Getting Access

1. Create a free Splunk account
2. Download Splunk Enterprise free trial (which will be valid for 60 days from the time of install).
3. Request for a Developer License through the developer program and apply the Developer License to your free trial, where the agreement changes to developer use cases (Developer License will be valid for 6 months)
   
   Note: If you already have a Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud License (either free trial or non-free trial version), you can just simply request for a Developer License through the Splunk Developer Program and apply the Developer License to your Splunk instance.

Tools and Technologies

Participants are encouraged to leverage one or more of the following Splunk AI capabilities:

• AI for Splunk Apps - Build agentic workflows inside Splunk apps using the Python SDK
• Splunk MCP Server - Connect AI agents securely to Splunk data using the Model Context Protocol
  OAuth support is currently in Controlled Availability (not yet GA) — use token-based authentication to get started today.
• Splunk AI Assistant - Use natural language to generate and edit SPL queries
• Splunk AI Toolkit - Build custom AI models with your data for actionable insights
  • Splunk Hosted Models - Use Foundation AI Security Model and Cisco Deep Time Series Model

Links and Documentation for all publicly available Splunk AI capabilities:

• Python SDK AI:
  • Set up instructions via README file
  • AI Custom Alert App example
  • AI Custom Search App example
  • AI Modular Input App example
• Splunk MCP server: 
  • About MCP server for Splunk Platform
  • How to Configure the Splunk MCP server
  • Operationalizing MCP Server Security with the Splunk MCP TA
  • Unlock the Power of Splunk Cloud Platform with the MCP Server
  • Link to Splunk MCP Server app on Splunkbase (includes installation steps)
• Splunk AI Assistant (SAIA): 
  • Splunk AI Assistant for SPL
  • Link to download Splunk AI Assistant App for SPL (includes installation steps)
  • Enabling the Splunk Enterprise AI Assistant for SPL
  • Technical Review of Splunk AI Assistant for SPL
  • Building an AI Assistant in Splunk Observability Cloud
• Splunk AI toolkit:
  • Splunk AI toolkit
  • Link to Splunk AI tool kit on Splunkbase (Includes Installation Steps)
  • Gen AI capability in security operations with the AITK
  • Implementing use cases with Splunk Artificial Intelligence
  • Learn more about Splunk AI toolkit
• Splunk Hosted Models:
  • Splunk Hosted models overview
  • Cisco Deep Time Series Model (use cases)
  • gpt-oss-120b model (hugging face)
  • gpt-oss-20b (hugging face)
  • Foundation-Sec-1.1-8B-Instruct (hugging face)
• Master Documentation: Splunk AI

Other Resources

How to apply for a Splunk Enterprise Developer License

Contact Us & Support Channels

Connect with fellow participants, find teammates, ask questions, and share ideas in our dedicated Slack channel. Sometimes the best projects start from a casual conversation!

🔗 Join the Splunk Community Channel on Slack:

1. Click here to go to the Splunk Community Slack sign in page
2. Click on “Sign in with your Splunk ID. If a new Splunk user, create your Splunk account. Existing users can sign in with their Splunk login details.
3. Head to the to the #splunk-ai-hackathon Slack channel for support