​Build agents that act on behalf of real users

​Most agents are demos. They call APIs. They look impressive. But the moment they need to act as a specific user in a real system, with real permissions, they fall apart.

This hackathon is about that last mile. Build an AI agent that doesn't just execute tasks - it does it as the right person, with the right access, in the right context.

​Date: Saturday, May 23
Time: 9:30 AM – 7:30 PM
Location: Entrepreneurs First, Folsom Street, San Francisco

​The problem

​Connecting an agent to a CRM (or any app) is easy. Updating a record as a specific user, respecting their tenant, their permissions, their identity is where most demos break.

​Today, you're solving the hard part. You'll build agents that act on behalf of real users using Scalekit's SDK: not as root, not as a service account, but as the person the action belongs to.

​Two problem tracks will be updated soon

Schedule

​🕘 9:30 – 9:45 AM Check-In
​Grab your badge and get settled in for the day.

​🕤 9:45 – 10:15 AM Welcome & Track Overviews
Kickoff, API walkthroughs, and track breakdowns.

​🕙 10:15 AM – 4:30 PM Build Time
Hack, attend workshops, get mentor guidance. 🍕 Pizza lunch provided.

​🕓 4:45 PM Submissions Due
Final code locked. No extensions.

​🕔 5:00 – 5:25 PM Community showcases
4 companies, 5 mins each — tools and products the room should know about

​🕔 5:30 – 7:00 PM — Demos & Judging
Present to the room and vote for your favorites.

​🕖 7:00 – 7:30 PM — Networking & Drinks
Celebrate, connect, and decompress.

​​Prizes

​Credits and gadgets worth $10K shared between 3 prizes.

​​Judging criteria

​Projects are scored equally across four dimensions:

​🔭 Innovation (25%) — Is the approach novel? Does it solve the problem in a way we haven't seen before?

​⚙️ Technical Complexity (25%) — How well-built is the solution? Does it genuinely leverage all 3 tools?

​🌍 Impact (25%) — Does this solve a real problem? Could it scale beyond the demo?

​🎯 Presentation & Usability (25%) — Is the demo clear and compelling? Would someone actually want to use this?

​Got a product builders should know about? Apply for a 5-min showcase slot

​We're opening 4 slots for companies building tools relevant to AI engineers and agent builders. Apply here.

​Who should come

​This is for you if you're a founder, hacker, AI engineer, or builder who wants to work on the leading edge of agentic AI. No experience with meeting APIs required — we'll have API docs, live walkthroughs, and mentors on hand all day.

​Whether you come solo or with a team, you'll leave with working code, new connections, and a sharper intuition for building agents that actually do things.

​​About the organizer

​Scalekit is the connectivity layer between AI agents and enterprise apps - SaaS apps, APIs, MCP servers. Agent builders use our SDK to let agents act on behalf of users with per-user token lifecycle, scoped permissions, and tool-calling that holds up in production.

Apify is the largest marketplace of tools for your AI. Thousands of ready-made tools for AI agents, lead generation, competitive intelligence, and market research. 

Entire is a developer platform that acts as a git-native observability layer for AI coding agents, recording the full context, prompt, and reasoning behind AI-generated code changes. The web interface and CLI make it easier to review, debug, and understand AI workflows and AI code, creating “checkpoints” in your repo.

Thanks to our venue partner, Entrepreneurs First (EF) turns exceptional individuals into funded founders. Some might have an early idea, others may need a cofounder. What matters is their potential. We back these founders first, then give them a bridge to Silicon Valley. To date, their companies are worth > $16B.