Gauntlet Night School

Learn to Build Production AI

Free, live AI engineering classes every Wednesday — plus the full on-demand library.

Upcoming Sessions

Pick a Wednesday. Bring a laptop. Show up at 5 PM CT.

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One signup gets you join links, reminders, and the recording library. No ongoing commitment.

Night School On Demand

Catch up on every class.

Browse the full library — every past session, free and on demand.

Hermes, OpenClaw, and Managed Agents

How do you let agents do real work safely?

Governance, memory, and guardrails — why the platform matters more than the model.

Planning, Specs, and Decision Logs

What separates AI engineers from vibe coders?

Spec-driven development and decision logs that take code from prototype to production.

The AI-First Product Loop

Why do most AI builds go wrong?

Because someone asked the model to invent the plan. The 5 moves that ship.

Fine-Tuning LLMs: When to Use It (and When to Skip)

Fine-tuning or RAG — which do you need?

Most teams fine-tune when a better prompt would've worked.

AI System Design: Why It's Critical

Why does system design matter more now that AI writes code?

AI ships 1.7x more bugs — judgment is what separates juniors from operators.

Multi-Agent Systems: Production Infrastructure

What does it take to ship a multi-agent app?

Demos are easy; shipping is about managed state.

From the Front Lines

What actually changes after the program?

Three Gauntlet grads on planning over typing, fundamentals, and landing AI-first roles.

Agentic RAG Cookbook

Why do RAG systems give confident wrong answers?

It's a retrieval problem, not a prompt problem. Build one from scratch.

AI Coding Tools for Production Engineers

Which AI coding tool is best?

No single best tool — the 4-part framework production engineers use to choose.

What Hiring Managers Look For in AI Engineers

Is knowing the tools enough to get hired?

No — tools are table stakes. The proof points that land the job.

AI Code Review: From Vibe Checks to Real QA

How do you QA AI-generated code?

The quality gates that catch what vibe checks miss.

How to Build a Software Factory

How is a software factory different from vibe coding?

Turn AI from a demo machine into a repeatable pipeline that ships.

What you'll learn

Most engineers can vibe-code a working prototype. The harder — and far more valuable — skill is shipping production AI: systems that hold up under real users, load, integration, and security. That's what Night School teaches.

Each free class takes one piece of the production-AI craft and goes deep — AI system design, evals and real QA, retrieval and agentic RAG, multi-agent infrastructure, tool selection, and more — taught by the engineers who do it at Gauntlet. New classes drop every week, so the curriculum keeps growing with the field.

Come for one class or work through the whole library. Either way, you'll leave able to build AI that ships — not just demos.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gauntlet Night School?

A free series of live and on-demand AI engineering classes — taught by the engineers who run Gauntlet — that teach you to build production AI: real systems that ship to real users. Topics span agentic RAG, evals, AI system design, multi-agent infrastructure, and more, with a new class every week.

Is Night School free?

Yes — every class is free, live every Wednesday at 5 PM CT, and available on demand. One sign-up gets you join links, reminders, and the recording library.

Who is Night School for?

Software engineers who want to add the production gear — building AI that ships to real users, not just prototypes.

When is Night School?

Wednesdays at 5 PM CT, live and online; recordings are available on demand.

Do I get a recording if I miss a class?

Yes — every session is recorded and added to the on-demand library, free.

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