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A guild for the age of AI craftsmanship. A community for people who want to master both the technical craft of working with AI and the human craft of using it well. We run cohort courses where every AI course is paired one to one with a human course. Founded in 2026 as an Ngrane initiative. Rooted in Amsterdam. Open to the world.
# linkCraftspeople at any stage. People building with Claude and other AI tools who know that technical skill alone is not enough. Leerling (apprentice) is the entry tier for everyone, regardless of background.
# linkAll three, and one. The community is the through line. Courses are how we teach. The marketplace is where members exchange skills and find experts.
# linkBecause the more AI you master, the more human you need to be. Technical scale without human craft produces exactly the future we are afraid of. Gilde refuses that trade. Ethics, collaboration, and teaching are prerequisite to mastery, not footnotes.
# linkPrompting as a discipline. Agent orchestration. Skills.md authoring. Claude Code and Agent SDK mastery. Tool integration. Evaluation harnesses. Building systems that agents run.
# linkInterpersonal skill and communication. Collaboration with humans and agents. Ethics and responsibility. Teaching and mentorship. Systems thinking. Integrity, trust, judgment.
# linkFor every technical course the guild ships, we pair it one to one with a human craft course. Advanced Prompting pairs with Listening. Agent Orchestration pairs with Collaborating With an Agent. Skills Authoring pairs with Mentoring a Junior. Evaluation pairs with the Ethics of Automation. Tier advancement requires progress on both pillars, not one.
# linkJoin the waitlist on the home page. We invite in cohorts. First cohort opens summer 2026 in Amsterdam. 100 founding seats.
# linkFirst cohort pricing is in design. Expect a range that reflects real commitment without gating out craftspeople. Scholarship seats are part of our ongoing Anthropic partnership conversation.
# linkRooted in Amsterdam. Online first with physical gatherings, workshops, and ethics salons in the city. We grow the in person footprint after cohort one.
# linkDutch and English, equal weight. Site, materials, cohorts, and community are bilingual by design.
# linkOld guild words for apprentice, journeyman, master. Every member starts as Leerling. Gezel unlocks at AI Craft 40 and Human Craft 40, plus at least one published skill and one received peer endorsement. Gildemeester unlocks at AI Craft 80 and Human Craft 80, plus mentoring a member who advanced a tier under your care.
# linkDo the craft. Publish skills.md, post project briefs, earn peer endorsements, mentor juniors, attend ethics salons. Every meaningful action bumps your craft levels and can earn you a mark.
# linkNo. Marks and tiers are durable. Once earned, they stay.
# linkWax seal style achievements stamped on your register for concrete actions. First Skill, First Brief, Endorsed, Perfect Balance, Mentor's Mark, Anvil Hour, Cohort Builder. Some unlock rights, all carry honor.
# linkAny signed in member. Publishing is instant. You can edit afterwards.
# linkv0 relies on community review and the honor of the guild. Once we grow past a few hundred, Gildemeester tier members take on moderation rotation.
# linkNot in v0. A later phase unlocks paid skills at Gildemeester tier with a revenue share. We will announce timing to members first.
# linkA skill is a specific, reusable practice. A prompt pattern, an agent recipe, a teaching exercise, an evaluation method, a collaboration ritual. One pillar, one title, one tight body. Craft, not content.
# linkPost a brief at /projects/new. Describe what you are building, what you have tried, and where you are stuck. Guild experts see it and reach out if it fits. The guild matches on technical fit and human fit both.
# linkGezel and Gildemeester tier members who opted into mentoring. Their profiles show their craft dimensions, their endorsements, and their recent skills.
# linkYou choose. Post a brief as pro bono, paid, or either. Experts self select.
# linkBrief posting is live. Automated matching goes live once cohort one opens. Until then, briefs are visible to all authenticated members and matches happen by member initiative.
# linkGilde applied to Anthropic's partnership program. We cleared the first review and are working toward round 2. Gilde teaches Claude native practice. Not a Claude reseller, a Claude first craft community.
# linkThe method is Claude first. The craft principles apply to any AI tool. We teach with Claude because it is the tool that best supports both AI craft and human craft in our experience.
# linkWaitlist email and segment choice. Profile details you provide. Skills you publish (public to the marketplace). Projects you post (visible to authenticated members). See the privacy page for the full list.
# linkYes. Email hello@thegilde.ai. Your account and associated data are removed by cascade from our Supabase database.
# linkOur database sits in the EU. We collect minimum necessary data. We do not sell data. Plausible Analytics is privacy first and uses no cookies. The privacy page has the full statement.
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