PyData Indore HACK DAY '26

Hacktoberfest AI Challenge

CHALLENGE 02

Best Open-Source AI Project

Create an original project with open-source or open-weight AI at its core: a reusable agent skill, an application using a small/large language model, or software that manages a model's tools and workflow.

Useful Prototype Concepts

Ideas you can easily prototype and complete within a single day

Click any card to test prototype

Token Budget Lab

Compress long prompts while preserving instructions and key facts. Compare original vs compressed token counts and measure cost savings.

Test Demo

Safe Share

Preview sensitive information support tickets or logs expose. Combine pattern checks with open models to auto-redact data.

Test Demo

Context Picker

Select relevant passages within a strict token budget. Upload documents, ask questions, and inspect excerpt token budgets.

Test Demo

Chat Handoff

Turn long AI transcripts into compact briefs. Synthesize decisions, constraints, failed attempts, and next steps with sources.

Test Demo

First Version Rule

Keep the first version strictly focused: one input, one useful output, and a few realistic examples.

Build core pipeline first
Save user auth & multi-tenancy for later
Save complex database schemas for later

Submission Requirements

  • Use open-source or open-weight AI as a substantial part of the project.
  • Publish code in a public GitHub repository with an open-source license (MIT/Apache 2.0).
  • Agent skills must adhere strictly to the Agent Skill Open Standard.
  • Model harnesses must be original or contain meaningful improvements.