Backboard Challenge: Register to Receive a Promo Code

Introduction

Major League Hacking (MLH) is hosting the "Sign Up for Backboard and Claim Your Promo Code" challenge as part of Agent AI Week. This challenge aims to help participants get acquainted with Backboard.io, a platform that allows the creation of AI agents capable of remembering, using tools, and completing tasks.

Backboard.io provides access to over 17,000 AI models from major providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, as well as open-source models, through a single API key. The platform also stands out with its efficient AI memory feature, built-in RAG, tool calling, web search, image and voice generation, and stateful conversational flows.

Participants

• Students with a computer, web browser, and email address.

Benefits

• Promo code `GLOBALMLH2` upon account registration.
• $5 in memory credits to use the AI's memory features.
• $10 in inference credits to call AI models and run agents.
• Access to leading AI and open-source models.
• Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) capability.

Requirements

• Estimated time to complete: 3 minutes.
• Difficulty: Very Easy.
• Requires a computer with a web browser and an email address.

How to Register

1. Visit Access Link.

2. Fill in the registration details using your email or Google account.

3. Enter the promo code: `GLOBALMLH2` (all caps, no spaces).

4. Confirm your email if prompted.

5. After registration, you will receive memory and inference credits.

6. Create an API key under Settings → API Keys and keep it secure.

Important Dates

• Submission Deadline: During the event.
• Challenge Completion Time: Approximately 3 minutes.