State of Oregon | Claude Code Hackathon sponsored by VIBES DIY
Portland has always built things that matter. Now it's time to build what's next.
The Oregon State Claude Hackathon is the first statewide AI build event uniting engineers, artists, designers, and experimenters under one roof — online and in person — for a single day of creating with Claude and Vibes DIY. Whether you're shipping production-grade agent pipelines or deploying your first app in an afternoon, there's a track built for you.
100 spots per track. Don't sleep on it.
What is this?
This is a hybrid hackathon — part Claude Code deep-build, part Vibes DIY creative sprint — happening simultaneously online and in person across Oregon. It's beginner-friendly and engineer-grade at the same time, because great building doesn't look one way.
Two formats. Your choice:
⚡ In-Person — 3 hours. Focused. High-energy. The room will be electric.
🌐 Online — 48 hours. Build on your schedule, ship something serious.
We're combining two events into one historic day:
🔵 Claude Code Hackathon — for engineers already working with frontier AI models, agent frameworks, tool-use pipelines, and modern LLM stacks. Build something ambitious. Judged by engineers, investors, and media.
🟡 Vibes DIY Track — for fast builders, designers, tinkerers, and anyone who wants to ship a real working app without wrestling a backend. Use Vibes DIY to go from idea to deployed in hours. Creativity and novelty win here.
Both tracks use Claude. Both tracks are real.
What to Expect
A full day of building, start to finish
API credits provided to all participants courtesy of Anthropic
Solo or team participation (up to 4 people)
Judging by a panel of engineers, investors, and media
Prizes across both tracks
Community, energy, and the rare feeling of doing something that actually matters
This isn't a meetup with a hackathon bolted on. This is the real thing — fast, focused, and built around the best AI tooling available today.
Why Oregon. Why Now.
Portland has world-class engineering talent, a Silicon Forest manufacturing heritage, and a builder culture that's been quietly extraordinary for years. This event is a declaration: Oregon is part of the AI moment — not watching it, not importing it. Building it.
Engineers, artists, and AI enthusiasts from across the state are invited. This is your event. Show up and prove it.
Register now. Spots are limited to 100 per track.
Got more than one idea? Good. Participants can apply and compete across all 4 tracks with 4 different projects. This is the only hackathon where going all-in actually means something.
Presented by PDX Hacks × Vibes DIY