AI Tinkerers SF Meetup: Protocol Demo Night @ WorkOS

Protocol Demo Night dives into the emerging world of AI protocols — the standards and layers powering the next generation of agent systems. Expect fast-paced live demos showing how protocols like A2A, MCP, and AG-UI unlock interoperability and new capabilities.

Event Details

Date & Time

• Thursday, October 9th, 2025 · 6pm–8pm

Location

• WorkOS HQ, San Francisco, CA

Capacity

• 150

Registration

• RSVP here: Register Here

What to Expect

• 🍕 Networking & pizza at 6:00
• ⚡ Lightning demos :

Submit a Demo

Got a protocol-related project to show?
👉 Apply here: Demo Proposal Form

All demos are 5–10 min, code-first, no slides.

Sponsors

WorkOS – APIs for enterprise-ready apps

CopilotKit – Framework for in-app AI copilots, creators of AG-UI

Composio – AI agent toolkit & integration platform

(Sponsorships still open: Become a Sponsor)

📊 AI Tinkerers SF Stats

• Attendees: This exclusive community of 7,284 technical professionals comprises 45% machine learning specialists, 40% agentic systems builders, and 30% infrastructure engineers. Distinguished by a 30% founder-to-member ratio and researchers from Google DeepMind and Meta, members actively pioneer real-world autonomous agents, custom Model Context Protocol servers, and hardware-accelerated AI.
• Companies Represented: Featuring tech giants like Google DeepMind, Meta, and Apple, alongside industry leaders such as Amazon, Stripe, and Uber, and rising AI startups like Wordware, Chroma, Replicate, and ElevenLabs, and more
• Demos: 487 demos were submitted and 172 were accepted and presented. The most compelling themes covered agent-native product UX, real-time multimodal voice/vision experiences, and protocol-driven integrations (especially MCP). Technical exploration has also emphasized reliability via tracing/evals and verification, grounding via advanced retrieval/context strategies, and security-focused agent infrastructure including safe tool access, privacy controls, and human-in-the-loop patterns.