Vibe Coding Workshop

Goodwill West Louisville Opportunity Center

Describe what you want. AI builds it.

Every leap created opportunity.

AI bends the curve back.

Building just flipped.

You don't need to be a programmer.
You just need an idea.

Vibe Coding

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Describe it

→

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AI builds it

→

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Ship it

Talk to AI like a teammate.
It writes the code. You guide the vision.

Pick Your Project

Choose one or create your own. Click to claim.

Need a thought partner picking your project?
Call Andy: 310-486-1833

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Let's Build.

Open your laptop.
Pick your project.
Start a conversation with AI.

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Thank You

Connors Foundation

for Catholic Activities

Center for Family FlourishingMike Wolohan

Appendix

Prep Work

Complete these before workshop day.
~15 minutes total.

GitHub account

Railway account

Claude account

Install Node.js

Install Claude Code

Connect terminal to GitHub

Connect GitHub to Railway

Step 1

GitHub

Your code lives here.

Go to github.com/signup

Enter your email address

Create a password

Choose a username (this is public)

Solve the puzzle to verify you're human

Check your email and click the verification link

github.com/signup →

Step 2

Railway

Your app runs here. Free to start.

Go to railway.com

Click "Start a New Project"

Choose "Sign in with GitHub"

Authorize Railway to access your GitHub

✓

Done — your account is linked and ready

railway.com →

Step 3

Claude

The AI that writes your code.

Go to claude.ai

Click "Sign up"

Enter your email and create a password

Verify your email (check inbox)

✓

You now have access to Claude in the browser and can use Claude Code on your laptop

claude.ai →

Steps 4 & 5

Install Claude Code

This runs on your laptop. Two installs.

Step 4 — Install Node.js

Go to nodejs.org

Click the big green "LTS" download button

Run the installer — click Next/Continue through the prompts

Step 5 — Install Claude Code

Open your terminal:

Mac

Search "Terminal" in Spotlight
(Cmd + Space)

Windows

Search "PowerShell" in Start menu

Paste this command and press Enter:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Then type claude and press Enter

It will open a browser tab — sign in with your Claude account

nodejs.org → Claude Code docs →

Step 6

Connect Terminal to GitHub

So Claude Code can save your work to GitHub.

First — Install the GitHub CLI

Mac

brew install gh

No Homebrew? Install it at brew.sh

Windows

winget install GitHub.cli

Or download installer from cli.github.com

Then — Log in

Open Terminal (Mac) or PowerShell (Windows)

Paste this and press Enter:

gh auth login

Choose: GitHub.com → HTTPS → Login with a web browser

Copy the one-time code, press Enter, paste it in the browser

✓

Done — Claude Code can now push your code to GitHub

cli.github.com →

Step 7

Connect GitHub to Railway

Push code → Railway deploys it automatically.

Click "New Project"

Choose "Deploy from GitHub Repo"

If prompted, click "Configure GitHub App" to grant Railway access

Select your repository from the list

✓

Every time you push to GitHub, Railway rebuilds and deploys your app

The full loop: You tell Claude what to build → Claude writes the code → pushes to GitHub → Railway deploys it live

railway.com →

Stuck? Call Andy.

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310-486-1833 andy@thriftly.com

If there's a financial barrier —
laptops, internet, software costs —
call Andy. We'll figure it out.

No one gets left behind.

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