README.md

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# AI Execution Cookoff — Participation Guide

**Date & Time:** February 27, 2026 – March 20, 2026  
**Location:** Virtual  
**Host:** The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

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## Overview

The AI Execution Cookoff is a hands-on systems challenge for builders who want to design and ship **AI agents that execute real business workflows**.

Inspired by modern agent systems and real-world execution infrastructure, this cookoff celebrates builders who can turn AI into **reliable operational systems**.

Participants will design and demonstrate AI agents that solve measurable execution problems such as sales follow-through, recruiting coordination, or other real workflows.

There are no monetary prizes.

**Outstanding participants may be invited to collaborate on real AI systems projects and join future execution-focused teams.**

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## Competition Tracks

Participants may choose one track:

### 🍽 Track A — Sales Execution Agent

Design an agent that manages sales workflows:

- lead follow-through
- communication coordination
- scheduling
- pipeline tracking
- escalation handling

Goal: maximize execution reliability and workflow completion.

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### 🍽 Track B — Recruiting Coordination Agent

Design an agent that coordinates hiring workflows:

- interview scheduling
- candidate communication
- reminders and follow-ups
- status tracking
- failure recovery

Goal: reduce operational friction and improve execution efficiency.

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### 🍽 Track C — Open Execution Agent

Build an agent that solves any measurable execution workflow:

- customer support coordination
- onboarding automation
- operations tracking
- internal workflow management

Participants must clearly define the problem and success metrics.

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## Schedule

### Competition Timeline

**February 27 — Cookoff opens**  
**March 20 — Submission deadline**

### Review Phase

**March 21 – April 3 — Review & evaluation**  
**Early April — Winners announced**

Exact updates will be posted in Discussions.

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## Submission Requirements

Each participant must submit:

### 🍳 System Report (Required)

A concise report (1–3 pages) describing:

- problem definition
- architecture design
- execution workflow
- reliability strategy
- evaluation metrics

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### 🎥 Demo Video (Required, 3–5 minutes)

The video must demonstrate:

- a live agent run
- system walkthrough
- at least one failure case and recovery behavior

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## Evaluation Criteria

Submissions are evaluated on:

- reliability and failure handling
- execution logic and ownership modeling
- real-world usability
- outcome focus and measurable impact
- clarity of system design

This cookoff rewards systems that **operate reliably**, not just impressive demos.

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## Participation Rules

- Individual participation only
- Participants may use AI tools during development
- Submissions must be original work
- External libraries and frameworks are allowed
- GPU resources are optional and not required

Joining this Hugging Face organization constitutes participation.

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## How to Submit

Create a Discussion post titled:

**“Cookoff Submission — [Your Name]”**

Include:

- demo video link
- PDF report link
- short summary of your system

Submissions are reviewed manually by the evaluation team.

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## Community & Support

Use the Discussions tab for announcements, questions, and technical discussion.

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## Final Note

The AI Execution Cookoff is not a showcase for flashy prototypes.

It is a search for builders who can design AI systems that execute real workflows.

We are excited to see what you cook.