Last Call: Claude Code in the field Develop AI chat agents in 5 sessions

A new training program titled Last Call: Claude Code in der Praxis, KI-Chat-Agenten in 5 Sessions entwickeln has been announced by heise academy, offering participants the opportunity to develop AI-powered chat agents using Claude Code, a product developed by Anthropic. The course will run over five sessions, each lasting four hours, with classes scheduled from September 26 to October 29, starting at 9 AM and ending at 1 PM daily. Participants will work alongside expert Rainer Stropek to build a complete chat agent through a specific project example, learning how to integrate the tool into terminal environments, IDEs, desktop applications, and CI/CD pipelines. The program aims to guide participants through the entire development process, beginning with setting up a project structure and moving through implementing custom tool calls with typed functions and Zod schemas. Security measures such as unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end testing will be emphasized, along with the use of Git Worktrees to explore multiple design variations without conflicts. A dedicated section will focus on securing the agent through permissions, approval strategies, and safeguards against prompt injection and tool poisoning, both for the Claude Code harness and for the participant’s own agent. Later sessions will involve building a fully functional agent interface using CopilotKit and the open AG-UI protocol, incorporating features such as streaming, shared state, and generative user interfaces. Automation tools like skills and hooks will streamline repetitive tasks such as formatting, testing, and secret scans. The final session will cover deploying the chat agent in production, including CI/CD processes via GitHub Actions, automated reviews using sub-agents, and implementing a clean human-in-the-loop model. Participants can begin their journey with the first session on September 26, which will introduce them to the landscape of coding agents and help them set up their first project. The second session on September 8 will focus on using coding agents locally, exploring Git workflows and worktrees. On September 15, the emphasis will shift toward securely connecting to an MCP server and safeguarding both the Claude Code harness and the participant's own agent. The fourth session on September 22 will delve into orchestrating Claude Code, applying generative UI techniques, and using hooks in practice. Finally, on September 29, the focus will be on the agent SDK, sub-agents, and making the agent production-ready through CI/CD processes. The program is designed to be adaptable, allowing participants who bring their own domain knowledge to apply the concepts directly without requiring changes to the curriculum. This flexibility enables individuals to create specialized agents such as internal research assistants, DevOps insights agents, or support copilots tailored to their specific knowledge bases. The sessions will include extensive hands-on experience, interactive elements, and opportunities for participants to review recorded materials and exercises after the live sessions. Questions will be addressed directly during the live chat, and participants will have the chance to engage in discussions with one another throughout the course. Further information and registration details are available on the classroom website. Those interested in attending can access the site to learn more about the program and secure their spots. The course is part of heise academy’s broader offerings, which provide practical and expert-led training in various technological fields.