covers the teaching and materials listed here. AI model subscriptions, hosting and any ongoing development or support are separate.
before you book
- bring a laptop you can install software on
- bring a project you're already working on, in a GitHub repo if you have one
- create a free GitHub account beforehand
- an AI model subscription is optional but encouraged
- dates and venue are confirmed before you pay
about us
Over 15 years experience building apps
faqs
questions we get asked
No, but you'll get the most out of this session if you already build things, with or without AI. You need to be comfortable using a computer and installing apps. We'll guide you through everything else.
No. We set up the harness so it works with Claude, OpenAI and open-source models, and spend a block on when a cheaper model does the job and when it doesn't.
Yes, that's the point. Bring a project you're already working on and you'll set the harness up on it during the session.
Claude, OpenAI and open-source models, hosted and local. We'll cover which work best for planning, which for building, and what each costs to run.
You leave with the harness on your machine and the habit of using it. To go further, our other workshops cover web apps, internal tools and native mobile apps.
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