Workshop: setup

Run a 60-minute setup workshop that gets every participant a wallet, tBOT and a working toolchain before building starts. Timings are suggestions. Adjust them to your group’s size and Wi-Fi.

Before the workshop

Fund one organizer wallet with enough tBOT for every participant. See Faucet plan.
Test the quickstart on the venue Wi-Fi the day before.
Have offline installers ready (Git, Node.js LTS) on USB drives in case downloads are slow.
One helper for every 10 to 15 participants. Windows users usually need the most help.

Outline

Time	Segment	What happens
0:00	Welcome	What BOT Chain is, testnet vs mainnet, what tBOT is. Keep it to 5 minutes.
0:05	Terminal check	Windows users open WSL or Git Bash. Everyone runs `git --version`.
0:10	Install Foundry	Run the installer from the quickstart, then `foundryup`. Check with `forge --version`.
0:25	Create a wallet	`cast wallet new uzo-dev`. Talk about keys: never share them, never commit them.
0:35	Get tBOT	Faucet, or organizers send from a pre-funded wallet. Check with `cast balance`.
0:45	Wallet in the browser	Optional: add BOT Chain testnet to MetaMask by hand.
0:50	Check everyone	Each participant shows a non-zero balance. Helpers fix stragglers.
0:55	What’s next	Point to the first contract workshop and the day-one checklist.

What to say about keys

Spend two minutes on this. It prevents the worst mistakes of the event:

A private key or recovery phrase controls the wallet. Anyone who has it can take everything.
Use a new wallet for the hackathon. Never use one with real money.
Mentors will never ask for your key. Share addresses and transaction hashes instead.
Put keys in a Foundry keystore or a .env file that’s in .gitignore.

Fallbacks

Problem	Fallback
Foundry won’t install	Use Remix in the browser with MetaMask.
Faucet limit or robot check fails	Send tBOT from the organizer wallet. See Faucet plan.
A laptop can’t run anything	Pair the participant with a teammate.

Done when

Every participant has run forge --version and cast balance and seen a non-zero tBOT balance.

Hackathon kit

Workshops

For organizers

Before the workshop

Outline

What to say about keys

Fallbacks

Done when

Next steps

First contract workshop

Hackathon FAQ

​Before the workshop

​Outline

​What to say about keys

​Fallbacks

​Done when

​Next steps

First contract workshop

Hackathon FAQ

Before the workshop

Outline

What to say about keys

Fallbacks

Done when

Next steps