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ai& × Moonshot Tokyo Hackathon Night

A one-night bilingual hackathon in Shibuya: prototype AI apps and coding agents on Kimi K2 via the ai& platform, with free API credits.

When
Fri, July 17, 2026 · 16:00–21:00 JST
Where
Shibuya, Japan · In person
Region
Kanto (Tokyo)
Organizer
ai&
Language
JA/EN
Source
Luma
Summary
ai& and Moonshot are running a single-evening hackathon in Shibuya where participants build working AI software on frontier models at no cost. Every project runs on Kimi K2.7 Code, Moonshot's open-source agentic coding model, served through ai&'s full-stack inference platform built and hosted in Japan. Participants can use aiand-code, ai&'s built-in coding agent, point an existing setup such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf at the ai& inference endpoint, or build directly on Kimi K2. API credits, setup guides, and keys are handed out at check-in. The night runs two tracks. The Enterprise Workflow / AI Agent track covers workflow automation, internal agents, multilingual workflows, and reporting or productivity tooling. The Entertainment / Experimental AI track covers interactive and multimodal experiences, voice, storytelling tools, and consumer AI concepts. Teams form on site with help from the organizing team, and no prior experience is required, though a laptop is. Doors open at 16:00 for networking and environment setup, followed by partner lightning talks and a hackathon briefing, with building from 17:20. Demos and judging begin at 19:30 in front of enterprise guests and judges, and closing networking runs from 20:30 to 21:00. Working demos replace pitch decks, and selected teams receive ai& API credits and ecosystem support. Seats are limited and registration is required. AMD is a co-sponsor.
About the community

The night is aimed at Tokyo's AI builder crowd: AI engineers, startup founders, developers, enterprise innovation and DX teams, AI consultants, product builders, and technical researchers. Programming is hands-on rather than lecture-driven, favoring small teams, rapid prototyping, and live demos over slides, with engineers on hand to help with setup and API access. The event is bilingual and Japanese-only participation is welcome, and it sits inside a wider builder community that runs an event series and a podcast across Tokyo, New York, and San Francisco.

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