Drupal future

Studies show that AI adoption is leading to fewer junior developers being hired. Yet these are the very people we need to build our future. Where do we go from here and what might a future without juniors look like?

Visit presentation

Through the last years there have been a lot of improvements in generative AI. Nowadays it is possible to use them to solve from real life problems to even improve your own website. In this session we will talk about how to take generative AI to the next level by implementing vector databases.

By using AI and vector databases, Drupal sites can be configured to allow users to have enhanced and engaging conversions with chatbots.

We are entering one of the most exciting times in the history of software development. 
AI is deeply embedded in our processes, expanding speed and scale, giving developers unprecedented freedom

—even as it transforms who and what software replaces?

We built it. We optimized it. We secured it. But outside of our issue queues and Slack channels, does the wider tech world know—or care?

For years, the Drupal community has suffered from a "build it and they will come" mentality. We have created one of the most robust platforms on the web, yet we often find ourselves preaching to the converted in a comfortable, self-referential bubble.

In this session, I will share the uncomfortable reality of taking the Drupal Association to Web Summit Lisbon—a massive, generalist tech event where "Drupal" was just another booth in a sea of startups. I will share the messy details of what happens when you step out of the "Drupal Island" and face the market head-on.

But this is not a talk about marketing; it is a talk about survival.

As developers, we have a responsibility that goes beyond code quality. We need to confront the "Tragedy of the Commons" that threatens open source projects: everyone relies on the ecosystem, but few invest in its external visibility. I will explore how our technical decisions—from DX to API design—either reinforce our isolation or help us burst the bubble.

VISIT PRESENTATION

Drupal MCP is a module that brings Model Context Protocol into Drupal, enabling Drupal's integration with external LLM applications (ChatGPT, Claude and others) and automated workflows (n8n, langflow and others).

This session will introduce Drupal MCP module, explain how it works, demonstrate real-world use cases, and show how developers can extend it for their use-case - building their own tools and how to integrate with external LLM systems and workflows.