Open Source Computer Use Hackathon

Date & Time

May 9, 2026, 10 a.m. - May 9, 2026, 4:30 p.m.

Cost

$0

Location

San Francisco, CA

Organizer

Tzafon

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Description

​We’re inviting an exclusive group of local builders to spend a day at the first computer use hackathon in San Francisco.

​Join us to build cool projects with open source AI & computer use. It can be anything from fine-tuning models to improved verification and data collection to full end-to-end projects.

​Throughout the hackathon, you will get unlimited access to both KERNEL’s open source infrastructure and Tzafon’s computer use model series.

Schedule 

  • 9:30am: Doors open (please arrive on time before 10 am)

  • 10:00am: Intro panel on the state of computer use

    • ​Marius Buleandra, Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic

    • ​Simon Koser, Co-founder, Tzafon

    • ​Catherine Jue, CEO & Co-founder, KERNEL

  • 10:30am: Start hacking

  • 12:00pm: Lunch served (🍕 Pizza / 🥬 Salads available)

  • 4:00pm: Final submissions

  • 4:30pm: Winner presented

  • 4:45pm: Post-event social mixer

Prizes

  • ​1st place: $10k + $10k in credits

  • ​2nd-5th place: $1k + $5k in credits

Teams

​Teams up to 5. Solo applicants will be pre-matched with a team.

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​Because we have limited space we're asking that you change your RSVP if anything changes after you've signed up.

​If you are applying as a team, please add all your teammates when signing up (group ticket).


About the organizers

Tzafon

​Tzafon trains superhuman computer use action models that continuously learn.

KERNEL

​Kernel builds crazy fast, open source infra for agents to access the internet

SF Compute

​SF Compute runs large-scale, vetted GPU clusters. Need H100s for an hour? B300s for two years? You got it. Need to cancel? Just sell back what you don't need.

Nvidia

​Hardware and software for model training and inference, supports this event with compute and their open source runtime ecosystem such as OpenShell.