Central London | LON9 CCCL — Claude Code Kata
Join a Claude Community Event, organized by local enthusiasts for everyone who loves building with Claude Code!
This one is for the non-developers.
If you use Claude every day and wish you had more control over it — this workshop is designed specifically for you. No coding background needed. No prior Claude Code experience required. Just curiosity and a laptop.
LON9 is a structured kata workshop. You'll work through a series of short, focused exercises — each one under 5 minutes — that teach you exactly how Claude Code works, from the ground up. By the end of the evening, you'll have done every single kata. Not watched someone else do them. Done them yourself.
This is the one CCCL event where 100% completion is the goal — not just attendance. After each kata, we check in with every person in the room to make sure no one is left behind before we move on. Everyone finishes together.
What you'll learn
How to read, edit, and create files using Claude Code
How to run git commands and commit your work
How to give Claude Code permanent project instructions
How to use plan mode to review before anything changes
How to search your codebase and explain changes
Each kata builds on the last.
Run of show
18:00 — Doors open
18:30 — Workshop begins: kata 1
19:30 — Short break
19:45 — Katas continue
20:15 — Wrap-up: what you've learned, what's next
20:30 — Doors close
Before you arrive — this part is important
Everyone must arrive with Claude Code installed and working. Setup on the night is not possible — the workshop starts at 18:30 and we won't have time.
You'll need:
A GitHub account with at least one repo
git installed on your machine
gh CLI (GitHub's command-line tool) installed and authenticated
VS Code (or your preferred editor)
Claude Code installed and authenticated with an API key
We know this is the hard part for non-developers. That's why we're running a pre-event online setup session before the 29th — so you can get everything working with help before you arrive.
Join the LON9 WhatsApp group now for setup help, the setup session details, and all event updates: https://chat.whatsapp.com/I7pI9cXqvVIJfJ2iI87aDG
Your approval is conditional on completing the setup. We confirm prerequisites with every registered guest before approving their spot. This ensures everyone in the room is ready to go from kata 1.
Venue
Vonage office, Shoreditch. Exact address shared with approved guests only.
Stay in the loop
Join us on WhatsApp: https://cccl.ai/whatsapp
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/claude-code-central-london
Subscribe to CCCL calendar on Luma: https://luma.com/cccl
Spots are limited. If your registration is approved, your Luma page will show "Going" and you'll receive a QR code for entry. See the FAQ: https://cccl.ai/faq
About your host
Vikram is the Managing Director of RUMQ and an Anthropic-appointed Claude Community Ambassador. RUMQ provides Claude Code training for teams and individuals, and forward deployed engineering — embedding with organisations to map their business flows and ship Claude-powered automation. He also runs cccl.ai, which organises Claude meetups across the UK and India (10,000+ registrations).