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Hack Week Pilot

A hackathon cockpit that plans your scope, tracks bounties, and drafts a judge-ready submission.

Priya registers for a 48 hour event with three sponsor tracks. Hack Week Pilot reads the rules, flags eligibility traps like fresh-code requirements, builds a timeline, and on Sunday morning drafts the README and demo script.

Built for

The jobs it does

Win a hackathon or grantBuild with AI agents
Blueprint

How the vessel is built

Mission

Give every first time hacker the playbook veterans keep in their heads, so they ship something that works and learn faster.

The need

First time hackers lose weekends to things veterans avoid: rules buried in linked PDFs, fresh code requirements, chasing too many sponsor tracks, and no demo video ten minutes before judging. The playbook lives in veterans' heads.

What it will never do

  • Submit anything on the team's behalf
  • Promise or predict a prize
  • Write code that breaks an event's AI or fresh code rules
  • Publish private repos or drafts
Owner playbook

Pick your voyage

First time hackers lose weekends to the same traps: scope too big, a sponsor rule missed, a README written at 3am. Hack Week Pilot reads the rules, flags eligibility traps like fresh code requirements, plans the timeline, tracks bounties and drafts the submission and demo script. Owning it makes you the cockpit your community uses every hackathon: your brand, your team board, and revenue from every hacker and every organizer who wants better submissions.

Straight answers

Before you own it

I can't code. Can I run a hackathon tool?

Yes. The rules parser, eligibility checklist, team board, submission and demo script drafts and onchain team commit timestamp are built. You set the default chain, name and colors, add your AI key and deploy with the guide.

Is using AI to draft submissions cheating?

Check each event's rules. The tool drafts; the team edits and owns every word. Encourage hackers to disclose AI help where events ask, and never fake what was built.

Will it guarantee wins?

No. It removes avoidable mistakes and saves hours. Judges still reward the idea and the build. Say this plainly.

What if the rules parser misses something?

It can. Show the source rule text beside every flag and tell users to confirm with organizers. Collect misses and fix the parser prompts.

Who pays?

Hackers who do many events, university clubs that send teams, and organizers who want fewer broken submissions.

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