April 20–24, 2026
Swarm Accelerator is a hack event for the Swarm community — team members, friends, and collaborators building on decentralized infrastructure. Ship something real. Collaboration over competition.
Build tools, apps, and integrations that drive real Swarm adoption. We're looking for projects that make Swarm easier to use, more accessible, or solve real problems for users and developers. If it helps people start using Swarm — or makes existing users more productive — that's what we want to see.
- Submit your idea — fill in the project application
- Find teammates — browse the project board "Looking for Team" column or go solo
- Build — hack during the event period, mentors available
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Protocol Improvements | Address critical network enhancements including the pull-sync overhaul (SWIP-25), new bandwidth incentives, and implementing proxy contracts for smoother releases. Teams can also focus on formally verifying core protocols or redesigning storage abstractions to improve overall performance and scalability. |
| Client Facilitation | Ensure there are robust clients to access Swarm from multiple platforms, including directly in the browser and on Mobile, alongside the existing Bee node and new implementations like a Rust client. Projects in this topic aim to provide tools and libraries that make integrating with the Swarm network seamless across all devices and platforms. |
| Use Case Verticals | Solve specific problems or create the building blocks to support powerful applications tailored to industry needs. Key areas include the AI data economy (tools for agent discoverability and data markets), Decentralized Science (DeSci) and health data ownership, immutable supply chain tracking, collaborative editing solutions, and multimedia streaming platforms. |
| Swarm ID | Develop integrations utilizing Swarm ID to provide Web3 applications with a decentralized identity layer, built-in access control, and monetization capabilities. Focus on creating privacy-preserving authentication flows that allow users to manage specific identities across apps without relying on centralized platforms. |
| The New Decentralized Internet | Contribute to the foundational tools of a censorship-resistant web by working on the Freedom browser and expanding decentralized service networks. Teams can also focus on solving website discoverability on Swarm to ensure direct, permissionless access to decentralized content. |
Swarm Foundation can provide AI tool credits for builders who need them. Limited slots available on a first come, first served basis — request in your project application or reach out to organizers.
Dedicated mentors available across key areas:
| Area | Mentor |
|---|---|
| Bee (Go) | Elad, Ljubisa (TBC) |
| bee-js (TypeScript) | Aron |
| swarm-cli | Aron |
| swarm-mcp / AI agents | Andras |
- Team size: 2-5 people
- Existing codebases allowed: You can build on top of existing code, but you must clearly document what was built during the event.
- Open source: All code must be in a public GitHub repository, published under an open license (MIT, BSD, GNU GPL)
- AI tools: Allowed. Disclose which tools you used in your project.
- Must use Swarm: Your project must integrate with the Swarm network (Bee API, feeds, uploads, swarm-mcp, etc.)
- Click New Project Application
- Fill in the template — project name, description, how it uses Swarm, team members
- Your application appears on the project board under "New Ideas"
- Once approved, you will be good to go to start building at the event
- Swarm Documentation
- Bee API Reference
- Swarm Research Papers
- swarm-mcp — MCP server for AI agent integration
- bee-js — JavaScript SDK
- swarm-cli — Command-line tools
- Swarm Online Workshops — Hands-on learning sessions