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# Connect Speedrun Alpha

> Read current Speedrun Alpha requirements and prepare a reviewed application with your AI. Applicant access is enabled separately.

**Status: Planned.** Accounts with access can connect when Speedrun Alpha is
enabled in ApexGenius. The service needs no API key. Saving this connection
does not verify an applicant or submit an application.

[Explore the Speedrun Alpha connector](https://www.apexgenius.ai/connectors/speedrun).

## Connect and read requirements

**Before you start**

* An ApexGenius account with Speedrun Alpha enabled. Public availability is planned.
* No Speedrun sign-in or API key is needed for public requirements. Applicant email verification is separate.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Speedrun Alpha in Connections">
    Sign in to ApexGenius, open Connections, and choose Speedrun Alpha. If it is unavailable, check access with support.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect the application service">
    Choose Connect. ApexGenius checks the official service and saves the connection without asking for applicant details.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review tools and your AI access">
    Keep public requirements and discovery enabled for the first read. Applicant reads and writes start off. Enable them separately only when needed, and give your AI client the corresponding access.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Read the current requirements">
    Open the SpeedrunAlpha skill, ask your AI the question below, and check the result and Tool Activity. Each write needs a separate review.
  </Step>
</Steps>

**Try a first question with your AI agent**

```text theme={"system"}
Read the current Speedrun Alpha application requirements and required fields. Do not send an email, save a draft, upload a resume, or submit.
```

A successful requirements read confirms public application access. It does not verify an applicant, save a draft, or submit an application.

## Tools and application skill

Open **Skills** on the connection to read **SpeedrunAlpha**, or read that MCP
prompt in a compatible AI client. It covers the complete application workflow
and does not grant additional tool access.

Four ApexGenius tools route nine reviewed native operations:

| ApexGenius tool                   | Speedrun operations                                                                                                    | Default access                      |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `speedrun_get_application_schema` | `get_application_schema`                                                                                               | Enabled; public requirements only   |
| `speedrun_search_tools`           | Discover live schemas for the reviewed operations                                                                      | Enabled; discovery only             |
| `speedrun_call_read_tool`         | `get_application_schema`, `validate_draft`, `get_draft`                                                                | Disabled until enabled in Tools     |
| `speedrun_call_tool`              | `save_draft`, `request_email_code`, `verify_email_code`, `request_resume_upload`, `parse_resume`, `submit_application` | Disabled; every call needs approval |

Your AI discovers the enabled tools using `apex_search_tools`. Read calls use
`apex_call_read_tool`; writes use `apex_call_write_tool` after approval. Enable
applicant tools only when needed and choose the corresponding access for your
AI client. An enabled service resource is also required.

## Applicant access and review

* **Validation:** `validate_draft` sends your answers to Speedrun for checking.
  It does not save them.
* **Drafts:** `save_draft` replaces the entire draft for the supplied email.
  Review the complete field set; a partial set is not a patch.
* **Email:** Request a code for the applicant's exact email. The verified
  applicant receives an intake token for protected application access.
* **Resume:** Requesting a signed upload URL does not upload the file. Use your
  client's authorized upload capability, or the official application page,
  then parse and review the extracted facts.
* **Submission:** Review the final complete application and current terms.
  Explicit applicant approval and applicant-entered terms acceptance are
  required, followed by approval of the exact ApexGenius write.

Keep email codes, intake tokens, parse tokens, and signed upload URLs out of
saved skills and application answers. Never infer personal eligibility answers,
work authorization, visa needs, cofounder emails, or availability.

## Check the result

A successful schema read proves access to public requirements. Verified email,
a saved draft, uploaded resume, submitted application, and program acceptance
are separate results. Report the actual provider response for each step.

If a write times out, check its outcome before retrying. If a tool is missing,
check provider access, Tools, the enabled service resource, and your AI client's
access. An upstream outage does not require a new provider sign-in.

Disconnecting stops future calls and expires outstanding ApexGenius approvals.
It does not delete a draft or withdraw a submitted application.

## Official references

* [Speedrun Alpha application](https://speedrun.a16z.com/alpha/apply)
* [Official application skill and live workflow](https://speedrun.a16z.com/alpha/apply-skill)

Compatibility does not imply partnership. Speedrun owns its application terms,
questions, availability, and selection decisions.