metadata
license: cc0-1.0
language:
- en
tags:
- competition
- baseline
- machine-learning
- kaggle
task_categories:
- other
pretty_name: Competition Baseline Kit
size_categories: n<1K
Competition Baseline Kit
CPU-only baselines for entering Hugging Face competitions in minutes — free to run.
One command gets you a working submission on most HF competitions (generic CSV-submission type). Replace the model with something better as the deadline allows; the plumbing stays.
How HF competitions work (two types)
- Generic — you get a training CSV + a test CSV, you upload a
predictions.csv. All test data is public. Baselines below cover this. - Script — you submit code that generates predictions; test data can be hidden.
The kit's scripts adapt (write your training inside a
train()and save the model).
Quick start
# text classification/regression (e.g. movie-genre-prediction style)
python baseline_text.py --train train.csv --test test.csv --target label --text-col text
# tabular (e.g. wyze-rule-recommendation style)
python baseline_tabular.py --train train.csv --test test.csv --target label
Output: submissions/predictions.csv — exactly what the competition UI asks you to upload.
Kit contents
| File | Use |
|---|---|
baseline_text.py |
TF-IDF (1-2 grams) + LogisticRegression — strong text baseline |
baseline_tabular.py |
HistGradientBoosting (classifier/regressor auto-detect) — handles NaN + categories |
The winning workflow (this is the actual edge)
- Monitor daily — new competitions get announced on the HF forum (Community Calls) and the competitions org. Being first means more submissions and more learning.
- Enter within 24h of launch with a baseline — you now have a leaderboard position and can iterate publicly.
- Iterate free: feature engineering, ensembling, and (if the task needs it) small fine-tunes on CPU/Colab-free resources.
- Publish your solution on the Hub after the deadline — it becomes portfolio material (models, datasets, write-ups) that feeds the consulting side of the profile.
Known active/live reference
- KDD Cup 2026 — Tencent UNI-REC ($885k pool) and HKUST Data Agents ($30k pool) announced March 2026: https://dataagent.top/
- ICML 2026 agent reproduction challenge (closed Aug 2, 2026) — pattern to watch for 2027
License
CC0 — steal the baselines, they're meant to be forked.