Openclaw: Hack & Huddle
Event Overview
Duration: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Format: Hands-on hackathon for tackling your personal project backlog
Full Event Schedule
6:00 - 6:30 PM | Arrival, Food & Networking (30 minutes)
Grab dinner and connect with fellow participants
Discuss what you plan to build with your fellow Claws
Get your environment set up and tested
6:30 - 7:00 PM | OpenClaw Crash Course (30 minutes)
Facilitators: Josh and Orrett
Fast-tracked introduction covering:
What & Why (10 minutes) Orrett
AI agents explained: autonomous task execution
OpenClaw framework capabilities and architecture
Real impact examples (business + personal use cases)
How to Build (15 minutes) Josh
Live 5-minute setup demo (EC2 or Mac Mini)
Essential best practices:
Security guardrails and data handling
Effective prompting techniques
Heartbeat monitoring basics
Quick Q&A
Your Night, Your Projects (5 minutes) Josh
This is time to work on your stuff
Pick something from your backlog you've been meaning to tackle
No judging, no competition—just focused building time
Resources and support available throughout
7:00 - 9:30 PM | Hackathon Building Time (2.5 hours)
Finally tackle that thing on your backlog!
Bring Your Own Challenge:
That automation you've been meaning to build
Personal workflow that needs streamlining
Side project you never have time for
Repetitive task you're tired of doing manually
Experiment you've been curious about
Internal tool that would make your life easier
Checkpoints:
7:45 PM - Progress check-in (optional)
9:00 PM - 30-minute warning
9:15 PM - Finalize and prepare 3-minute demo
9:30 - 10:00 PM | Show & Tell Showcase (30 minutes)
Format: Volunteer lightning demos
3 minutes per demo
Show what you built and what you learned
Doesn't need to be perfect—works-in-progress welcome!
Share your wins, learnings, and roadblocks
What to Share:
The backlog item you chose and why
Your approach and what worked
Surprising challenges or discoveries
Whether you'll keep building on it
What to Bring
Laptop with necessary access/permissions
Your personal project backlog (or ideas brewing in your head)
Curiosity and willingness to experiment
Any relevant data, specs, or context for your project
Pre-Event Setup (Recommended)
To maximize building time, complete these before arriving:
Install required dependencies
Test your development environment
Review [OpenClaw documentation link]
Think about what you want to build - come with a project in mind!
Project Ideas (If You Need Inspiration)
Automate your expense reports or time tracking
Build a personal research assistant
Create a meeting notes summarizer
Develop a code review helper
Make a smart email triage system
Build anything that makes your work/life easier
Post-Event
Event content shared
Questions or want to help mentor?
Contact: [email protected]
Let's clear some backlog!
Sponsored By:
BOT x Mighty Orbit