// On the calendar

Yard #5

upcomingOpen model

Build something that haunts. It creeps into something real, your files, your browser, your calendar, your house, and actually works. One week, solo, any AI model. The Champion wins $50, the one-of-one Champion hoodie, and picks what Yard #6 is about.

// Yard capacity

29 / 40 claimed

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// The lineup

Who's building

0 of 29 checked in

Timeline

  1. Check-in opensSat, Oct 17 · 18:00 UTC
  2. KickoffMon, Oct 19 · 18:00 UTC
  3. Late joins closeWed, Oct 21 · 18:00 UTC
  4. Ship deadlineFri, Oct 23 · 18:00 UTC
  5. Voting closesSun, Oct 25 · 22:00 UTC

18:00 UTC 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

Rules

Theme: Haunted. Build something that haunts: it scares, surprises, or creeps into something real. It has to work on real stuff. A spooky page playing a canned demo doesn't count; something that actually haunts your desktop, inbox or calendar does. Keep it harmless. Opt-in, reversible, on your own stuff only. Nothing that deletes data, spreads, or touches anyone else's device. The idea can be old. The code cannot. Write it all during the build week, Monday 18:00 UTC to Friday 18:00 UTC. Bring any AI model you like. It's open. Capped at 40 builders. Check in before kickoff or your spot releases at the bell. Solo builders only. Open-source your repo. Ship a demo video. The Champion wins $50 cash and the one-of-one Champion hoodie, and picks Yard #6's theme: Cancel It, Offline, or Voice Only. That's it.

// The reward

What you win

Cash pool · $50

$50 in cash for the Champion.

Put up by Hackyard. The community vote sets the order, the same vote that crowns the Champion. Nobody else touches it. Paid out after the crown.

  1. 1st

    $50

Visibility

Winners get featured on the home page. The whole yard sees your work.

Badges

Champion, Top 3, and Shipped badges live on your profile forever.

Featured writeup

We publish a writeup on the winning build, what it is, how it works.

Champion apparel · one of one

Wear the win, a custom Hackyard hoodie.

The champion takes home a one-of-one, custom Hackyard hoodie: heavyweight and blacked-out, with your handle, “Champion,” and the Yard on the back. Ship the best build, take it home.

The Yard #5 champion hoodie, front and back
The big one · 1-year sponsorship

Backed by Hackyard, for a full year.

The win doesn't fade after a week. For 365 days Hackyard puts its platform behind you: pinned to the home page, boosted on our X, first dibs on every future Yard, and a permanent Champion badge. We grow, you grow.

Submissions

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