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# Colosseum Copilot

AI agent skill for Solana/crypto startup research. Gives coding assistants access to 5,400+ hackathon project submissions, 84,000+ archive documents from 65+ curated sources, hackathon analytics, and ecosystem data from The Grid.

## Install

```bash
npx skills add ColosseumOrg/colosseum-copilot
```

> **Prerequisites:** You need a Personal Access Token (PAT) from [colosseum.com/arena/copilot](https://colosseum.com/arena/copilot) before first use.

## What it does

- **Search builder projects** — find hackathon submissions by concept, tech stack, or problem domain
- **Search crypto archives** — query curated corpus of cypherpunk literature, protocol docs, and investor research
- **Analyze hackathons** — distribution and trend analysis across hackathon editions
- **Deep research** — full 8-step workflow for vetting startup ideas with evidence from all sources

## Compatible runtimes

- Claude Code
- Codex
- OpenClaw

## Auth

Requires a Personal Access Token (PAT) from [Colosseum Arena](https://colosseum.com/arena/copilot).

```bash
export COLOSSEUM_COPILOT_API_BASE="https://copilot.colosseum.com/api/v1"
export COLOSSEUM_COPILOT_PAT="your-token-here"
```

## Docs

Full documentation at [docs.colosseum.com/copilot](https://docs.colosseum.com/copilot).

## License

Proprietary. Copyright Colosseum.