💰 Rewards
- Community Recognition — earn the Nexa Builder role in our discord and get your project featured in our official repo, docs, and launch materials.
- 300 USD Builder Bounty — for any open-source project that meets our quality bar.
- 1,200 USD Viral Bonus — if your post hits the front page (Top 10) of HackerNews or lands in the Top 3 daily post on r/LocalLLaMA, r/selfhosted, r/programming, or r/LocalLLM.
✨ What We’re Looking For
We love projects that show what on-device AI can really do — real-time, private, and offline-first. Focus on ideas that are:- Offline-First: Runs smoothly with no internet connection.
- Privacy-Focused: Processes sensitive data (notes, messages, photos) entirely on-device.
- Low-Latency: Real-time apps for scenarios speech, accessibility, or real-time decision making.
- Budget-Friendly: Replaces expensive API calls with a local, free-running LLM.
| Category | What We Look For | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Functionality | Runs locally with NexaSDK (NPU/GPU/CPU) and behaves as described. | Demo responds with good performance with local AI. |
| Documentation | Clear README showing setup → run → output, with screenshots or examples. | Easy to follow steps, runnable locally. |
| Originality | Adds a creative or practical twist. | - |
| Presentation | Public post that’s clear and engaging. | Reddit/Blog post that shares the “why” and links to GitHub. |
| Community Fit | Highlights NexaSDK’s strengths (NPU-first, Models others can’t support, Multimodal, etc.). | Build a project using Snapdragon NPU or Leverage Qwen3VL in your project |
🧠 How It Works and How to Participate
- Build with NexaSDK.
- Add a clear README so others can run it locally.
- Publish on GitHub and share it on Reddit, HackerNews, and Medium.
- Share your project on X/LinkedIn and tag Nexa AI (we will help amplify).
How to submit
- Submit your demo, project description and links in our #share-your-project Discord channel
- Title: Project Name
- Description: Project Description
- Links for GitHub, Reddit/HackerNews Posts, and Social posts
- We will feature quality posts each week and give out the bonuses.
🧩 Tips for a Great Post
The best posts solve something real, tell a relatable story, and show your product in action. Try framing it like:- “I built X that does Y”
- “I solved a universal problem:”
- “I was frustrated, so I built my own:”
- “The personal passion project:”
Need help? Drop questions anytime in Discord or Slack.