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A peer to peer meet-up for documentarians. If you care about helping your readers have an awesome experience reading documentation, this meetup is for you. If you want to meet with other people that have chosen this path in the London area, to share war stories or to get inspired, come and join us on one of our meetups.
This meetup is supported by the global Write the Docs community.
Write the Docs is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund (if applicable) at the discretion of the event organisers. You can find our CoC at the Write the Docs website.
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Upcoming events
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Claude Code for Technical Writers: Beyond the Chat Interface
The Corner, 42 Adler St, E1 1EE, London, GB🤖 Most AI writing tools keep you in a chat box. This talk is about what happens when you step outside it.
Led by Max Clayton Clowes, afractional product manager, we'll look at how technical writers — regardless of coding background — can use Claude Code to work in a docs-as-code environment, extend their documentation tooling, and build workflows that hold their own standards over time.
We'll cover:
- Why Claude without proper context is a frustrating experience and how Skills fix that
- How Claude Code enables technical writers to work with frameworks like Docusaurus without needing to be developers
- Building and extending documentation tooling — plugins, components, GitHub Actions — that most teams don't have the time or skills to build from scratch
- Using Claude Code to maintain docs at scale: auditing, keeping content in sync with a changing codebase, and automating the checks that keep quality consistentThe talk is aimed at technical writers of all levels. You don't need to be comfortable in a terminal to get value from it — we'll show a clear path from the Claude web interface through to Claude Code, and you can engage at whichever level suits you.
Want to follow along?
Pick the level that works for you and get set up before you arrive:
- Web interface: A Claude account at claude.ai. Free tier is fine.
- Claude Code: Download the Claude desktop app at claude.com/download. Requires a paid Claude plan (Pro or above). On macOS/Linux, run curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash to install. Windows users can download the installer directly. No other dependencies needed.Not set up? Everything will be on screen — you can explore at your own pace afterwards.
🗒️ Agenda
When: Thursday 19 March, from 6.30pm
Where: The Gallery @ The Corner (42 Adler Street, E1 1EE)
What:
18.30 - 19.00 Arrival
19.00 - 19.10 Welcome & Housekeeping
19.10 - 19.40 Part 1 of presentation
19.40 - 20.00 Break
20.00 - 20.30 Part 2 of presentation
20.30 - 21.00 Closing and networking
All times are approximate.📍 How to find us:
Enter the hotel, turn right and right again past the bar to find The Gallery meeting room. Look for WTD signs and friendly organisers.📸 Photos:
Note that the organizers will take some photos for the WTD group.60 attendees
Writing for and with AI
Checkout.com, Wenlock Works, Shepherdess Walk, N1 7BQ, London, GB🤖 AI is changing the way we work, how do tech writers adopt and adapt to these changes?
At this month's event, our colleagues at Checkout.com will explore both sides of the coin: writing for AI, and writing with it.
First, Charlie Wildish (Staff Product Manager) and Preethy Sundaresan (Sr. Technical Writer) will walk us through content strategy for AI chatbots. Getting a chatbot right starts with defining how it speaks and what it knows, they'll break down how to build that foundation and the long-term plan needed to help the bot scale successfully.
Then, Sebastian Garcia Cardona (Staff Technical Writer) will address the noise about AI replacing writers. For most of us, the reality is about finding a better way to work with AI. In this session, we’ll share how we use these tools to speed up parts of daily workflows without losing the nuance that tech writing requires.
🗒️ Agenda
When: Thursday 16 April, from 6.30pm
Where: Wenlock Works, Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7BQ
What:
18.30 - 19.00 Arrival
19.00 - 19.10 Welcome & Housekeeping
19.10 - 19.40 Session 1: Content strategy for AI chatbot
19.40 - 20.00 Break
20.00 - 20.30 Session 2: AI as a writing assistant
20.30 - 21.00 Closing and networking
All times are approximate.📍 How to find us:
Enter the Wenlock Works building, and sign in at the front desk with the name configured in your Meetup account (which is used in your RSVP to this event). They will direct you to the right floor, after which you'll see signs and friendly organizers.📸 Photos:
Note that the organizers will take some photos for the WTD group.26 attendees
Writing for and with AI
London office - Cloudflare Commons, Riverside Building, 6th Floor, County Hall/The, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 7PB, London, GBAI is becoming part of many documentation workflows, but how do you turn that into a clear, repeatable strategy?
At this month’s meetup, we’ll focus on how to build an AI docs strategy by identifying gaps in your current approach, creating practical playbooks, and using automation to support consistent, scalable documentation.
In this session, Maddy Onyehara (Technical Writer at Cloudflare), will walk through how to approach AI in documentation in a structured way. This includes spotting where current workflows fall short, designing playbooks teams can rely on, and introducing automation that improves quality without adding unnecessary complexity.
🗒️ Agenda
When: Thursday, 21 May, from 6:00pm
Where: Cloudflare Commons, London
What:
18:00 - 18:30 Arrival
18:30 - 18:40 Welcome & Housekeeping
18:40 - 19:30 Session: Build Your AI Docs Strategy
19:30 - 20:30 Networking
All times are approximate.📍 How to find us:
Please enter the Cloudflare Commons office and check in at reception using the name on your Meetup RSVP. You’ll then be directed to the event space, with signs and organisers to guide you.📸 Photos:
Please note that organisers may take photos during the event for the Write the Docs London community.4 attendees
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