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September 10th, 2025 - Thunderstorm Talks & LangGraph 1.0 Alpha

A packed evening with our community of 1,500+ members featuring rapid-fire Thunderstorm Talks on the latest developments in AI agents, LangGraph 1.0 Alpha, Claude Code, and practical implementations.

📅 Event Details​

Date: Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM CST
Location: ACC RGC 3000, 1218 West Avenue, Austin, TX
Format: Hybrid (In-person + Zoom)
Afterparty: The Tavern (with podcast interviews)

🎯 Key Highlights​

Major Announcements​

  • LangGraph 1.0 Alpha Released: Nearly non-breaking, production-ready
  • LangChain 1.0 Alpha: Simplified to just 10 lines to create an agent
  • Community Milestone: 1,500+ members strong
  • Production Users: Uber, LinkedIn, Klarna using LangGraph in production

📍 Schedule​

6:00 PM - Networking & Welcome​

Connect with fellow AI practitioners and grab refreshments.

6:20 PM - Introductions & Community Updates​

Host: Colin McNamara

  • Welcome new members (7 new attendees)
  • Community updates and founding member recognition
  • AIMUG.org resources and Discord community

6:30 PM - Thunderstorm Talks (15 minutes each)​

💡 Click each talk title below for detailed notes, slides, and resources

⚡ LangChain / LangGraph 1.0 Alpha Update 📝​

Speaker: Colin McNamara Time: 6:30 - 6:45 PM → View full presentation notes and resources

Key Points from the Talk:

  • LangGraph 1.0: Almost no breaking changes, production-ready
  • LangChain 1.0: Now just 10 lines to create an agent (built on LangGraph)
  • New features: Durable execution, streaming modes, human-in-the-loop, time travel
  • Standard content blocks for provider-agnostic development
  • Migration requirements: Python ≥3.10, Node ≥20

⚡ Claude Code & Custom Agents 📝​

Speaker: Sal Castoro Time: 6:45 - 7:00 PM → View full presentation notes and resources

Key Points from the Talk:

  • Evolution from prompt engineering to context engineering
  • Custom sub-agents with isolated context windows
  • MCP server integration for domain-specific tools
  • Parallel execution patterns for complex workflows
  • Practical example: Building an Astro blog with multiple agents

⚡ Deep Agents Architecture 📝​

Speaker: Collier King Time: 7:00 - 7:15 PM → View full presentation notes and resources

Key Points from the Talk:

  • Deep Agents: Harrison's new framework inspired by Claude Code
  • Four core components: Planning tool, sub-agents, system prompts, virtual file system
  • Built entirely on LangGraph under the hood
  • Live demo: Product manager research agent analyzing marketing vs social media
  • 126 seconds execution time with Sonnet

⚡ Rosie the Robot Demo 📝​

Speaker: James Coffey Time: 7:15 - 7:30 PM → View full presentation notes and resources

Key Points from the Talk:

  • Desktop organization assistant using deterministic clustering
  • LangGraph-ready architecture with human-in-the-loop gates
  • SQLite event store for state management
  • HDB scan and TF-IDF for intelligent file grouping
  • Building from deterministic core, adding LLM capabilities later

⚡ Streamlit for AI Dashboards 📝​

Speaker: Jeff Linwood Time: 7:30 - 7:45 PM → View full presentation notes and resources

Key Points from the Talk:

  • Building interactive dashboards in 126 lines of Python
  • National Parks visitor data visualization demo
  • Chat with your data using filtered CSVs (no RAG needed)
  • Integration with LangChain for natural language queries
  • Deployment to Streamlit Cloud (free hosting)

8:15 PM - Afterparty at The Tavern​

Casual hangs, cold beer, hot wings, and podcast interviews with speakers.

👥 Community Info​

AIMUG Philosophy​

  • Learn in the Open: Share work on brand new technology
  • All Levels Welcome: From community college students to AI researchers
  • Two Rules: Be cool to each other, don't be gross
  • No Sales Pitches: Show your work, be proud, but no "buy now" calls to action

Regular Events​

  • Monthly Showcases: First Wednesday at ACC RGC
  • Office Hours: Tuesdays at 5 PM CT (10+ regular attendees)
  • Hacky Hours: Various locations around Austin

Founding Members & Sponsors​

  • Center for Government and Civic Service (venue)
  • LangChain AI (2+ years of support)
  • Always Cool Brands (Colin's company)
  • Toolhouse (Orly's company, early MCP adopter)

📊 Resources​

📄 Presentation Materials​

→ Download Full Presentation Slides (PDF)

🌐 Community Links​

🎬 Recording​

→ Watch on YouTube

The complete 2+ hour session includes all five Thunderstorm Talks, Q&A, and community discussions.

💡 Key Takeaways​

  1. LangGraph 1.0 is production-ready with minimal breaking changes
  2. LangChain 1.0 simplifies agent creation to just 10 lines of code
  3. Context engineering is replacing prompt engineering as the key skill
  4. Deep Agents brings Claude Code patterns to Python/LangGraph
  5. Streamlit remains the fastest path to AI prototypes and internal tools

🚀 Next Steps​

  • October Showcase: Wednesday, October 1st at ACC RGC 3000
  • Office Hours: Every Tuesday at 5 PM CT on Zoom
  • Join Discord: Connect with 1,500+ AI builders

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