Make SF Better: A Hack Night with Mistral AI

What’s one thing you’d make better about life in San Francisco?

Join us the evening before Elastic{ON} SF for a night of building with Mistral. Pick something you care about, like your commute, your neighborhood, or your favorite small business, and turn an idea into a working prototype.

The challenge: build something that makes life in SF better for someone who lives here.

A few places to start:

• Getting around: Make transit updates easier to understand or help people explore the city without a car.

• Neighborhood businesses: Build tools that help local shops reach customers, translate information, or save time.

• Public spaces: Help people discover parks, recreation facilities, public art, and neighborhood history.

• Community: Connect neighbors with volunteer opportunities, local gatherings, or ways to help.

• City information: Make public data and city services easier to navigate.

You can start with SF’s open datasets, including 311 reports, business locations, parks, street trees, and public art. Or bring a problem you’ve experienced firsthand.

We’ll spend the evening building and finish with quick demos. Show us who your project helps, what it does, and how someone could use it.

Engineers, designers, creative technologists, and people with firsthand knowledge of SF’s everyday challenges are welcome.

Bring your laptop, your curiosity, and something you’d love to improve.

​The stack

Mistral

Mistral provides powerful and efficient models for building generative AI applications and agents.

Elasticsearch

Elasticsearch provides the search and retrieval layer, helping applications find and use relevant information through keyword, vector, and hybrid search.

​The challenge

Challenge details coming soon.

​How it works

5:00 PM – Doors open
Grab food and drinks, meet other attendees, and get settled.

5:15 PM – Kickoff and demo
We’ll introduce the challenge, walk through the tools, and share the starter resources.

5:30 PM – Build time
Choose an idea and start building. Mentors from Mistral AI and Elastic will be available to help.

7:30 PM – Show and tell
Share what you built with the room, no matter how finished it is. After the demos, we’ll award prizes to the top projects.

​FAQ

​Where is the event?

This is an in-person event at the Elastic office in San Francisco: 33 New Montgomery St. 9th Floor, San Francisco CA, 94105

​Who can participate?

Everyone. All skill levels and backgrounds are welcome.

​Do I need to bring my own data?

No. You may bring your own dataset, but we’ll also provide starter data and example projects.

Please do not bring confidential, sensitive, or proprietary data unless you are authorized to use it.

​Can I start my project before the event?

You may think about ideas beforehand, but all project implementation must take place during the hack night.

​Do I have to attend in person?

Yes. This event is in person only. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

​🎟️ ElasticON SF

Join us Nov. 4 for a free day of hands-on learning, expert insights, and real-world AI, search, observability, and security sessions. Register for free.