Join the global Mel community.
Explore Mel workshops, hackathons and summits, in Miami and online, and build with people who ship with agents.
What we do.
From hands-on evenings to weekend builds, here's what Mel events look like.
Workshops
Hands-on evenings with the Mel team at Miami Dade College. Bring a laptop and an idea, and leave with something you built.
Hackathons
Weekend builds in Miami with Mel and our partners, like the Miami AI Hackathon with ElevenLabs. Ship a real project and meet collaborators.
Online hackathons
The Global AI Hackathon brings builders from anywhere in the world together to ship with Mel, with a team or on your own.
Summits Coming soon
Agentic Day, our flagship summit in Miami, with talks, demos and a hackathon inside. Planned for May 2027.
Meet the community.
Builders gathering in Miami and online to build, connect and share.
- Thursday, Oct 29
Trick or Build: Mel × Prompt Anything × AI BuildersMiami Dade College - Saturday, Oct 31Global AI Hackathon - Devcon 2026 By MelOnline
- Friday, Nov 13
Miami AI HackathonMiami Dade College - Thursday, Dec 10
Build with Mel: AI Workshop Miami, Holiday EditionMiami Dade College - Friday, Sep 18· past
Miami AI Hackathon (Mel × ElevenLabs)Miami Dade College - Sunday, Aug 30· past
Global AI HackathonOnline
- 6
- events since August 2026
- 2
- already hosted
- 2
- places: Miami and online
- Built with
- ElevenLabs
Lead.
Bring Mel to your city or your school.
Ambassador
Run workshops in your city, help new builders get started, and shape what Mel builds next. Ambassadors get Mel Pro free, early features, a role at our events as a mentor or judge, and a Mel Ambassador badge.
Apply to be an Ambassador →
College group
We already build with students at Miami Dade College. Start a Mel group at your school: teach your classmates, run build nights, and bring a team to our hackathons.
Apply to start a group →Want to run a workshop, a meetup or a hackathon with Mel? Apply to host an event →
Frequently asked questions
Builders who use Mel, the agentic terminal, and meet to build together: workshops and hackathons in Miami, online hackathons open to anyone, and a Discord and WhatsApp group between events.
Join the Discord or the WhatsApp group from the Participate section on this page, and register for an event on its Luma page. Every channel is free to join.
In person at Miami Dade College in Miami, and online for the Global AI Hackathon. The full list, past and upcoming, is on the events page.
It helps. Mel runs on Mac, Windows and Linux, and in VS Code, and it is free with your own API key. Download it before you come so you can start building right away.
A laptop and an idea. Workshops are hands-on, and you leave with something you built.
Ambassadors run workshops in their city, help new builders get started and share feedback on what Mel builds next. They get Mel Pro free, early features, a role at our events as a mentor or judge, and a Mel Ambassador badge.
Apply to start a college group from the Lead section. Tell us your school and who is helping you, and we will get back to you.
Yes. Apply to host a workshop, a meetup or a hackathon at your company, school or community, with your city and your idea.
Write to hello@openmel.dev, or book a live demo with the Mel team.
More questions? Write to hello@openmel.dev or book a live demo.
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