Technical resources and development guidance for AI-powered Stacks development

Document Overview

Welcome to the Stacks Hackathon! This section provides everything you need to build innovative blockchain applications with AI integration.

How to Use This Build Section

🎯 Quick Start: Know what you want to build? Jump to your development path

🔰 New to Stacks: Start with Universal Foundation first 🤖 AI Focus: Go directly to AI Integration Strategies

💡 TIP This guide is designed for concurrent use - keep it open while coding!

What You’ll Build

Theme: Vibecoding with AI

Build any Stacks-powered application using AI tools for planning, management, and coding. The focus is on leveraging AI to accelerate your development process and create innovative blockchain solutions.

Universal Foundation

Essential setup that every project needs, regardless of platform

Complete the Official Stacks Quickstart Tutorial

🎯 Your First Task: Build the Hello Stacks App

Before choosing your development path, complete the official Stacks quickstart tutorial. This ensures your environment is properly configured and gives you hands-on experience with the full Stacks development workflow.

⚡ ACTION REQUIRED Complete Tutorial: https://docs.stacks.co/guides-and-tutorials/hello-stacks-quickstart-tutorial

This tutorial will:

• Set up your complete development environment
• Install all required tools (Node.js, Clarinet, Stacks CLI)
• Walk you through creating a full-stack Stacks application