# Does Discourse have AI development skills?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-skills/397330
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [February 28, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-skills/397330 "2026-02-28T02:33:39Z")
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-skills/397330/4 "2026-02-28T12:20:21Z")

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You might be interested in reading my experience, as I created a similar topic recently (both could perhaps be merged?): [Claude & Discourse-related development. How good is it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/claude-discourse-related-development-how-good-is-it/394773)

I share the same opinion as Pyx & Falco. No coding skill is a problem.  
While not a dev, I can read basic code.

I have made a few plugins using Claude. It went well, but I spotted security flaws (like bypassing unauthorized access) by reviewing the code myself.

Perhaps the AI would have spotted it if I asked it to review the permission security or something like that… Perhaps not.

I have made this plugin, which is 95% AI code: [🖼️ Topic Gallery](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-gallery/394953)

But before publishing it in #Customization > Plugin, I spent days reviewing all the code to ensure it was safe and reliable.

My opinion overall is that AI coding is truly and increasingly powerful, but right now, it’s a long shot to try making good work without minimal coding skills. Especially if there are security risks involved.

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