Agent Forge Hackathon
The era of simple chatbots is over. Real AI applications need to scrape live data, automate workflows, manage infrastructure, and deploy at scale -- all working together in production. If you're ready to build real AI systems, this hackathon is for you.
AI Builders is partnering with SMU AI for Agent Forge Hackathon in Singapore-- a hands-on, full-day hackathon where you'll prototype production-grade AI applications using tools from our sponsors.
What You'll Do
Build a working AI project in one day using sponsored tools and APIsAttend a hands-on workshop to get up to speed before hacking beginsForm teams (up to 6) or go solo -- your callDemo your project live and compete for sponsor credit prizesConnect with builders, engineers, and founders in the Singapore AI community
Your AI Stack
Bright Data: Give your assistant the ability to browse the web. Build custom web-scraping "skills" into your agents to fetch real-time data, monitor trends, or aggregate research automatically using reliable, large-scale infrastructure.
Bright Data Credits: http://get.brightdata.com/aibuilders10
Daytona: an open-source, secure infrastructure platform providing fast, isolated, and stateful composable computers (sandboxes) for AI agents to safely run, test, and develop code. Each hackathon participant will get 100 USD worth of Daytona credits to build.
Daytona Credits: See the code in the luma blast below
Kimi AI: Providing the kimi-k2.6 API, featuring SOTA coding, cost-efficient context caching, and native agent swarm execution to empower developers building complex, multi-step hackathon solutions.
Kimi Credits: See the code in the luma blast below
Nosana: Supercharge your compute with Nosana's decentralized GPUs to run specialized AI models. Use them to run tasks, process heavy data workloads, or host custom local models for your assistant affordably.
Nosana Credits: https://www.theaibuilders.dev/nosanacredits
SenseNova U1: an open-source, native multimodal AI model that seamlessly unifies text understanding, reasoning, and high-fidelity image generation within a single, end-to-end architecture. While its SenseNova U1 Skills provide modular expert capabilities to automate complex Excel analysis, PowerPoint creation, and deep research.
SenseNova Credits: https://www.theaibuilders.dev/sensenovacredits
Terminal 3's Agent Dev Kit: allows developers to equip AI agents with verifiable identity to act and transact on behalf of users without compromising sensitive data. Built on the Terminal 3 Network’s hardware-secured TEEs, it provides autonomous AI workflows with the trust and security guarantees they need.
TokenRouter: a unified routing platform offering seamless access to the top AI models worldwide. It delivers faster, better, and cheaper performance via smart caching.
TokenRouter Credits: See the code in the luma blast below
VideoDB: Data infrastructure for video, built for machines and agents - Turn camera feeds, live streams, files, and recordings into searchable context, real-time alerts, clips, and agent workflows.
VideoDB Credits: See the code in the luma blast below
Your project must integrate the sponsored products. This is your chance to go hands-on with tools used by production AI teams.
Agenda
10:00 AM -- Kickoff10:30 AM -- Workshop11:30 AM -- Team formation + Hacking begins12:30 PM -- Lunch4:30 PM -- Hacking ends / Live demos (2 min per team)5:30 PM -- Winners announced + Networking6:00 PM -- Close
Prizes
Winning teams share sponsor credits as prizes. All participants receive credits from sponsors to build with during the hackathon.
Judging Criteria
Completeness: Whether the team finished at least a minimum viable product.Innovation: Is the product idea innovative?Real-Life Problem Solving: Is the project solving a real-life problem, or is there a real pain in the market?Sponsored Product Usage: Did the team use sponsored products?
Who Should Join
Developers, AI engineers, founders, and students who want to go beyond tutorials and build something real. Whether you're exploring AI for the first time or shipping agents in production, there's a place for you here.
Team formation happens after the workshop. Work solo or find teammates on the day.
Spots are limited -- register now to secure yours.
Co-hosted by
AI Builders is a premium community for developers, founders, and innovators across Singapore, Tokyo, and San Francisco. Members build real products, trial ideas with peers, and connect with cloud and AI partners to scale.
SMU Artificial Intelligence Club is a student-led organization at Singapore Management University dedicated to advancing AI education and innovation.