Read this
before you register.
ONLYHACKS for the ONLYWEIRD '26 runs on OnlyWorks — a verification engine that turns your real work into a credential anyone can verify with one link. Registration is open to everyone, but linking an OnlyWorks account is strongly recommended: (1) create a free OnlyWorks account, (2) download the desktop app, (3) drop your OW ID into the form on the next page. It's how your build gets verified and how you earn a cert anyone can check — skip it and you're still in, just not verified-weird.
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OnlyWorks captures your build
You install the desktop app + a one-line repo hook. It records what you actually shipped — locally, end-to-end encrypted, on your terms.
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It signs the receipt
When you submit, OW packages the build into a tamper-evident verification record and signs it. You can’t fake it — but neither can anyone else.
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You get a verifiable cert
Every finalist gets a digital certificate, signed by OnlyWorks, resolvable at only-works.com/verify/<hash>. Recruiters, judges, future-you: anyone can confirm.
OnlyWorks intro first.
We walk through install, verify, share, and the specific path for hackathon builders. It's the difference between a sticker and a credential.
Take a minute — getting OnlyWorks set up before you start is the difference between a sticker and a credential.