Cascadia AI Hackathon
Where: Thinkspace, 1700 Westlake Ave N #200, Seattle, WA 98109
When: Doors open on Saturday, Sept 20 at 9am
Parking: There is no complimentary parking. Please use public transportation, ride share services or public parking lots.
What to Expect
This hackathon for builders. We will have technical experts from several AI and dev tool companies that will help get you started building.
There will be plenty of food & drinks and fun prizes for the for the best hacks that people come up with.
Everyone who participates will get:
- $100 in credits to co-work at Thinkspace
- $100 in Neon credits
- $20 in Twilio credits
- $25 in OpenAI credits
Agenda
🗓️ Sept 20
- 9am - doors open / bagels & coffee provided by Neon
- 10am - kick-off
- noon - lunch provided by Torc.dev
- 1pm - Technical workshops
- Langflow (1pm)
- Twilio (1:30pm)
- ag2 (2pm)
- Torc.dev Resume Review (2:30pm)
- 6pm - dinner & drinks provided by AG2 + PSL
- 9pm - doors close
🗓️ Sept 21
- 9am - doors open / bagels & coffee provided by Twilio
- noon - lunch provided by OpenAI
- 1pm - hacks submission deadline
- 1:30pm - presentations
- 3pm - prizes awarded
- 4pm - doors close
Judges
Sponsors
Prizes
We will have TONS of prizes for the folks hacking, including:
- 1st place = $1,000
- 2nd place = $500
- 3rd place = $250
- Best use of:
- Langflow = Divoom Ditoo-Pro Retro Pixel Art portable speakers
- Open AI = $500 in OpenAI credits
- Twilio = $200 Amazon gift card
- AG2 = 60 days of premium AG2 development support + featured showcase across their social channels
- $250 amazon gift card Raffle by Torc.dev
Looking for a Job?
Come check out the community at torc.community!
We'd love for you to join us and see what we're all about. We'll be at the Hackathon all weekend!
Rules
- All submissions must:
- Be hacks and apps that were coded during the hackathon
- Include a link to the code on your Github account
- Use at least two partner tools (Langflow, Twilio, OpenAI, AG2 or Neon)
- Be respectful and HAVE FUN!
Assemble your team! ⚡
- Max 4 people per team.
- Join the CascadiaJS Discord server and use the #hackathon channel to find teammates.
- 🚨 Once your team is assembled: fill-out this form
Judging Criteria
- Technical Chops (10) - How technically challenging was the implementation?
- Cool Factor (10) - Does the project stand out as unique or original?
- Presentation (10) - Did they explain the idea in a compelling way?
- Demo Success (10) - Did it actually work, live on stage?
Project Submissions
The deadline to submit is Sunday, 1pm SHARP!
There is a QR code you need to scan to submit your hack. Please make sure you're ON SITE (Thinkspace) to scan this code.
Technical Resources
Langflow
Langflow is a powerful tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. It provides developers with both a visual authoring experience and built-in API and MCP servers that turn every workflow into a tool that can be integrated into applications built on any framework or stack. Langflow comes with batteries included and supports all major LLMs, vector databases and a growing library of AI tools.
- Download the Desktop App or pip install
- Quickstart on Langflow
- Simple Agents in Langflow
- How to Create Your First AI Agent
- Twilio Voice and Langflow example
Twilio
Twilio is a customer engagement platform used by over 335,000 global enterprises and digital disruptors plus more than 10 million developers worldwide to build unique, personalized experiences for their customers.
ConversationRelay Docs:
https://www.twilio.com/docs/voice/conversationrelay
AG2
AG2 (formerly AutoGen) is an open-source framework for building AI agents and facilitating cooperation among multiple agents to solve complex tasks. It addresses the problem of LLM attention limits with rich context by creating AI workflows where multiple specialized agents focus on specific subsets of the problem. Think of it as enabling you to build a team of AI agents that can work together to plan, solve problems, and collaboratively critique solutions.
To get started, take a look at the documentation at here. If you need help, join the AG2 Discord support channel.
Hackathon participants get access to a new portal, which enables developers to explore jobs for agents, build agents, submit job results, and receive payments in the future.
FAQ
Q: Can I join solo or do I need a team?
A: Both! You can play single player or multi-player, with teams of up to 4 people.
Our Sponsors
i always have a good time at @CascadiaJS. still one of my fave talks of all time there but more imptly the people and the vibe that @crtr0 and co create make you feel the JS community in a way that very very few are able to do.
— swyx (@swyx) August 14, 2025
join Sept 18-19 in Seattle! https://t.co/xoOT9pkMSl
I LOVE CascadiaJS. Incredible conference in a beautiful city with solid lineups, wonderful staff, and just the right amount of silly. Also @crtr0 at karaoke. 💙
— Josh Goldberg 🦋 (@JoshuaKGoldberg) June 22, 2024
Congrats & thanks again for such a wonderful time! https://t.co/3jhkI8O6Su
I 💚 CascadiaJS bc it feels like the cool, cult classic of JS events.
— Michelle Bakels (@MichelleBakels) March 28, 2025
It’s got everything — a dedicated fan base of 10+ years, close family vibes, long held traditions (the best karaoke!), sublime locale, and a flair for the atypical/creative conf sessions.
Def apply + attend! https://t.co/yqrEbh0icL
The reason why @CascadiaJS is one of my favorite conferences is because you can truly feel the passion and care that everyone puts into it. There's a real sense of community, it's amazing 🙌👏💜
— Charlie Gerard (@devdevcharlie) September 2, 2022
Once again, @CascadiaJS did not disappoint—I love that we have a community-focused conference right in the PNW. It's always inspiring to hear about what people are making, stretch my perspective, and meet new friends.
— Mark Palfreeman 🪐 (@markpalfreeman) September 3, 2022
Also Sunriver resort was awesome 🤘#CascadiaJS pic.twitter.com/SKlPeHibHE
On my way out of @CascadiaJS, feeling grateful for the work that @crtr0, his family, the staff and volunteers, sponsors, speakers, and all put into this family reunion.
— Tejas Kumar (@TejasKumar_) September 3, 2022
Some wonderful memories were made, and the combination of nature and lovely people made it so special. pic.twitter.com/F4JC0318pe
Wow, what a week at @CascadiaJS! Our team thoroughly enjoyed connecting with other engineers, learning from various talks, & experiencing beautiful Sunriver, OR. We wanted to thank everyone who helped organize this event; it was spectacular, and we cannot wait to be back in 2024. pic.twitter.com/vCO33rBTFa
— Formidable, Now Nearform (@FormidableLabs) September 6, 2022
I'm absolutely blown away by how much @cartwr and the entire team @CascadiaJS lifts up and highlights the people who contribute to and make this conference so special. This is what a conf that focuses on community looks like! 🌲 #cjs19 pic.twitter.com/Yh0CdOzVyx
— Divya (@shortdiv) November 9, 2019
I absolutely LOVED MCing @CascadiaJS! This was such a well organized conference, huge kudos to the speakers, the organizers, the sponsors, and of course the audience + community for making it great. It was a pleasure!! #cjs20 pic.twitter.com/EhqjhYJEVY
— Cassidy (@cassidoo) September 3, 2020
Attended #CascadiaJS last week! Awesome speakers/workshops and very well done virtual/hybrid experience! Can't recommend it enough for developers no matter where they are in their coding journey! 🖥️🌲#webdevelopment #javascript #CascadiaJS2021 #PNW pic.twitter.com/imknQzJmBZ
— Nathan Pickard (@NathanPickard) November 8, 2021
Had an amazing time at @CascadiaJS. See you next year! pic.twitter.com/eJYIkqHVMf
— Treasure Porth (@treasureporth) November 13, 2019
I was honored to participate in #CascadiaJS again this year. I've been so impressed again with all the creativity and effort the organizers, speakers, and community puts into making it a uniquely fun event. ✨ pic.twitter.com/x0byI4utED
— Nicole Oliver (@nixcodes) November 5, 2021
Huge shoutout to the @CascadiaJS organizers for a truly unique experience that went above and beyond anything I could have imagined. You could really feel their passion for the community and the time, attention, and care they put into every single aspect. THANK YOU!! ❤️🌲 #cjs20 pic.twitter.com/5NH2FVfMA2
— Rachael Thomas (@rachael_codes) September 3, 2020
Yeah, tonight was great. #CascadiaJS pic.twitter.com/4hHgTP46fg
— Jessica West (@jessicaewest) November 5, 2021
Awesome @CascadiaJS afterparty at the @LivingComputers
— Welling Guzmán (@wellingguzman) November 17, 2018
I had so much fun. #CJS18 pic.twitter.com/xUiF2iupz6
I can't thank @crtr0, the @CascadiaJS team, and the conference sponsors enough for the opportunity to attend #cascadiajs! Everyone was so encouraging and welcoming, I'm thrilled to bring back what I learned to @MakeThinkCode & @pnca. pic.twitter.com/5hVyhcmyUL
— meganmckissack (@meganmckissack) November 19, 2018