Build a Governed Claude Agent in a Couple of Hours: Hands-On with Make
A couple of hours. One working Claude agent. Yours to keep.
This is a build session, not a demo. You'll connect Claude to Make, wire in external tools via MCP, use Claude Skills to generate working Make scenarios, and put guardrails and human approval around the whole thing — then watch it run as a Claude Managed Agent inside Make Grid, with full visibility into every step it takes.
We'll choose the track together. At the start of the session we'll agree as a group on what to build, based on what the room actually needs. Likely candidates:
Marketing — campaign research, content generation and multi-channel publishing
Sales & CRM — lead enrichment, qualification and automated follow-up
Data & internal productivity — document processing, reporting and internal knowledge retrieval
What you'll learn:
The Automation Spectrum: Deep-dive into deterministic workflows versus autonomous AI agents — and learn exactly when to use what to balance predictability with flexibility.
Building Governed AI Agents: Step-by-step guidance on connecting external tools, integrating enterprise knowledge bases, and enforcing guardrails so agents act within defined boundaries.
Multi-Agent Systems & Subagents: How to design, orchestrate, and delegate specialised subtasks across specialised agent teams using Make's execution canvas.
Human-in-the-Loop Orchestration: Design workflows that seamlessly loop in human approval, review, or intervention for high-stakes decisions.
Continuous Use Case Discovery: Build a repeatable framework to identify high-impact automation candidates and track ongoing productivity gains across your organisation.
Make + Claude Best Practices: Concrete technical strategies for API authentication, prompt management, context-window optimisation, and resilient error handling.
You'll leave with:
a running Claude agent, the scenario blueprint behind it, and a repeatable method for spotting the next automation worth building.
Please bring: a laptop and a free Make account created before you arrive (1 month PRO plan for free from this link for new users).
Who this is for:
Claude users who want to build, not watch. Some familiarity with APIs or automation helps but isn't required.
Every attendee receives 25,000 Make credits.