Build track · Self-paced · Free
Build your first agent on Minds.
A structured path for evaluating the platform, understanding the primitives, and defining a build worth applying with. Four stages. Around 3–4 hours total.
Understand the platform
~30 min
Before you build, understand what Minds actually is — and whether your product idea fits. Cover the core architecture and the key primitives: Minds, Skills, Tools, Apps, SATs, Circles. Learn which product categories get the most leverage from the platform, and which don't.
After this stage
You can explain what Minds is, what your product would look like on it, and whether it genuinely fits — or you know it doesn't, and you haven't wasted a full application.
Explore what's already been built
~20 min
The Minds Bazaar is a live directory of skills, apps, and tools built by the community — with a leaderboard showing which products are getting the most traction. Browse it with your idea in mind. Find the product that maps closest to what you want to build and study how it's structured. This is the fastest way to develop a concrete mental model of what "built on Minds" actually means in practice.
After this stage
You've found at least one existing build that relates to your idea. You have a concrete reference for what a working product on Minds actually looks like.
Build something
~1–2 hrs
Don't just read — build. The tutorials walk you through creating your first Mind, Skill, or Tool on the platform. The goal isn't a production-ready product. The goal is to understand what building on Minds actually feels like, and to identify which primitives your product will need. Founders who've touched the platform write significantly stronger applications.
After this stage
You've touched the platform. You know which primitives your product needs and roughly how you'd wire them together.
Define your build
Self-guided
Answer these five questions. They're the same questions that strong accelerator applications answer well. If you can answer all five clearly, you're ready to apply. If some are still open, that's the gap to close before you do. Your answers here become the nucleus of your application — you can copy them directly.
1.What specific problem does your product solve, and who experiences it most acutely?
Be concrete. Name the person, describe the moment of pain, and explain how you know it's real.
2.What is the core Mind or Skill your product delivers?
What can a user query, generate, or automate? What does the agent actually do on their behalf?
3.Who are your first 10 users and how will you reach them?
Not a target market — specific people you can name or describe. How do you find them in the next 30 days?
4.What would a working v1 look like after 8 weeks of focused build time?
A concrete product, not a feature list. What can a real user actually do with it on day one?
5.Why does this need to be built on Minds — what becomes possible that otherwise wouldn't?
If you can build this equally well without Minds, it's probably not the right fit. Be honest about why the platform matters to the product.
After this stage
You have clear answers to all five questions — and the nucleus of a strong application. Founders who complete this stage are the ones who come in ready to build.
Done the track? You're ready to apply.
The accelerator exists to help you ship what you've defined here — with direct platform support, build credits, and funding consideration for the strongest teams.