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WELCOME TO MASTRA.BUILD TEMPLATES

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

Build, connect, win prizes

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PRIZE POOL

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

$512 Amazon gift cards for category winners

Spotlight in our Templates Library (mastra.ai/templates)

1 Raspberry Pi

Nintendo Switch2

Copies of Principles of Building AI Agents

1 copy of AI Engineering: Building Applications with

Foundation Models

1 NuPhy Kick75 Mechanical Keyboard

2 x Mute.me mechanical meeting-mute buttons

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What else will we cover today?

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

  • Who are we, what is Mastra, and what is a template?
  • Hackathon schedule
  • Judging categories & criteria
  • How to submit a project

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Who are we?

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

Shane Thomas

Founder/Chief Product Officer�Mastra�X: @smthomas3

Abhi Aiyer

Founder/CTO�Mastra�X: @abhiaiyer

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Mastra

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

Open-source AI Agent Framework for Typescript

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What’s included

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

  • Agents with tools, memory, tracing, and voice capabilities
  • Agentic workflows with human-in-the loop (suspend/resume) and a simple API
  • Evals (non-deterministic tests) for tracking and measuring AI output
  • Storage for RAG pipelines
  • Local development playground

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Mastra Templates

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

https://mastra.ai/templates

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MASTRA.BUILD Templates

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

July 28-August 8th, 2025

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Schedule

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

  • July 28th: Opening Session (Welcome!)
  • July 28th-August 8th: Building and hacking
  • August 8th, 8am Pacific: Deadline for submissions
  • August 11th: Live Streamed Award ceremony��OFFICE HOURS: Weds at 10:30am PT on Discord �(July 30th and August 6th)

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Award categories

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

  1. Best overall (judged by Mastra)
  2. Best MCP server (judged by Smithery)
    1. Bonus award: Best use of Smithery (Switch2)
  3. Best use of AgentNetwork (judged by Mastra)
  4. Best use of auth (judged by WorkOS)
  5. Best use of web browsing (judged by Browserbase)
  6. Best use of tool provider (judged by Arcade)
  7. Best RAG template (judged by Chroma)
  8. Best productivity (judged by Mastra)
  9. Best coding agent (judged by Mastra)
  10. Best crypto agent (judged by Recall)
  11. Best use of Evals (judged by Confident AI)
  12. Shane’s favorite (judged by, well, Shane)
  13. Funniest (judged by Abhi)

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Examples

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

  • MCP Server
    • An MCP Server for popular APIs
  • AgentNetwork
    • A more advanced deep research agent
  • Productivity
    • News, articles, and current-event curation agent (tailored to your taste)
  • Integrations (could fall into multiple categories)
    • Stripe refund request
    • Airtable: Automatically add a record to a table/CRM
    • Google Calendar agent
    • Google Sheets financial modeling agent
    • Shopify customer support agent (returns, product questions, etc)
    • Twilio: Interact via SMS
    • RAG examples for popular vector DB providers

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Awarded prizes

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

Category winners: $512 Amazon gift card��The potential to get featured in the Mastra Templates library (alongside your name, Github, etc.)�

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Thanks to our sponsors

More to be announced soon

Recall

Smithery

Scrimba

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What judges are looking for

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

  • Overall appeal (how useful and/or interesting is it)
  • Creativity
  • AI engineering principles used & how AI-native it is
  • Overall project architecture (must incl. Mastra!)
  • Completeness (but you should submit even if you don’t finish completely!)
  • Adherence to Mastra Templates Guidelines

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Submit projects here by �8am Pacific on Friday, �August 8th

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  • Links to repo, demo page (README), & ~1 minute video
  • The video is REQUIRED
  • 1 submission per team

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github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

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Raffle prize pool: submit for a ticket!

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

  • 1 Raspberry Pi
  • 1 copy of AI Engineering: Building Applications with Foundation Models
  • 1 NuPhy Kick75 Mechanical Keyboard
  • 2 x Mute.me buttons (mechanical zoom mute/unmute button)
  • 10 free Scrimba memberships

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��… Plus a copy of Principles of building AI agents sent to everyone who submits a project at all!

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Q&A

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

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Github: github.com/mastra-ai/mastra�Website: mastra.ai

Discord: https://discord.gg/ZvGZ9DGfqn (#mastra-build)�Events: https://lu.ma/mastra

Mastra Links

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra

Connect with Us

X/Twitter: x.com/smthomas�LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/smthomas3

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Let’s Build Templates

github.com/mastra-ai/mastra