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Workshop Agenda

AI-Powered .NET Development with Claude & Claude Code

Presenter: Woody · Intelligently.dev · Event: Visual Studio LIVE! · Dates: July 9–10, 2026 · Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day · Venue/Room: [add] · Registration: [add link]

A hands-on, two-day workshop for .NET developers. Day 1 makes Claude Code a daily driver for real C# work. Day 2 uses the Anthropic C# SDK to build AI-native features — streaming, agents, RAG, and MCP servers — in production-quality ASP.NET Core. Every lab builds on one evolving sample application, BookTracker, so the skills compound across the two days.

Before you arrive — access matters and the two days differ. Day 1 (Claude Code) requires a paid Claude plan (Pro minimum) — Claude Code is not on the Free tier. Day 2 (the API) requires a separate Anthropic API key (pay-as-you-go from the Console); a Pro/Max subscription does not grant API access. You'll also need the .NET 10 SDK, Node.js 18+, Git, Docker Desktop (Day 2), and WSL2 on Windows. Full setup on each day's Before You Begin page. A free/local path (Ollama) is provided for Day 2's embeddings so no OpenAI key is required.

Two days at a glance

  Day 1 — Claude Code Track Day 2 — Anthropic API Track
Theme Operate Claude Code as a daily driver Build AI-native features in C#
You leave able to Steer, explore, build, refactor, and debug with an agent Ship streaming, tool-calling, RAG, and MCP features
Sample app Configure & improve BookTracker Extend BookTracker with AI capabilities

Day 1 — The Claude Code Track

Tuesday, July 9 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM → details: Day 1

Time Session Focus Hands-on lab
9:00 – 10:30 Section 1 — Foundations + Claude Code CLI How LLMs work (tokens, context, grounding) → integration decisions; install & authenticate; operate from the terminal; first CLAUDE.md; codebase exploration Lab 1: working session + committed CLAUDE.md
10:30 – 10:45 Morning break    
10:45 – 12:30 Section 2 — Steering Claude Code The steering decision (when it loads · compaction · context cost · authority); CLAUDE.md, Rules, Skills (folders), Subagents (markdown), Hooks, plugins Lab 2: a .claude/ setup — rules + skill folder + guardrail hook + plugin
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch (Lab 2 continues, self-paced)    
1:30 – 3:15 Section 3 — IDE Integration + MCP Ecosystem Operate Claude Code in VS Code and JetBrains/Rider; session management; MCP architecture; the GitHub MCP server Lab 3: GitHub MCP session — query the repo and create an issue
3:15 – 3:30 Afternoon break    
3:30 – 5:00 Section 4 — AI in the SDLC Specification-first development; refactoring at scale with approval gates; testing; debugging from stack traces; architecture analysis and ADRs Lab 4: spec → feature → tests → debug, committed

Day 1 outcomes — you will be able to:

  • Install, configure, and operate Claude Code from the terminal, VS Code, and JetBrains (Rider/IntelliJ)
  • Use Claude Code to accelerate architecture design, code construction, refactoring, testing, and debugging
  • Explain how LLMs work — tokens, context windows, turns, grounding — and apply that to practical integration decisions

Day 2 — The Anthropic API Track

Wednesday, July 10 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM → details: Day 2

Time Session Focus Hands-on lab
9:00 – 10:30 Section 1 — Official Anthropic C# SDK Fundamentals The official SDK with correct DI patterns; AnthropicClient as a singleton; multi-turn history; prompt caching; Polly retries Lab 1: /api/chat with history and prompt caching
10:30 – 10:45 Morning break    
10:45 – 12:00 Section 2 — Streaming, Tool Calling & Extended Thinking Streaming chat with Server-Sent Events in ASP.NET Core; defining tools; the tool-calling agent loop for multi-step workflows; extended thinking Lab 2: streaming endpoint + multi-tool agent
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch    
1:00 – 2:15 Section 3 — RAG Pipelines in .NET Chunking, embeddings (OpenAI or free/local Ollama), Qdrant vector storage, cosine retrieval, augmented prompts Lab 3: /api/recommend RAG engine with grounded answers
2:15 – 3:15 Section 4 — Building MCP Servers in C# The ModelContextProtocol C# SDK; typed tools; connecting Claude to your database and internal services via DI; Streamable HTTP; testing from Claude Code Lab 4: BookTracker.Mcp with 3+ tools, called from Claude Code
3:15 – 3:30 Afternoon break    
3:30 – 4:15 Section 5 — AI-Powered Testing + CI/CD AI-generated xUnit suites; edge-case discovery; TestContainers; Claude Code in GitHub Actions for automated code review and release notes Lab 5: AI tests + CI review + release-notes workflow
4:15 – 5:00 Section 6 — Responsible AI + Wrap-Up Prompt-injection defense, token budgets, hallucination mitigation, enterprise governance, and the path to production Optional closing security audit

Day 2 outcomes — you will be able to:

  • Integrate the official Anthropic C# SDK into ASP.NET Core with correct DI patterns
  • Build streaming chat interfaces using Server-Sent Events in ASP.NET Core
  • Implement the tool-calling agent loop in C# for multi-step AI workflows
  • Build RAG pipelines in .NET with chunking, embedding, vector storage, and retrieval
  • Create custom MCP servers in C# to connect Claude to your own databases and internal services
  • Use Claude Code in GitHub Actions for automated code review and release notes
  • Apply responsible AI practices — prompt-injection defense, token budgets, and hallucination mitigation

How the two days connect

The agent skills from Day 1 set up the API work on Day 2: the LLM mental model (Day 1, Section 1) underpins the SDK decisions; using the GitHub MCP server (Day 1, Section 3) sets up building your own MCP server (Day 2, Section 4); and Day 1's hooks and guardrails (Section 2) extend into Day 2's CI review and responsible-AI controls. Bring your own project — the last exercise of Day 1 points Claude Code at real code, and everything on Day 2 transfers directly to it.

New here? Start with Day 1 → Before You Begin and, for Day 2, Before You Begin.