Why it matters
The lessons-learned format is more useful than a demo reel for cost purposes, since 'what didn't work' talks are where people actually admit which automation designs turned into runaway API bills before they fixed them.
The tokenmaxxing angle
Free Claude API credits are provided specifically for the build portion, so this is a low-stakes place to prototype a workflow and watch your own token consumption in real time against a working example, rather than guessing at cost from documentation alone.
From the organizers
The agenda lists three ten-minute speaker slots on workflow successes and failures, followed by open pitches and small-group building; the event supplies free Claude API credits for the session and is held at SURF Incubator.