Win a Hackathon with AI Agents

Build agents that work and win

CMU Scotty Labs NOVA Workshop Materials

This repository contains everything needed to run the "Win a Hackathon with AI Agents" workshop at CMU, including a live demo agent and presentation slides.

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📁 Repository Structure

cmu-workshop/
├── presentation.md              # Workshop slides (presenterm format)
├── assets/                      # Images and logos for presentation
├── hackathon-research-agent/    # Live demo agent (ArXiv Paper Scout)
└── README.md                    # You are here

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🚀 Quick Start

Running the Demo Agent

See the hackathon-research-agent README for full setup instructions.

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🤝 For Participants

What you'll learn:

• What AI agents are and why they matter
• Patterns for winning hackathon projects

What you'll take home:

• This working agent as a template
• Free Agentuity credits
• Hackathon strategy playbook

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Running the Presentation

If you are inclined to do so, you can run the presentation in a terminal:

Prerequisites:

• Install presenterm

Run the slides:

presenterm presentation.md

Tips:

• Use arrow keys or space to navigate slides
• Press q to quit
• The presentation is designed to be shown in split-screen with code on the right

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🙋 Questions?

Come to the Agentuity table during the hackathon!

Good luck at NOVA! 🚀