A GitHub Copilot CLI skill that connects your local project to the TechBash 2026 session catalog. Find sessions relevant to your stack, look up speakers, plan your schedule, and capture notes — all from your terminal.
TechBash 2026 — Oct 13–16, 2026 · Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, Pocono Manor, PA · https://techbash.com
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Open GitHub Copilot CLI in any project and run:
/plugin install techbash/techbash-cli -
Restart your Copilot CLI session:
/restart -
Try:
What TechBash sessions are relevant to my project?
The skill reads package.json, requirements.txt, *.csproj, go.mod, and other dependency files, maps them to topics, and searches the live TechBash 2026 catalog hosted on Sessionize.
| Ask the skill to… | Example |
|---|---|
| Find sessions for your project | "What TechBash sessions should I attend?" |
| Filter by topic | "Show me the .NET / DevOps / soft-skills sessions." |
| Look up a speaker | "Tell me about Mitchel Sellers." |
| Browse workshops | "What's on the workshop day?" |
| Plan for the family | "What's happening on Family Day?" |
| Get venue info | "How do I get to Kalahari from EWR?" |
| Ask the skill to… | Example |
|---|---|
| See what's on now | "What's happening right now?" |
| Find the next thing in a room | "What's next in the main hall?" |
| Log a note | "Log a note from 'Restoring Lost Work in Git': great demo of reflog." |
The schedule (Sessionize
GridSmart) is populated closer to the event. Until then, the skill returns sessions without time/room data and tells you so.
| Ask the skill to… | Example |
|---|---|
| Summarize your notes | "Summarize my TechBash notes." |
| Draft a trip report | "Write a blog post about my TechBash takeaways." |
| Scaffold a starter | "Scaffold a project based on the .NET Aspire session." |
The skill is a thin layer over the live TechBash 2026 catalog hosted on Sessionize:
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
https://sessionize.com/api/v2/hppwa4hg/view/Sessions |
Session list |
https://sessionize.com/api/v2/hppwa4hg/view/Speakers |
Speakers + bios + links |
https://sessionize.com/api/v2/hppwa4hg/view/SpeakerWall |
Speaker headshots |
https://sessionize.com/api/v2/hppwa4hg/view/GridSmart |
Schedule grid (when published) |
https://sessionize.com/api/v2/hppwa4hg/view/All |
One-shot fetch of everything |
No API keys required. Data is fetched live; the agent should cache responses for the lifetime of a single conversation.
Future work: Zoho Backstage integration for sponsors and ticketing, plus an
@techbash/events-cliNode helper for faster local search and caching (matches the Build-CLI architecture).
| Client | Configuration |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot CLI | /plugin install techbash/techbash-cli then /restart |
| Claude Code | /plugin marketplace add techbash/techbash-cli then /plugin install techbash@techbash-marketplace |
- Event-scoped: Targets TechBash 2026.
- Schedule-dependent: Time/room data appears only after the organizers publish the GridSmart schedule.
- Not offline: Requires network access to query the Sessionize catalog.
- Not a replacement for the event app — a developer-first complement.
Full docs live in docs/:
- Installation — Copilot CLI, Claude Code, manual install
- Getting started — your first 5 minutes
- Workflow recipes — every supported workflow in detail
- Notes & trip reports — capture and synthesize what you learned
- Event reference — dates, venue, tracks, travel
- FAQ — privacy, troubleshooting, limitations
- Zoho setup — maintainers: refresh sponsor + ticket snapshots
Issues and PRs welcome. See AGENTS.md for repo structure and contribution conventions.