YOUR BUILDER HANDBOOK
Builder Guide
Get set up. Build something useful. Make your submission count.
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Start Here: Fireworks: Deploy
November 2, 2026 · TERRA · 511 Harrison St, San Francisco
Wifi Information
- SSID: Fireworks Deploy
- Password: FireworksDeploy2026!
Build an open-model system for a task that matters. Compare it against a baseline, measure improvements in quality, cost, or latency, and show why the result is useful.
Get ready to build
- Check your registration. Every participant needs an approved Luma registration. Bring your laptop and charger.
- Get connected. Set up model access, redeem your credits, and check the judging and submission requirements.
- Choose a focused task. Define your user, success metric, and baseline. Run your baseline early so you have a comparison.
- Build and evaluate. Fine-tune, improve a harness, or route across open models. Save your results as you go.
Get your Fireworks AI Credits
- Get your API credits from Fireworks in the HackerSquad Builder Terminal
- Scroll down to the bottom of Tools+Feedback.sh, and claim the Fireworks AI API Credits. Complete the hCaptcha successfully to unlock your unique code.
- Go to Fireworks AI and log in
- At the bottom left, click on your name, and you'll see "Credits". Click that.
- Click Redeem Promo and put in your code and click Redeem.
Key times
All times are Pacific.
| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | Check-in, breakfast, and team formation |
| 10:00 AM | Kickoff |
| 10:30 AM | Building begins |
| 4:30 PM | Submissions close |
Start submitting by 3:30 PM. Your submission must be fully uploaded and processed by 4:30 PM.
Technical advisers will circulate during build time. Ask event staff for help with teams, venue questions, or submission issues.
Before you build
- Read the event rules →
Check eligibility, team requirements, and permitted work.
- Get your tools ready →
Find documentation, starter kits, and partner resources.
- Plan your submission →
Review the deadline, demo instructions, and judging criteria.