Effective Agentic Development Workshop
2-day onsite intensive · Up to 20 developers per cohort
Overview
This workshop teaches development teams to wield agentic coding assistants—Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, pi, and others—as first-class development tools rather than autocomplete toys. Participants will master the full agentic development lifecycle: context engineering, skills authoring, the agentic dev loop, event-driven backpressure (deterministic tools wired to agent events for imperative self-correction), and production-grade deployment pipelines.
The curriculum is tool-agnostic by design. We teach principles that transfer across any agentic stack while providing hands-on experience with the leading tools of 2026.
Key Outcomes
- Engineer context-rich agent environments (AGENTS.md, skills, MCP servers, code graphs)
- Write BACKPRESSURE.md as the verification contract; wire deterministic tools to agent events for imperative self-correction
- Generate and validate tests at every layer: unit, integration, E2E, visual regression
- Deploy agent-generated code through staging → blue/green → canary with automatic rollback
- Configure the full agentic dev loop: Prompt → Generate → Verify → Iterate → Ship
- Implement agentic code review, PR automation, and evidence-first review workflows
Who Should Attend
- VP of Engineering / CTO — shipping faster without sacrificing quality or security
- Principal / Staff Engineers — establishing agentic development standards
- DevSecOps / Platform Engineering — building CI/CD pipelines for agent-generated code
- Engineering Managers — rolling out agentic practices across teams
Delivery Format
| Element | Detail |
|---|---|
| Pre-Workshop Discovery | 2 × 2-hour online sessions (scoping, customization, stakeholder alignment) |
| Format | Onsite, instructor-led, hands-on |
| Duration | 2 days (16 hours instruction + 4 hours guided lab) |
| Cohort Size | 12–20 developers |
| Prerequisites | Proficiency in Python/TypeScript; Git fluency; basic CI/CD familiarity |
| Deliverables | Agentic dev environment config, BACKPRESSURE.md spec, agentic CI/CD pipeline |
| Post-Workshop | 30-day Slack access; office hours; tool configuration guides |
Packages
| Package | Includes |
|---|---|
| Core 2-Day Workshop | 2 × 2-hr discovery sessions + prep + customization + 2-day onsite + materials + 30-day support |
| Core + Capstone Day | Above + guided build of production-ready agentic workflow on your stack |
| Multi-Cohort Bundle | 3 workshops within 12 months (mix workshops), each with discovery & customization |
Travel expenses billed at cost for locations outside major metro areas. Discovery sessions conducted online via Zoom/Teams.
Curriculum at a Glance
| Day | Focus | Modules |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | The Agentic Dev Environment & The Agentic Dev Loop | Agentic Coding Landscape, Context Engineering & Memory, Skills, Tools & The Loop, Backpressure I |
| Day 2 | Verification, Validation & Production | Backpressure II (Testing), Agentic Code Review & PRs, DevSecOps & Blue/Green Deployment, Production Workflow |
Email us to schedule a discovery call and discuss your team's agentic development goals.
Related Track
We also offer the Effective Agentic Knowledge Work Workshop for analysts, marketers, finance, HR, legal, and operations teams using Claude Cowork, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Work, and Google Workspace Studio.