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: josh@buildingourtech.org

Let’s clear some backlog!

Sponsored By:
BOT x Mighty Orbit

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