A COMMUNITY AI BUILD AFTERNOON

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 · INDIAN HEAD, MARYLAND

Charles County
built this.
You can too.

A little curiosity. A real project. A room full of help.

YOU ALREADY HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART

An idea worth
trying.

YOU
A tiny game ✦
Less busywork ↗
A useful app ▦
Something just
for you
♡
1:30 Build3:15 Show & tell3:45 Celebrate
SAME CONVERSATION. DIFFERENT REACH.

From “help me think”
to “help me make.”

ChatGPT in your browser
How could I organize my recipes?
Let’s work out a plan…
Conversation + connected features
↔
Codex / Claude Code on your computer
Build a searchable recipe collection.
▤Your files⌘Local tools▣Working app
Conversation + access to a project folder

“On your computer” describes where the agent works. The AI model usually runs in the cloud.

FOR CHAT. FOR A NEXT STEP. FOR A SMALL CHANGE.

A clear, short prompt
can go a long way.

01GoalWhat should it do?
02ContextWho is it for?
03BoundariesWhat matters?
04ProofHow will we check?
Build a recipe finder for my family.
Use these recipes. Big text. Works on a phone.
Let me search by ingredient. Show me it working.

Then iterate: “Keep the colors. Make the search easier to find.”

FOR A BIGGER IDEA · GIVE YOUR AGENTS A PLAN

Think it through.
Then let the agents build.

01 · SHAPE THE IDEA
✦
Talk it through

“Help me turn this idea
into a clear plan.”

→
02 · SAVE THE BRIEF
▤ project.md
# Who it helps
# What it should do
# What done looks like
Start from today’s templates
→
03 · EXECUTE & REFINE
⌘
Build from the spec

Try it. Check it.
Give short, clear feedback.

TODAY Bring your idea or choose a template → shape the brief → build together.
THE AGENT CAN USE A TOOLBOX

You ask for the result.
It can handle the setup.

▤FilesRead · organize · create
◉BrowserPreview · click · check
✦Your AI agent
⌘SoftwareInstall · run · automate
☷SkillsReusable instructions
“Set up the tools you need, then build and test this.”

You control permissions, accounts, costs, and publishing. Some setup needs your approval.

A FEW DEMOS · THREE VERY DIFFERENT IDEAS

Let’s see what
we can build.

Marbury Community Pantry website preview
01 · A BUSINESS VISIONA website.
A working companion.
Rainbow Crossings game preview
02 · A LITTLE PLAYA game.
An app in your pocket.
Voice of Indian Head
03 · EVERYDAY OPERATIONSMany sources.
One useful workflow.
DEMO 01 · A VISION FOR A BUSINESS

What’s possible in a few minutes
of vision and prompting?

Marbury Community Pantry website with its welcoming hero and food access information
A welcoming community website
Marbury nonprofit navigator showing a guided organizational planning workspace
A navigator for the work behind it
DEMO 02 · SOMETHING PLAYFUL

Rainbow Crossings.

Open game ↗
Rainbow Crossings live game
A little adventure, built from an idea.Play with the game controls · Esc returns to slides
AND THEN IT FITS IN YOUR POCKET

Your idea.
Your phone.
Your app.

A web app can live
on your home screen.

Make it personalShare when ready
Illustrative Android home screen · PWA installation
1:42● ▴ ▰
1:42
Saturday, September 26
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Made by you.A little more possible.
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Calendar
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DEMO 03 · EVERYDAY OPERATIONS · VOICE OF INDIAN HEAD

Many sources.
One conversation.

“Check Gmail for submissions
and sync the external calendars.”
SOURCES
▦
Town calendarTown of Indian Head · web listings
♧
State parksDNR calendar / PDF · manual review
Original Maker to Market flyer
Gmail + flyersCommunity submissions
→
THE AGENT + LOCAL TOOLS
01
Pull · sync · reconcileDates & places · avoid duplicates
02
Draft event + artworkSource facts · saved drafts · checks
✓
You review. You authorize.“Publish these events.”
→
PUBLISH + PROVE IT
API
Push to the websiteWordPress + The Events Calendar
Actual Voice of Indian Head events list with upcoming community events
↻ Read back · test · visually checkLive page · images · links · duplicates
REAL RESULT Maker to Market + USBTA anniversary published and production-verified.
THE NEXT DEMO COULD BE YOURS

Let’s go
build.

We’re here to help.

01 Open the startup guide02 Bring an idea or pick a template03 Raise your hand when you get stuck
Scan to open the startup guideSTART HEREcharlescounty.builtthis.ai/events
ONE MORE DEMO? YOU’RE LOOKING AT IT.This presentation was built the same way.An idea → a conversation → a working result → a little better.
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