In this presentation, we will delve into the exciting world of creating an AI-powered chatbot using SvelteKit. The session aims to provide an easy-to-digest guide for developers, covering key concepts and tools to seamlessly integrate artificial intelligence into your chatbot project.

Discussing the process and challenges of creating Melt UI, alongside some unique benefits that Svelte brings to the table (SvelteKit packaging, preprocessors, actions, etc). Together with a demonstration of the current builders available.

Cleveland will demonstrate how he built a working AI chatbot using SvelteKit and Svelte 5 that embodies Mayor Harold Washington's strategic thinking - not just his quotes. This "Ancestral Algorithm" approach shows how to create conversational AI interfaces that preserve cultural knowledge and decision-making frameworks.

Technical highlights:

• SvelteKit + Ollama integration for local AI
• Svelte 5 reactivity for real-time conversational UI
• Semantic HTML and accessibility considerations
• Designing culturally-grounded interfaces (Bronzeville living room aesthetic)

Cleveland will show the live demo, walk through key code patterns, and discuss how Svelte developer experience made rapid prototyping possible for culturally-specific AI applications.

What happens when you need to refactor 377 files in a SvelteKit codebase? Without AI, you retire. With Claude Code, you ship it in 11 hours.

This talk walks through real-world examples of using Claude Code for massive refactoring work that would be soul-crushing to do manually. I'll cover:

• How I approach large-scale refactors with Claude (377 files → 364 files → and counting)

• Building and activating Claude Code skills reliably (based on my viral post that's getting 4k+ views in 3 days)

• The workflow patterns that actually work vs the ones that waste your time

• Real examples from production codebases

This isn't about AI replacing developers - it's about using AI to handle the tedious parts so you can focus on the interesting problems.