🚀 OpenClaw Hackathon: Build the Best Personal Assistant

​Join us both in-person and online for a 1-week hackathon where you will build a powerful AI Personal Assistant inspired by OpenClaw 🔥

​👥 Teams of at least 2

​📅 Timeline

• ​🚀 Kickoff: Saturday, April 25, 11:00 AM (PST)

• ​🎉 Show & Tell (Demo Day): Saturday, May 2, 11:00 AM (PST)

​📍 Location:

• ​In-person: Northeastern University
  410 W Georgia St #1400, Vancouver, BC

• ​Online: Zoom

​👉 RSVP for Demo Day here:
https://luma.com/24liey22

​Please RSVP there as well if you plan to present 🙌

​📍 Format

• ​🌐 Hybrid: In-person + Online

• ​💬 Discord channel for communication, support, and updates

​👥 Co-working sessions:

• ​🗓️ Monday & Thursday

• ​🕠 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM (PST)

• ​Available both online + in-person

​🎯 Kickoff Day (April 25)

​🕚 Starts at 11:15 AM sharp

​What to expect:

• ​📚 Lecture (Hackathon Overview)

  • ​What is OpenClaw

  • ​What makes a great Personal Assistant

  • ​Examples + winning strategies

• ​🛠️ Hands-on Setup Workshop (1.5 hours)

  • ​Install and run Claude Code

  • ​Make sure it works on your machine (this is essential)

  • ​Set up your first OpenClaw agent

  • ​Connect tools (APIs, workflows, etc.)

​🧠 Theme

​Build the Best Personal Assistant for a domain of your choice

​Your assistant should:

• ​Save time ⏱️

• ​Automate workflows ⚙️

• ​Make intelligent decisions 🧠

​💡 Example Ideas

​🦷 DentalClaw

​An assistant for dental receptionists

• ​Automates appointment booking and reminders

• ​Handles patient intake and FAQs

• ​Pulls patient records and insurance info instantly

​🏢 EnterpriseClaw

​An assistant for workplace admins

• ​Schedules meetings across teams

• ​Gathers relevant documents and summaries

• ​Helps with onboarding, reports, and coordination

​📊 ResearchClaw

​An assistant for researchers

• ​Conducts deep research with sources

• ​Summarizes papers and extracts insights

• ​Helps generate reports and experiment ideas

​🛠️ How it Works

• ​👥 Form a team (min 2 people)

• ​💡 Choose a domain you care about

• ​⚡ Build your assistant using OpenClaw

• ​🔁 Iterate during co-working sessions

• ​🎥 Prepare a short 1.5 min max demo for presentation

​🧠 Requirements

• ​✅ No coding experience required

• ​⚡ Some familiarity with Claude Code is recommended

• ​⚠️ You must be able to install and run Claude Code locally

  • ​This is essential to building your app

​🎉 Demo Day (May 2)

• ​🚀 Present your Personal Assistant

• ​💬 Get feedback from the community

• ​🏆 Top demos get recognition

​👉 RSVP: https://luma.com/24liey22

​🤝 Support

• ​💬 Active Discord support

• ​👥 Co-working sessions

• ​🧠 Guidance during kickoff + community help

​🎯 Goal

​Build a working AI Personal Assistant that people and YOU would actually use 🚀