RESOURCES

Your Snowflake account
Every participant gets a pre-provisioned Snowflake account with datasets loaded and AI features turned on. The sign-up link will be emailed to registrants before the event. The account stays active for 30 days after the event.

Getting help

  • Guided workshop: 12:00 – 2:00 PM, running alongside the hack
  • On-site: Snowflake staff will be available all afternoon
  • Discord: [link coming soon]
  • Questions: [email protected]

Recommended features by track
All features listed are generally available.

Hack the Question

  • Semantic Views + Cortex Analyst: Ask questions in plain language against governed definitions.
  • Cortex Search: Search reviews, notes, tickets, and filings to find what you're missing.
  • AISQL functions: AI_COMPLETE, AI_CLASSIFY, AI_SENTIMENT, AI_SUMMARIZE_AGG, and AI_TRANSLATE, run directly in SQL.
  • AI_EXTRACT / AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT: Turn PDFs, forms, and scans into structured data.
  • Snowflake Notebooks: Use SQL and Python together for exploration.
  • Streamlit in Snowflake / HTML reports: Build the visual layer.
  • Marketplace datasets: Add outside context that most teams won't bother with. It's one of the best ways to score well.

Hack the Grind

  • Cortex Agents: Managed agents that plan, call tools, and reflect.
  • Cortex Agents coding agent (code_toolset_all): Bash, file editing, SQL, and web search in a managed sandbox.
  • Snowflake-managed MCP server: Give agents access to your data and tools without building an integration layer.
  • Tasks + Streams: Run work on a schedule or when data changes.
  • Dynamic Tables: Build incremental pipelines by defining the output you want.
  • Alerts + Notification Integrations: Send an email, Slack, Teams, or webhook message when a person needs to step in.
  • Data Metric Functions: Add quality checks for pipeline-reliability projects.
  • dbt Projects on Snowflake: Run dbt as a native Snowflake object.
  • CoCo skills: Package a workflow as a reusable skill your team can call by name.
  • Streamlit in Snowflake: The control panel to approve, edit, trigger, and review.
  • Openflow: Connector-based data ingestion.

Hack the Experience

  • Streamlit in Snowflake: Fully sufficient to win this track.
  • Cortex Agents: Conversational experiences across structured and unstructured data.
  • Semantic Views + Cortex Analyst: Answers users can trust because they come from governed definitions.
  • Cortex Search: Search policies, catalogs, and docs in plain language.
  • AI_TRANSLATE: Serve users in their own language.
  • AI_COMPLETE: Personalized copy, explanations, and recommendations.
  • Restricted caller's rights in Streamlit: Each user sees only their own data.
  • Native Apps with Cortex Agents + MCP: For a product you'd distribute to others.

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