Build Your Personal AI Assistant: The Complete Setup Workshop

TL;DR: In one day, you'll build a complete personalized AI assistant environment with Claude Code, custom CLAUDE.md files, your own skills, and MCP server connections. Perfect for beginners.

Why This Workshop?

Most people use AI like a generic chatbot. But what if your AI assistant:

• Knew your coding style and followed your conventions automatically
• Remembered your preferences across all projects
• Had access to your data through secure connections
• Contained your expertise as reusable skills

That's what you'll build in this workshop.

The Transformation

What You'll Build

1. Optimized Claude Code Configuration

# Install
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

# Configure
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-key"

2. Personal CLAUDE.md

Your AI context file that travels with you:

# Your Name's AI Context

## About Me
- Role: Senior Developer
- Expertise: TypeScript, React, Node.js
- Current projects: E-commerce platform

## My Preferences
- Direct and concise responses
- TypeScript strict mode always
- Tests alongside source files

## Tools I Use
- Editor: VS Code
- Package manager: pnpm

3. Custom Skills

Package your expertise:

# React Component Patterns

## Core Principles
1. Always use TypeScript
2. Functional components only
3. Custom hooks for logic

## Examples
[Your patterns...]

4. MCP Server Connections

Connect AI to your tools:

{
  "servers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"]
    }
  }
}

Workshop Modules

1. Foundation Setup - Install and configure Claude Code
2. Personal CLAUDE.md - Create your context file
3. Custom Skills - Package your expertise
4. MCP Connections - Connect to tools and data
5. Workflow Automations - Build time-saving commands

Who Is This For?

• Beginners new to AI coding assistants
• Developers wanting a personalized setup
• Teams standardizing AI workflows
• Anyone tired of repeating context to AI

Start Building

Ready to create your personal AI environment?

Start the Free Workshop →

The perfect first step on your AI-augmented development journey.

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