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46 posts on Xperience by Kentico, .NET, AI tooling, and building things with code.

kentico-management-mcp-server-ai-that-builds-inside-your-cms.md 7 min
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16 Jul 2026

Kentico's Management MCP server: AI that builds inside your CMS, and keeps every change reviewable

How I built four brand sites through Xperience by Kentico's Management MCP server — and why reviewability, not speed, is what really matters.

#Kentico #AI tooling #.NET
how-ai-changed-the-shape-of-delivery-on-a-real-kentico-project.md 6 min
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21 May 2026

How AI Changed the Shape of Delivery on a Real Kentico Project

A real‑world case study exploring how AI‑assisted workflows changed decision‑making, reduced uncertainty, and accelerated delivery during an Xperience by Kentico rebuild.

#Kentico #AI tooling
from-spec-to-stripe-building-a-payment-provider-for-xperience-by-kentico.md 5 min
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21 Oct 2025

From Spec to Stripe: Building a Payment Provider for Xperience by Kentico

How a Markdown spec and AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude Code helped me build a Stripe payment provider for Xperience by Kentico - faster, cleaner, and spec-driven from the start.

#Kentico #Commerce #AI tooling
how-i-used-claude-code-to-redesign-my-kentico-sustainability-module.md 2 min
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17 Oct 2025

How I Used Claude Code to Redesign My Kentico Sustainability Module

Discover how I used Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI coding assistant, to refactor and redesign the UI of my Kentico Sustainability module - replacing third-party components with native ones and creating a cleaner, more integrated experience.

#Kentico #AI tooling #Open source
adding-smoke-testing-to-my-blog-with-claude-code.md 4 min
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01 Oct 2025

Adding Smoke Testing to My Blog with Claude Code

Using AI to automate smoke testing and boost confidence in deployments for my Xperience by Kentico blog.

#Kentico #AI tooling
goldfinch-me-is-now-open-source.md 3 min
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11 Aug 2025

Goldfinch.me is Now Open Source

Learn about why I’ve made the source code for my personal blog site publicly available on GitHub.

#Kentico #Open source
bringing-sustainability-insights-to-xperience-by-kentico.md 3 min
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20 May 2025

Bringing Sustainability Insights to Xperience by Kentico

Open source meets sustainability: the XperienceCommunity.Sustainability package brings green tooling to Xperience by Kentico - inspired by Umbraco, and already giving back to it.

#Kentico #Umbraco #Open source
the-kentico-saas-migration-lessons-learned-and-troubleshooting-tips.md 6 min
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30 Apr 2025

The Kentico SaaS Migration: Lessons Learned and Troubleshooting Tips

A few surprises, some near misses, and plenty of lessons learned while getting my Kentico SaaS setup running smoothly.

#Kentico #Kentico SaaS