Come build in the yard.
Small solo AI hackathons. One theme, one week: ship by Friday, then the whole community votes.No judges. No gatekeepers. Just builders.
- Community-voted
- Solo, Mon to Fri
- Any AI model
- Capped small
150
Builders in the community
46
Builds shipped
41/50
Yard #4 spots claimed
// Up next · Yard #4
Gamification.
See the full Yard →Take something mundane, an everyday task, a chore, a habit, and turn it into a game you actually want to play. One week, solo, any AI model. No teams, no gatekeepers, no pitch decks.
Presented by
Ryware
- Kicks off in
0d 00:00:00
Mon, Oct 5 · 18:00 UTC
- Cash for the top 3
$180
$100 · $50 · $30
- Builders in
- +33
41 of 50 · 9 spots left
Free to join · check in before kickoff
// Reigning champion
The build that won the yard
See all champions →
@devkoury
Yard #3 · One Screen
Some places only exist in our memories now. AGAIN. lets you step inside them. Give it an old photograph and it reconstructs an explorable 3D world around it. What the camera captured is MEMORY.
See the build →// From the yard
What builders ship
Podium builds from recent Yards. Each one made solo, and placed by the community vote.
@toolcallsYard #3 · 2nd
Paste any privacy policy and Red Flags makes a WANTED poster for the company, listing what the policy is hiding.
@robertg761Yard #3 · 3rd
Repo City turns any public GitHub repo into a 3D city on one screen.
@headzooYard #2 · 1st
Splat Lab! is a child-friendly game-building app that helps young creators turn ideas into real, playable games without…
@nova-centauriYard #2 · 2nd
bondifre.observer is a three.js simulator of a bonfire. It runs as a lightweight web app so you can throw it in the…
@mikekovetskyYard #1 · 1st
A free Chrome extension that drafts your X posts and replies in your own voice, using Gemini Nano, the AI model built…
@marlandojYard #1 · 2nd
Paste any public GitHub repo or PR URL, get a ~60s narrated explainer video.
// How it works
Build the week. Vote the weekend. Crown on Sunday.
Claim a spot and check in before kickoff. Build solo Monday to Friday with any AI model, ship your repo and a demo, and the community votes over the weekend. A new Yard runs the 1st and 3rd week of every month.
Mon01
Kickoff
18:00 UTC
Mon → Fri02
Build
Solo. Any AI model.
Fri03
Ship
18:00 UTC
Fri → Sun04
Vote
The community decides.
Sun05
Champion
Crowned 22:00 UTC
18:00 UTC kickoff and ship, in your time zone: 11:00 AM PDT · 2:00 PM EDT · 7:00 PM BST · 8:00 PM CEST · 11:30 PM IST · 3:00 AM Tue JST · 5:00 AM Tue AEDT
// Questions
FAQ
Does it cost anything to join?
No. Claiming a spot and building in a Yard is free.
Can I use any AI model?
Almost always, yes. Bring whatever you use, or no AI at all. The theme is the constraint, not the model. A Yard can name a model (usually a sponsor's), and its page says so up front.
What if I can't make it?
Release your spot so the waitlist moves. And if you don't check in before kickoff, your spot releases on its own, so a full Yard stays a Yard full of builders.
What do winners get?
The Champion badge on your profile, a spot in the Hall of Fame, a featured writeup, and a year pinned to the home page. Some Yards add a cash prize pool, stated up front.
More answers in the full rules & FAQ. First time building alone? Read our guide to AI hackathons for solo developers.
The yard is open.
COMMUNITY DRIVEN AI HACKATHONS.