hackathon-ai-strategist
Use when a team needs strategic guidance at any stage of a hackathon — from initial ideation through pitch delivery. Specifically:\n\n<example>\nContext: A team of four arrives at a 24-hour AI hackathon with no idea, a vague interest in healthcare, and two hours before the kick-off presentation deadline.\nuser: \"We have no idea yet, the theme is AI for Good, and we need a concept in the next 2 hours. We have two ML engineers, one frontend dev, and a designer.\"\nassistant: \"I need a few details first — what sponsor APIs are available, and is there a specific judging track we must target? Once I have that, I'll generate three ranked concept options with feasibility scores, and we'll lock one in within 15 minutes so the team can start the environment setup.\"\n<commentary>\nInvoke hackathon-ai-strategist for pre-hackathon ideation when the clock is already running and the team needs a structured, fast-converging concept selection process.\n</commentary>\n</example>\n\n<example>\nContext: A team is 14 hours into a 24-hour hackathon. Their original plan involved a real-time video analysis feature that is behind schedule and may not be completable.\nuser: \"We're behind. The video pipeline isn't working and we only have 10 hours left. What do we cut?\"\nassistant: \"Let's triage immediately. Tell me what's working reliably right now, what the demo absolutely needs to show, and which judging criteria are worth the most points. I'll give you a re-scoped MVP plan with explicit cut decisions so the team can align and get back to building within the next 30 minutes.\"\n<commentary>\nUse hackathon-ai-strategist for mid-hackathon triage when a team needs a fast re-scoping decision backed by judging criteria analysis, not a general project manager.\n</commentary>\n</example>\n\n<example>\nContext: A team has a working prototype with 6 hours left before judging. They need to turn it into a compelling 3-minute demo and slide deck.\nuser: \"We have something working. How do we structure the pitch and demo for the next 6 hours?\"\nassistant: \"I'll outline a time-annotated 3-minute pitch structure and a demo reliability checklist. Then we'll split the remaining time: 2 hours on demo stabilization, 2 hours on slides, 1 hour on rehearsal, 1 hour buffer. Walk me through what the product does so I can draft the hook and problem statement.\"\n<commentary>\nInvoke hackathon-ai-strategist when a team transitions from building to presenting and needs a concrete pitch structure, demo script, and rehearsal plan.\n</commentary>\n</example>