OpenAI's Astra Commons launched events in 52 cities with 3,000+ builders for GPT-6 Astra
paw_lean · x · 2026-09-26
OpenAI DX community team member Rhiannon Payne recaps her first month: within two weeks of GPT-6 Astra's launch, the team built and launched the global #AstraCommons event series.
- Hosted by Codex Ambassadors in 52 cities worldwide, drawing 3,000+ builders.
- Locally flavored formats: live music in Kochi, specialty coffee tasting in Melbourne, an impromptu "most fun thing you can build with Astra" micro-hack in London.
- An ongoing Codex Community Events calendar collects global build nights, hackathons and workshops, from first setup to multi-agent workflows.
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