7-Day AI Chatbot Challenge
Add a Claude-powered chatbot to your website
You have a live website. Now make it talk. Over 7 days you will build a real AI chatbot that sits in the corner of every page — powered by Claude, kept safe with a Netlify Function, and customised with a persona you design. About 30–45 minutes a day.
Before you start
This challenge continues from the 5-Day Validation Landing Page. You need a live website on Netlify and GitHub Desktop installed. If you have those, you are ready.
Day 1 — Get your Claude API key and send your first message
20–30 min
Day 2 — Connect Claude to your website safely
30–45 min
Day 3 — Build the chat widget — button and window
30–40 min
Day 4 — Make it talk — connect your chatbot to Claude
20–30 min
Day 5 — Give your chatbot a personality
30–45 min
Day 6 — Make it work on mobile and handle edge cases
30–40 min
Day 7 — Final polish and launch
30–45 min
What you will have by Day 7
- A working Claude-powered chatbot on every page of your site
- A secure Netlify Function — your API key is never exposed
- A custom persona your chatbot speaks in
- Mobile-friendly layout that works on any phone
- Usage alerts so you are never surprised by a bill