Use Claude Code Like a Pro

​This is the 3rd workshop in our series to update the AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp content.

​This workshop updates Module 3: Coding Agent Capabilities: MCP, Skills, Plugins, and Custom Agents.

​In this hands-on session, Bhavani will show how modern coding agents are extended and customized.

​You will see how agents use project instructions, MCP, reusable workflows, skills, commands, hooks, specialized subagents, plugins, extensions, and custom agent patterns.

​What You'll Learn

• ​How modern coding agents are extended and customized

• ​How to think about Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Aider, and similar tools as part of the same broader agent workflow

• ​How project instructions guide an agent inside a repository

• ​How MCP connects assistants to tools, context, and actions

• ​How reusable workflows, skills, and commands make common tasks repeatable

• ​How specialized subagents can handle focused work

• ​How hooks can add checks or automation around agent actions

• ​How plugins and extensions package agent capabilities

• ​How custom agents fit into the broader workflow

• ​How to design an agent extension pack for your own app

• ​How to think about permissions, local files, remote services, and security

• ​How to review agent output with tests, diffs, and human judgment

​By the end, you'll understand how to extend a coding agent around your app with project instructions, a reusable workflow, a specialized subagent, a hook, an MCP tool or server, and either a small plugin/extension package or a custom agent.

​Like the other workshops, this will be a live demo with practical tips and time for Q&A.

​All Events in This Series

• ​How to Work with AI Coding Agents: Spec-Driven Development, Context and Loop Engineering, Workflows

• ​Build and Ship an AI-Assisted Full-Stack App

• ​Coding Agent Capabilities: MCP, Skills, Plugins, and Custom Agents

• ​Open-Source AI Tools for Security, Audit, and DevOps

• ​AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp 2026 Pre-Course Live Q&A

• ​AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp 2026 Course Launch

​Thinking About Joining AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp?

​This workshop covers the updated content for Module 3 of AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp, our free course on using AI tools in practical software development workflows.

​The course covers AI-assisted planning, coding, review, testing, coding agent capabilities, MCP, skills, plugins, security, audit, DevOps, and a complete final project.

​The new cohort of AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp starts on August 31, 2026. You can join it by registering here.

​About the Speaker

​Bhavani Ravi runs [Flowexperts.ai](https://flowexperts.ai/?utm_source=luma) as Chief Data and AI expert, helping SMBs adopt AI to save money and scale operations via automations

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