Hack with CREAO @ CalHacks 12.0

Hack with CREAO

Hack with CREAO

October 24 - 26

2025

October 24 - 26

2025

The Palace of Fine Arts

3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA

The Palace of Fine Arts

3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA

At CREAO, we believe in empowering creativity through technology, community, and collaboration. We're proud to sponsor CalHacks 12.0 and bring positive energy to the next generation of builders.

At CREAO, we believe in empowering creativity through technology, community, and collaboration. We're proud to sponsor CalHacks 12.0 and bring positive energy to the next generation of builders.

We’re proudly sponsoring CalHacks 12.0

We’re proudly sponsoring CalHacks 12.0

About the Event

We are Creao AI, a vibe coding platform that provides AI-native webapps. What does that mean? You can use your everyday language to ask our platform to create a webapp or a system for you. Creao implements the front end, back end, and database for you so you don’t have to worry about system architecture problems.


We call our webapps AI native because each one has an in-house AI agent that understands the entire implementation and helps you complete repetitive tasks instantly. Besides allowing other AI tools to be incorporated into Creao, Creao itself can also be integrated into other AI tools like Anthropic Claude, making it truly bidirectional.


At Creao, we believe AI should be easy to use and easy to share, empowering creativity and productivity. We also believe in community support and are committed to making the world a better place. Join our CalHacks challenge, create something cool, and make an impact together.  

We are Creao AI, a vibe coding platform that provides AI-native webapps. What does that mean? You can use your everyday language to ask our platform to create a webapp or a system for you. Creao implements the front end, back end, and database for you so you don’t have to worry about system architecture problems.


We call our webapps AI native because each one has an in-house AI agent that understands the entire implementation and helps you complete repetitive tasks instantly. Besides allowing other AI tools to be incorporated into Creao, Creao itself can also be integrated into other AI tools like Anthropic Claude, making it truly bidirectional.


At Creao, we believe AI should be easy to use and easy to share, empowering creativity and productivity. We also believe in community support and are committed to making the world a better place. Join our CalHacks challenge, create something cool, and make an impact together.  

Challenge Statement

At CalHacks 12.0, we’re calling on hackers to build projects that create real impact. This challenge is about creativity, usability, and integration. Design a system that improves lives, simplifies workflows, or inspires new ways to use AI.


Since Creao AI is a vibe-coding platform, we’re especially looking for how you use integrations in your project. Whether you build a custom API or Model Context Protocol (MCP), your project must include at least one custom integration that connects components into a functional system.


Check out our prizes below and choose the scope you want to tackle. Clearly define your project, explain what integration you’ve built, and describe the problem you’re solving.


To participate, click “Register Challenge” on our page to receive your invitation code for a Pro account upgrade. Once your project is complete, submit it through the official Creao Challenge Submission Form to be considered for judging.


If you have any questions, message us on Slack at #spons-creao.

Register Challenge

Get Invitation Code & Join CREAO

Start Building

Submit Challenge

Go

Go

Best Real-World Productivity Tool

Awarded to the most practical and impactful system that improves productivity in everyday life or within an industry.

1

1,750 USD

1-year Pro subscription

Potential internship opportunity

2

Best Custom Build

Awarded to the team that pushes the limits of customization through unique logic, complex API workflows, or creative agentic systems.

1,250 USD

1-year Pro subscription

Potential internship opportunity

Best Designed Web App

Awarded to the project with the most polished, intuitive, and user-friendly design that delivers an exceptional user experience.

3

1,000 USD

1-year Pro subscription

Bring your best ideas, integrate creatively,

and build something that makes the world a better place.

Prize

Best Real-World Productivity Tool

Awarded to the most practical and impactful system that improves productivity in everyday life or within an industry.

1

1,750 USD

1-year Pro subscription

Potential internship opportunity

2

Best Custom Build

Awarded to the team that pushes the limits of customization through unique logic, complex API workflows, or creative agentic systems.

1,250 USD

1-year Pro subscription

Potential internship opportunity

Best Designed Web App

Awarded to the project with the most polished, intuitive, and user-friendly design that delivers an exceptional user experience.

3

1,000 USD

1-year Pro subscription

Bring your best ideas, integrate creatively, and build something that makes the world a better place.

Prize

Schedule

Friday,

October 24

Friday,

October 24

Hackers Enter Venue

14:00 PDT

Hackers Enter Venue

14:00 PDT

Opening Ceremony

16:00 PDT

@ Main Stage

Opening Ceremony

16:00 PDT

@ Main Stage

Hacking Begins

18:00 PDT

Hacking Begins

18:00 PDT

Saturday,

October 25

Saturday,

October 25

Workshop

Build and Host Your Own API/Agent on CREAO

10:00 - 11:00 PDT

@ DOE Workshop Room

Workshop

Build and Host Your Own API/Agent on CREAO

10:00 - 11:00 PDT

@ DOE Workshop Room

Networking

Come Learn About Creao AI and ‘Yoga’ With Us

15:00 - 17:00 PDT

@ Bancroft Workshop Room

Networking

Come Learn About Creao AI and ‘Yoga’ With Us

15:00 - 17:00 PDT

@ Bancroft Workshop Room

Booth Open

9:00 - 17:00 PDT

Booth Open

9:00 - 17:00 PDT

Sunday,

October 26

Sunday,

October 26

Final Project Submissions Due

10:30 PDT

Final Project Submissions Due

10:30 PDT

Judging

10:30 - 12:30 PDT

Judging

10:30 - 12:30 PDT

Closing Ceremony / Tech Prize Presentation

13:00 - 15:00 PDT

@ Main Stage

Closing Ceremony / Tech Prize Presentation

13:00 - 15:00 PDT

@ Main Stage

Tech Stack

Build Agent

S3

Rollout Service

Render Layer

Biz Layer

Data Access Layer

FrontEnd

Schema Registry

Data Store

Data Service

Permission Registry

Identity Judge

Access Control

Schema Registry

Proxy Servie

API & MCP Service

Judging Rubric

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All projects must be built during the hackathon (Oct 24–26, 2025) and must include at least one custom registered API on the Creao platform to be eligible for judging.

Teams should assemble their APIs into a working system and provide a short demo or explanation of functionality. Each project may compete in only one Creao prize track and have up to 4 members.

After submitting their projects, teams must complete a short form with their team name, member names, brief project description, project link, and selected prize category.

Judging categories

Judging categories

IMPACT

IMPACT

0-30 POINTS

0-30 POINTS

Does the project solve a meaningful, real-world problem? Who benefits?

Does the project solve a meaningful, real-world problem? Who benefits?

Problem trivial or unclear

Problem trivial or unclear

0-10 Pt

0-10 Pt

Relevant but limited scope

Relevant but limited scope

11-20 Pt

11-20 Pt

Well-defined, urgent, high impact

Well-defined, urgent, high impact

21-30 Pt

21-30 Pt

CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

0-25 POINTS

0-25 POINTS

How original or unique is the approach? Are APIs used in unexpected ways?

How original or unique is the approach? Are APIs used in unexpected ways?

Predictable/standard

Predictable/standard

0-8 Pt

0-8 Pt

Some unique features

Some unique features

9-16 Pt

9-16 Pt

Bold, original, highly innovative

Bold, original, highly innovative

17-25 Pt

17-25 Pt

TECHNICAL EXCUTION

TECHNICAL EXCUTION

0-25 POINTS

0-25 POINTS

Are APIs functional, integrated smoothly, and demo-ready?

Are APIs functional, integrated smoothly, and demo-ready?

Incomplete/non-functional

Incomplete/non-functional

0-8 Pt

Basic functionality

Basic functionality

9-16 Pt

9-16 Pt

Polished, strong technical foundation

Polished, strong technical foundation

17-25 Pt

17-25 Pt

SCALABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY

SCALABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY

0-10 POINTS

0-10 POINTS

Could the system grow beyond the hackathon into a real-world application?

Could the system grow beyond the hackathon into a real-world application?

Some potential with improvements

Some potential with improvements

4-7 Pt

4-7 Pt

No potential beyond demo

No potential beyond demo

0–3 Pt

0–3 Pt

Strong scalability and real-world viability

Strong scalability and real-world viability

8-10 Pt

8-10 Pt

PRESENTATION & DEMO

PRESENTATION & DEMO

0-10 POINTS

0-10 POINTS

Was the project clearly presented with a smooth demo showing Creao integration?

Was the project clearly presented with a smooth demo showing Creao integration?

Unclear explanation, weak demo

Unclear explanation, weak demo

4-7 Pt

4-7 Pt

Adequate explanation, functional demo

Adequate explanation, functional demo

0–3 Pt

0–3 Pt

Clear, engaging presentation and effective demo

Clear, engaging presentation and effective demo

8-10 Pt

8-10 Pt

Judging Headshot

Judge & Mentor

Judge & Mentor

Peter

Peter

CTO

CTO

Henry

Henry

Member of Technical Staff

Member of Technical Staff

Joshua

Joshua

Member of Technical Staff

Member of Technical Staff

Eric

Eric

Member of Technical Staff

Member of Technical Staff

Judge

Judge

Charis

Charis

Member of

Technical Staff

Rachel

Rachel

Member of Technical Staff

Member of Technical Staff

Haiming

Haiming

Member of

Technical Staff

Avinash

Avinash

Member of

Technical Staff

Come and Meet with us

Come and
Meet with us

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