thehackathonplaybook.dev valid
The Hackathon Playbook
Battle-tested hackathon strategy from 36+ wins and $100K+ in prizes, by Bill Zhang.
- Authority
- 45 reach 0 · trust 5 · quality 25 · freshness 15
- Tier
- listed
- llms.txt
- https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/llms.txt
- llms-full.txt
- https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/llms-full.txt
- Sections
- 5
- Links
- 37
- Size
- 9082 bytes
- Country
- United States Hosting inference
- Hosting country
- United States Hosting inference
- Country evidence
- No published address evidence collected yet
- For agents
- Documentation: developer or product docs worth reading, nothing to call
- First seen
- 2026-10-27T11:40:12.281Z
- Last checked
- 2026-10-27T11:40:14.347Z
- Badge
Their llms.txt
The beginning of the file, from our validated copy saved 2026-10-27T11:40:12.290Z. Cached copy · Source on thehackathonplaybook.dev
# The Hackathon Playbook
> Battle-tested hackathon strategy from 36+ wins and $100K+ in prizes, by Bill Zhang.
> Covers team formation, ideation, validation, execution, pitching, submission, and
> what to do after the hackathon, plus a dedicated track for non-coders building with AI.
The playbook is a 7-phase system, ordered the way a hackathon actually unfolds; read
the phases in sequence for the full method, or jump to the phase you are in right now.
The non-coder track shows domain experts how to win with AI tools instead of code, and
ships installable AI skills (slash commands) for Cursor and Claude Code. The blog holds
long-form write-ups of specific strategies. Every page on this site has a Markdown
version at the same URL with .md appended, and llms-full.txt contains the whole corpus.
A read-only MCP server exposing search over this content lives at https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/api/mcp
(see https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json).
## Playbook
- [Team Formation](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/playbook/team-formation.md): Pick teammates who cover four roles, and build a steady squad if you want to keep winning.
- [Ideation](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/playbook/ideation.md): Combine tools and problems you already know into an idea you can build in time.
- [Validation](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/playbook/validation.md): Test the riskiest part of your idea early, and prep your stack if you're competing to win.
- [Execution](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/playbook/execution.md): How to spend your hours so you finish with a working demo.
- [Pitching](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/playbook/pitching.md): Build your pitch around the demo, and get ready for judge questions.
- [Submission](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/playbook/submission.md): What to put in your Devpost, README, and demo video, and when to submit.
- [Post-Hackathon](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/playbook/post-hackathon.md): Post your project and follow up with people you met, so it keeps helping you after judging.
## For Non-Coders
- [The Proof](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/non-coders/proof.md): The lawyer who won Anthropic's 500-person hackathon, and three others who build with AI.
- [Getting Started](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/non-coders/setup.md): What to set up before your first prompt, and the five-step loop you'll repeat for every feature.
- [Concepts Explained](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/non-coders/concepts.md): GitHub, APIs, deploying, and other jargon explained in plain English.
- [Using APIs](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/non-coders/apis.md): How to add a service to your app, with worked examples for ElevenLabs voice and a Supabase database.
- [The System Prompt](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/non-coders/system-prompt.md): The CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md files that set the rules your AI follows every session. One command sets up both.
- [Skills & Commands](https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/non-code
…Related sites
Similar publisher descriptions and documentation. Similarity does not imply affiliation or equivalent capabilities.
| Domain | Title | Category | Country | Authority | llms.txt | llms-full.txt | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aitinkerers.org | AI Tinkerers | informational AI and machine learning Community | — | 59 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| dream.page | AI Tinkerers | documentation AI and machine learning | — | 45 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| foomakers.com | pair | documentation Developer tools AI agents and MCP | US | 48 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| hackhub.com | HackHub Event User Guide | documentation Documentation and reference Events and conferences | — | 46 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| growthmethod.com | Growth Method | documentation Marketing AI and machine learning | — | 56 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| agentskills.io | Agent Skills | documentation AI agents and MCP Documentation and reference | US | 55 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| buildmvpfast.com | BuildMVPFast | documentation Developer tools | — | 52 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| archie.com | Archie Documentation | documentation AI and machine learning Developer tools | — | 45 | ✓ | ✓ |
Machine-readable: GET /v1/resolve?q=thehackathonplaybook.dev · GET /v1/domain/thehackathonplaybook.dev · this page as Accept: application/json or text/markdown · MCP lookup_domain
Automatically discovered from public files. Inclusion does not imply endorsement or publisher participation.
Own or manage this website?
If you own or manage thehackathonplaybook.dev, you can update its listing and review file health, discovery activity and score history.
Manage this listing — optional
What verification unlocks
See how your site is discovered—and control what agents see.
- See your website in the map
Review your indexed topics, nearby publishers sharing headings, measured listing exposure and map snapshots in a private report for your website.
- Control what agents see
Edit your listing description, tags, public contact details and additional llms.txt paths. Publish your terms for automated access, attribution and pricing.
- Make your profile eligible for search
A valid, listed, unblocked, verified profile can appear in our publisher sitemap and become eligible for search-engine visibility. Search engines decide what to index and rank.
- Appear in our llms-full.txt
Eligible verified publishers are listed by name, with their file links and summaries, in the service overview agents can read.
Free. No account registration, backlink or payment required. Public discovery remains available without verification.
Let your coding agent verify it
If your coding agent is authorized to manage this website, paste these instructions into it.
Claim my listing on Agent Web Map for thehackathonplaybook.dev:
1. POST https://agentwebmap.com/v1/sites/thehackathonplaybook.dev/claims and keep claim_id and claim_secret private.
2. Publish the verification line "AgentWebMap verification: <token>" (token from step 1) in https://thehackathonplaybook.dev/llms.txt, or use the DNS, meta-tag or well-known method the response describes. This only verifies the listing; your website and domain remain yours.
3. POST https://agentwebmap.com/v1/sites/thehackathonplaybook.dev/verify with {"claim_id": "...", "claim_secret": "..."}.
4. Save the api_key from the answer; it manages the listing (PATCH https://agentwebmap.com/v1/sites/thehackathonplaybook.dev).
MCP equivalent: tools begin_ownership_claim, then verify_domain, at https://agentwebmap.com/mcp. Docs: https://agentwebmap.com/docs#verifyCorrections or removal requests: contact the directory.