Tinybird Forward » Vibeathon

Official prompt

In 48 minutes, build a simple web application that calls at least one API built with Tinybird Forward. You may build anything, but your submission must follow these rules:

• Submission must include some kind of web app. It shouldn't just be an API built with Tinybird.
• The API doesn't not need to use "real" data. Use tb mock to generate fake data if you prefer.
• You do not need to deploy your app. Local dev is fine.
• Your submission must also include a README.md explaining your project. (see note below about when you can submit a README)

What to include in your README

• Explain what you built
• Explain what you were trying to build (if you didn't finish)
• Explain how to deploy or run the app locally (if it isn't obvious)
• Your contact info (social media handle is fine)

How to submit

Push your branch to this repo to submit.

git clone https://github.com/tinybirdco/forward-hackathon.git
git checkout -b <your_branch_name>
# Write your code
git add . && git commit -m "Submission" # Before 12:48 PM!
git push -u origin <your_branch_name>

Some notes:

• Commit early and often. Partial submissions are better than nothing.
• Don't create a PR, just push your branch.
• Your last code commit must be before March 26, 2025 at 12:48:00.000 PM EDT
• You may make commits that update your README (and only your README) any time before March 26, 2025 at 11:59:59.999 PM EDT

Judging criteria

A panel of Tinybird staff will judge the submissions based on the following criteria:

• Creativity: To-do list apps won't score big. Think outside the box!
• Resourcefulness: How good are you at vibe coding?? ;P
• Completeness: Did you build a complete (if simple) app?
• Quality: Buggy apps or critical errors will be penalized. Small errors that don't impact UX are fine.

Things that don't matter:

• Style/CSS
• Scalability (this is just a first version!)

How to use Tinybird Forward

# Install the Tinybird CLI
curl https://tinybird.co | sh

# Login (or create a free account)
tb login

# Start the local container
tb local start

# Bootstrap your first version
tb create --prompt "I'm building an app to monitor LLM token usage. Create the analytics backend with APIs to visualize token costs over time, costs per model, and total tokens used."

Prizes

One (1) Grand Prize: Over $3000 in credits from these awesome devtools:

• Tinybird -> Get 3 months free on any Developer plan ($897 value)
• Vercel -> Get $100/month credits for 6 months ($600 value)
• Dub -> $100 in credits
• Resend -> 2 months Pro free ($40 value)
• Plain -> $100 in credits
• Bucket -> 6 months Pro free ($750 value)
• Knock -> 2 months free ($500 value)
• Trigger -> $100 in credits
• Blacksmith -> $100 in credits
• Estuary -> $100 in credits
• LocalStack -> $100 in credits

Two (2) Runner Up Prizes: 3 months free from Tinybird (Up to $897 value)

Lawyer stuff

• Don't cheat.
• Not open to current Tinybird staff or paying customers.
• Official Rules