AI coding agents are evolving from copilots to true collaborators. In this session, we’ll show how to unlock their full potential using real examples from tools like Claude Code. You’ll see how structured context, specs, and guidance can transform agents into reliable teammates that understand your stack, libraries, and coding style. Through live demos, we’ll explore how to align agents with your workflow, organization, and intent, helping you code faster, smarter, and with more control.
Dru Knox is Head of AI, Product at Tessl, where he leads the development of AI-native tools purpose-built for developers. A seasoned product manager, Dru has spent his career working on deeply technical and developer-facing products at companies like Google and Airtable. Over the past several years, he’s focused on machine learning and generative AI at scale, driving product innovation at Grammarly, his own startup, and the AI-native social network Cantina.Dru is passionate about making LLM-powered products that are fast, useful, and intuitive, especially in the codegen space. He brings a thoughtful, pragmatic approach to building tools that serve real developer needs, grounded in experience across both big tech and startups.Outside of work, Dru’s interests include improv comedy, Dungeons & Dragons, and philosophy. His favorite podcasts are Cortex, The Adventure Zone, and Sharp Tech. Originally from Virginia, he’s currently based in London and still counts winter (and snow) as his favorite season.
