No. The TechBash skill reads public Sessionize endpoints and runs entirely through your AI client. The only credentials you need are whatever your AI client (Copilot CLI, Claude Code) already requires.
No. The skill fetches live data from sessionize.com on each conversation. Cache an answer if you need it offline later (e.g., save your agenda as techbash-agenda.md).
- GitHub Copilot CLI — primary target.
- Claude Code — supported via the same manifest.
- Any other client that loads markdown skills with YAML frontmatter can use
skills/techbash/SKILL.mddirectly.
See Installation for client-specific steps.
Recommendations are dependency-driven. If your project doesn't mention the relevant technology in any manifest file, the skill won't connect the dots. Two ways to fix:
- Tell the assistant your stack explicitly: "I also work with Postgres and Terraform — does that change your TechBash recommendations?"
- Ask for the full list on a topic: "Show me every TechBash session about AI."
Matching is keyword-based against session titles, descriptions, and categories. Common words like "API" or "design" can cause false positives. Ask the assistant to refine: "Drop the design sessions and show me more on backend APIs."
Yes for speaker and (once the schedule is published) room/time. Ask in plain English: "What TechBash sessions is Mitchel Sellers giving?" or "What's in the main hall at 2pm on Wednesday?"
The TechBash organizers publish the detailed schedule (Sessionize "GridSmart" view) closer to the event. Until they do, the catalog has sessions and speakers but no rooms or times. The skill explicitly tells you when this is the case rather than guessing.
Once the schedule lands, every workflow that uses times (personal agenda, "what's now", "what's next") starts working without any plugin update — the data is live.
After the schedule is published, ask:
Save my TechBash agenda as an ICS file.
You'll get techbash-agenda.ics you can import into Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar.
The skill caches data for the duration of one conversation. Ask:
Refresh the TechBash data and try that again.
That forces a re-fetch on the next request. Starting a new conversation also resets the cache.
It's pulled live each conversation, so it's as current as the organizers' Sessionize event. The only things missing pre-event are rooms/times (until the schedule grid is published) and any sessions added very recently within the same conversation.
- HTTPS requests to
https://sessionize.com/api/v2/hppwa4hg/view/*to fetch the public catalog. - Anything you type to your AI client — which goes wherever that client normally sends prompts (Copilot, Anthropic, etc.). The TechBash skill itself does not send your prompts anywhere new.
The skill reads dependency manifests (package.json, etc.) only when you ask for project-based recommendations, and only the parts of those files needed to identify your stack. Your AI client may include that content in the prompt context it sends to its model — review your client's privacy docs.
./techbash-notes.md in the directory where you ran the command. It's a plain markdown file that you own. The skill only reads it when you explicitly ask for a summary or trip report. Nothing is uploaded anywhere by the skill.
Yes — just delete techbash-notes.md. The skill keeps no other state.
No. Ticketing is handled by Zoho Backstage. The skill will link you to https://techbash.zohobackstage.com/TechBash2026 when you ask.
Yes, in v0.2+. Sponsor data is refreshed manually by TechBash organizers and committed to the repo as a JSON snapshot, so it may be slightly stale (the skill always tells you the snapshot timestamp). Ask: "Who's sponsoring TechBash?" For the always-current list see https://techbash.com.
Yes, in v0.2+. Like sponsors, ticket data is a manually refreshed snapshot. Ask: "What ticket types are available for TechBash?" The skill will list types and prices and link you to https://techbash.zohobackstage.com/TechBash2026 for the actual purchase.
Not directly — workshops are sessions in Sessionize, not separate tickets in Zoho. If a workshop is sold out or has a waitlist, that information lives on the Zoho ticketing page.
Yes — there's a dedicated Family Day with hands-on activities for kids, and the venue (Kalahari Resort) has the largest indoor waterpark on the East Coast. Ask: "What's happening on Family Day at TechBash?" for the current activity list.
What TechBash workshops are available this year?
The skill filters for sessions whose titles start with [WORKSHOP]. Ask follow-ups about prerequisites and what you need installed for each one.
See Installation — Troubleshooting. Quick checklist: confirm the plugin is installed and enabled, restart the session, mention "TechBash" by name.
Check that https://sessionize.com/api/v2/hppwa4hg/view/Sessions loads in your browser. If it doesn't, your network is blocking Sessionize. If it does and the skill still fails, open an issue: https://github.com/techbash/techbash-cli/issues.
Source of truth is the Sessionize catalog. If the catalog itself is wrong, contact the TechBash organizers via https://techbash.com. If the catalog is right and the skill is reporting it wrong, please open an issue with the question you asked and the response you got.
Open an issue or start a discussion at https://github.com/techbash/techbash-cli.