After four sold-out meetups and nearly 1,000 community members, it’s time for the next step: Agentic Conf Hamburg 2026.

On March 22, 2026, we’re bringing together builders, developers, and practitioners for a full day dedicated to agentic software engineering at SAE Institute Hamburg.

What to Expect

This is a conference built by builders, for builders. We’re focusing on practical applications of AI-assisted development—real workflows, honest lessons, and yes, even the failed experiments. Wild prototypes and hardware shenanigans are encouraged.

Topics will include:

• Tool deep dives – Claude Code, Cursor, and other agentic platforms
• Team workflows – How teams are adopting AI-native development
• Custom agents – Building your own AI assistants
• Productivity insights – What actually works (and what doesn’t)
• Practical lessons – From real implementations in production

Call for Speakers – We Want to Hear From You!

We’re actively looking for speakers to share their experiences with the community. Whether you have a polished talk or a rough prototype to demo, we want to hear from you.

Session formats:

• Lightning talks (10-15 minutes)
• Standard presentations (20-30 minutes)
• Workshops (45-60 minutes)
• Open Space discussions

What we’re looking for: Genuine, hands-on experience. Real stories from the trenches. We’re explicitly NOT looking for vendor marketing pitches disguised as educational content.

Deadline: March 2, 2026

👉 Submit your talk on Sessionize

Get Your Tickets

Early bird tickets are available now at €79.

👉 Register on Luma

See You There

From a curious group of practitioners experimenting with AI coding tools to nearly 1,000 members and a full-day conference—this community keeps growing. We can’t wait to see what we’ll build together next.

Questions? Reach out to the organizing team: Sebastian Korfmann, Stefan Munz, and Sebastian Reimann. Or drop us a mail at hello@agentic.hamburg.

On January 20, 2026, we kicked off the new year with Agentic Coding Meetup Hamburg #4 at Engel & Völkers HQ—and what a night it was.

Over 200 RSVPs, nearly 100 people on the waiting list, sold out in record time. The signal is clear: the community isn’t waiting on the sidelines. People want to share, learn, and build together.

Huge thanks to Engel & Völkers for hosting us and going the extra mile—drinks, beer, wine, and pizza all covered.

Here’s a recap of the talks from that evening.

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The Claude Code Wars and the Return of The Software Spec – Episode II

Speaker: Stefan Munz

Stefan explored why letting go of control strategically is the key to unlocking AI’s full potential. The talk made the case that better specs, not better prompts, are the real game-changer when working with AI coding assistants. View the slides.

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The Zero-Code Hardware Hack: When Claude Becomes Your Electronics Engineer

Speaker: Tobias Schlottke

Tobias shared his experience building a kid-friendly audio player with an ESP32 microcontroller—despite having no embedded systems experience. The entire project was built through conversation with Claude, demonstrating how AI can help bridge knowledge gaps in hardware development.

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Shipping Critical Systems by Asking Questions

Speakers: Sebastian Korfmann & Thies Arntzen

Sebastian and Thies presented how they rebuilt a 20-year legacy system using Claude Code without writing a single line of code by hand. The talk covered their approach to shipping critical systems through conversation and careful questioning.

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Open Mic Session

After the main talks, we opened the stage for spontaneous lightning demos. Several attendees took the opportunity to showcase their solutions in 5-minute slots. One demo focused on turning non-deterministic inputs into deterministic outputs using Claude Skills and Commands—a great example of the creative workflows our community is building.

As one presenter reflected: live demos have a way of failing at the worst moment, but the message still got through. That’s the spirit of our meetups—a safe space to share experiments, even the ones that don’t go perfectly.

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Interested in attending future meetups? Check out our Luma page for upcoming events, and subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed.

Have something to share? We love giving new speakers a chance!

On November 25, 2025, we gathered at the Factorial office for Agentic Coding Meetup Hamburg #3. Thanks to Factorial for sponsoring the location!

As Kent Beck put it nicely:

“The whole landscape of what’s ‘cheap’ and what’s ‘expensive’ has shifted… We just have to be trying stuff!”

In that spirit, we had four speakers sharing their experiments, demos, and learnings. Here’s a recap of the evening.

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Headless Claude Code in the Wild

Speaker: Sebastian Korfmann

Sebastian demonstrated how he used Claude Code and the Claude Agent SDK to build fully functioning web applications without manually writing a single line of code. In a live demo, he showed how AI can not only launch a web application but also interact with and modify its components in real-time.

This session is ideal for anyone interested in AI-assisted development, no-code/low-code approaches, or rapid prototyping with modern AI tools.

Watch the full talk:

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Agentic AI for SEO Content Generation

Speaker: Guruprasad Paduthonse

Guru explored how Agentic AI can be used to generate SEO-optimized content with minimal manual work. He demonstrated workflows where AI agents handle different tasks around localizing content, showcasing how this approach can accelerate content creation.

The talk covered embeddings, localization SEO, the differences between LLMs and embedding models, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) with a practical demo.

Watch the full talk:

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FlowDrop: AI Agentic and Automation Workflow Combined

Speaker: Volkan Jacobsen

Volkan presented FlowDrop, showing how AI agentic capabilities can be combined with automation workflows. The talk explored the intersection of autonomous AI agents and traditional workflow automation tools.

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OpenCode: The Freedom of Choice for Agentic Coding

Speaker: Daniel Moll

Daniel introduced OpenCode, highlighting the importance of freedom of choice when it comes to agentic coding tools. The talk discussed open alternatives and how developers can maintain flexibility in their AI-assisted workflows.

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Interested in attending future meetups? Check out our Luma page for upcoming events, and subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed.

Have something to share? Ping us! We’re keeping a list for upcoming editions and love to give new speakers a chance.

On September 23, 2025, we held Agentic Coding Meetup Hamburg #2 at MOIA. Thanks to MOIA for sponsoring the location!

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AI in Production: From Playground to True Team Member

Speaker: Chris Litsas

Chris shared insights on taking AI from experimental playground to becoming a true team member in production environments.

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The ACP Protocol & Zed Editor

Speaker: Benedikt Terhechte

Benedikt took us on a journey through the evolution of AI coding tools: from the ChatGPT website with copy-paste, to Cursor, to the Claude and Codex CLIs. The ACP protocol promises to be the next step in this evolution. View the slides.

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Check out our Luma page for upcoming events.

On July 15, 2025, we launched Agentic Coding Meetup Hamburg with our inaugural edition at New Work SE in HafenCity. With over 130 registrations, the energy was fantastic from the start. Thanks to New Work SE for hosting us!

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AI Code Agent Showdown: Claude Code vs Gemini CLI vs Copilot Agent

Speaker: Sebastian Korfmann

Sebastian presented his ongoing comparison of Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and GitHub Copilot Agent—sharing early findings and interesting learnings from testing these tools side by side.

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The Claude Code Wars & The Return of the Software Spec

Speaker: Stefan Munz

Stefan delivered a lightning talk exploring the evolving landscape of AI-assisted development and the importance of software specifications. View the slides.

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Agentic Coding with Cucumber

Speaker: Alexander Claes

Alexander showed how Behavior-Driven Development with Cucumber and Gherkin can help generate more stable code when working with AI agents. View the slides.

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Join Us Next Time

Check out our Luma page for upcoming events.

Welcome to the Agentic Hamburg Homepage! We’re a community of builders, that’s fascinated by the new world of agentic assistants. that want to learn from each other and share what we learned. Most of us come from a background of software development, but we’re open for everybody curious.

Why this space exists

Agentic coding means building software side-by-side with AI copilots and autonomous helpers. Hamburg has plenty of people experimenting with those workflows, so we created a collective place to document wins, missteps, and in-progress tooling.

What you can expect

• Dispatches from the build nights – short play-by-plays of how we combined humans + models to ship automations, and what broke along the way.
• Deep dives on practices – guides on eval harnesses, tool catalogs, and collaboration rituals that make agentic teams trustworthy.
• Community spotlights – conversations with the people running labs, companies, and civic projects across Hamburg.

Our Mission

We bring together researchers, developers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts who are interested in the development and application of autonomous AI agents. Our goal is to foster collaboration, share knowledge, and drive innovation in this rapidly evolving field.

What We Do

Agentic Hamburg organizes meetups, workshops, and discussions around topics such as:

Autonomous AI agent architectures and frameworks Multi-agent systems and coordination AI agent safety and alignment Practical applications in business and research Emerging tools and technologies in the agentic AI space

How to get involved

1. Subscribe to the newsletter on the home page to receive new posts and event invites.
2. Submit a draft or field note during our open newsroom hours; we love pairing on edits.
3. Visit the about page to meet the founders (Stefan + two Sebastians) and pick the right person to contact.

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