Claude Code ABQ

Albuquerque's AI-assisted development community

Monthly meetups exploring AI-assisted development workflows. Bring your laptop, bring your curiosity, bring your honest opinions.

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Beyond ChatGPT: Engineering Sovereign, On-Prem AI for Public Sector

Jacob Hall — CISSP, Cybersecurity Engineer, Bernalillo County

Thursday, August 13, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM MST
Deep Dive Coding Classrooms, CNM STEMulus Center, Downtown Albuquerque

Jacob manages security efforts at Bernalillo County. He'll take us beyond the chatbot subscription and into AI infrastructure at enterprise scale — what it takes to engineer sovereign, on-prem AI for the public sector.

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What is Claude Code ABQ?

We're a community of developers who build with AI coding tools — and we're honest about what works and what doesn't. Claude Code is our primary tool right now, but we're not married to anything. We experiment, we compare, and we share what we find. If something else starts outperforming, we'll be the first to say so.

Every month, we get together and show each other what we're building, what's working, and what isn't. Live demos, hands-on exploration, real talk. No slides full of hype — just developers sharing notes from the trenches.

Open to all skill levels — from bootcamp students writing their first app to senior engineers shipping production systems. Based at the CNM STEMulus Center in downtown Albuquerque, hosted by Deep Dive Coding.

What to Expect

Show & Tell

People demo what they've been building with AI coding tools. Real projects, real workflows, honest results.

Hands-On Time

Bring your laptop and try it yourself with guidance from fellow developers.

Honest Comparisons

We experiment with different AI coding tools and share what we find. No tool loyalty — just honest results.

All Levels Welcome

Whether you're learning to code or shipping production apps, there's a seat for you.

Code of Conduct

  • Be respectful. Treat everyone with kindness regardless of skill level, background, or experience.

  • Come to learn and share. Ask questions, show your work, help others.

  • Keep it legal and ethical. Don't share proprietary code or use AI tools in ways that violate terms of service.

  • Harassment-free zone. We follow a zero-tolerance policy. If someone makes you uncomfortable, reach out to the organizer.

Past Presentations

Talks and demos from previous meetups

Meetup #6 · July 9, 2026

Your First Build with Claude Code — Live

The Claude Code ABQ Community

No speaker this month — the room did the coaching. Volunteers who had never used Claude Code drove real first sessions live, with experienced folks guiding from the seats. One left with the start of an inventory system for their job, plus a free week of Claude Pro to keep building. Everyone else brought what they were working on, asked questions, and shared what's working.

Highlights
  • First-time Claude Code users drove live sessions with the room coaching
  • One volunteer left with the start of a real inventory system for their job
  • Volunteers took home a free week of Claude Pro to keep building
  • The rest of the room shared projects, questions, and what's working
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Claude CodeFirst BuildLive SessionCommunity

Meetup #5 · June 11, 2026

Parallel Claude Code: Working with Git Worktrees

Tim Farkas

Tim showed how he uses git worktrees to run multiple Claude Code sessions in parallel, each on its own branch, without them stepping on each other — building a feature in one worktree while Claude fixes a bug in another. A hands-on look at a workflow you can set up the same night.

Highlights
  • What git worktrees are and why they pair perfectly with Claude Code
  • Running multiple Claude Code sessions in parallel without conflicts
  • A real workflow you can set up the same night
  • Tips for keeping branches, sessions, and your sanity organized
Source CodeEvent Page
Claude CodeGit WorktreesParallel SessionsWorkflow

Meetup #5 · June 11, 2026

Inside My Claude Code Workflow

George Kephart

George opened up his Claude Code workflow and showed us how he actually works — a live look at the day-to-day habits, setup, and process behind his AI-assisted development.

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Claude CodeWorkflowDeveloper Tools

Meetup #4 · May 14, 2026

Inside My Claude Code Setup — Plugins, Skills, Agents, and Mobile Workflow

Marty Bonacci — Organizer, Claude Code ABQ

Marty walked through his full Claude Code configuration — status line, all 28 active plugins, skills, agents, slash commands, and a multi-device tmux workflow that runs Claude Code across phone, laptop, and desktop over SSH + Tailscale. The session capped off with a live plugin build (power-pages-liquid-js-plugin) created on the spot for an attendee.

Highlights
  • Status line setup and the parts of the Claude Code config that actually matter day-to-day
  • All 28 active plugins, organized by what they do — with install commands
  • Multi-device workflow: tmux + Claude Code over SSH and Tailscale across phone, laptop, and desktop
  • Live plugin build during the meetup: power-pages-liquid-js-plugin
Source CodeEvent Page
tmux-dangerclaude-configtmux-auto-claude-configpower-pages-liquid-js-plugin
Claude CodePluginsMobile WorkflowTmuxLive Build

Meetup #3 · April 9, 2026

Unblocking Your Vision: Entrepreneurship in the Agentic Age

Tim Farkas

Explored how agentic AI is changing the math on what one person can build. Tim walked through how founders can validate faster, iterate continuously, and scale lean — with a real-world ed-tech platform as the case study.

Highlights
  • How agentic AI is lowering the barrier to turning ideas into products
  • Validating ideas faster and iterating continuously with smaller teams
  • Real-world example: an ed-tech platform built with multiple AI technologies
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Agentic AIEntrepreneurshipEd-TechFounders

Meetup #3 · April 9, 2026

OpenClaw: The Open-Source AI Agent That Actually Does Things

Michael Noyes-Smith

Michael broke down OpenClaw — the open-source AI agent with 250K+ GitHub stars in four months. Covered what it is, why it matters, and how he uses it in his own workflow.

Highlights
  • What OpenClaw is and how we got here
  • Why it matters for developers and non-developers alike
  • How Michael actually uses it day-to-day and resources to get started
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OpenClawAI AgentsOpen Source

Meetup #2 · March 12, 2026

The Most Valuable Developer on Your Team — Building AI Workflows That Scale

Marty Bonacci — Organizer, Claude Code ABQ

Explored how the biggest AI advantage isn't one developer prompting better — it's one developer building systems that make the entire team better. Covered how to design shareable AI workflow tools that give every developer on your team consistent, high-quality results from AI coding agents.

Highlights
  • Why the most valuable hire right now is a developer who can systemize AI workflows for a team
  • How to design tools that give your whole team access to repeatable, high-quality AI results
  • Turning your best practices into shareable, reusable AI workflow systems
Source CodeEvent Page
AI WorkflowsTeam ScalingClaude CodeDeveloper Tools

Meetup #1 · February 12, 2026

Claude Code Live — Building a Tweeter App from Scratch

Marty Bonacci — Organizer, Claude Code ABQ

Live demo of Claude Code building tweeter-abq-2 (a Twitter-like app) in real time. Covered agentic workflows, spec-driven development with SpecSwarm, and how to guide an AI coding agent through a full project — from initial scaffold to working app.

Highlights
  • Scaffolded a React Router v7 project from a single prompt
  • Used SpecSwarm to generate specs, plans, and tasks automatically
  • Showed how CLAUDE.md files steer agent behavior across sessions
  • Demonstrated iterative design refinement with live feedback loops
  • Deployed to production during the demo
Recording coming soonSource CodeEvent Page
Claude Code DocsSpecSwarmFour Minds Pattern
Claude CodeSpecSwarmReact RouterLive Build

Show Us What's Working

Got something cool you've built with AI coding tools? We want to see it. Presentations don't need to be polished — we'd rather see a real workflow than a rehearsed pitch.

We're especially interested in live builds, tool comparisons, MCP server demos, prompt engineering war stories, and anything where you can show us your actual process. Ten minutes is plenty. Thirty minutes is great if you've got the material.

Whether you're a bootcamp student who just shipped your first AI-assisted project or a senior engineer who's integrated Claude Code into a production pipeline — your perspective matters. The best talks come from people sharing honestly about what worked and what didn't.

Reach out to Marty at a meetup or through Lu.ma to get on the schedule.

Resources

Claude Code

Anthropic's AI coding agent that lives in your terminal

Install Claude Code

Get started in 5 minutes

Anthropic

The company behind Claude

SpecSwarm

Specification-driven development plugin for Claude Code

Deep Dive Coding

Full-stack web development bootcamp at CNM Ingenuity

Claude.ai

Try Claude in your browser

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