MiniCPM Global Ambassador Program launches: seeking the first cohort of open-source AI ecosystem builders
What is the coolest thing about an open-source project?
Not how many more Stars it has on GitHub.
It's that someone built a new application on top of it;
someone wrote a tutorial that helps more developers get started quickly;
someone shared their experience in the community and helped another person solve a problem;
someone turned an idea into a product running in the real world.
The real vitality of open source comes from every person willing to create and share.
In the past, more and more developers have explored on-device AI, multimodal applications, and agent scenarios with MiniCPM.
Now we want to invite more developers to join us and share these practices with a wider audience.
The MiniCPM Global Ambassador Program is officially launching, with an initial cohort of 20 developer ambassadors.
If you love open source, are willing to share technical practice, and want to be part of a fast-growing AI open-source community, we look forward to meeting you.
You're joining more than a project — you're joining an open-source AI movement
A MiniCPM Ambassador is a bridge between developers, the community, and the research and engineering team.
As an ambassador, you can:
🚀 Turn your AI ideas into real projects
🌍 Bring your technical content to developers worldwide
🤝 Talk directly with the MiniCPM core team
🔥 Become an important voice in the global MiniCPM community
We're looking for people who:
love tinkering with AI,
are willing to share experience,
and believe open source can create more possibilities.
We're looking for: 01 Community builder
You are good at planning and organizing offline and online activities such as meetups, workshops, and hackathons, and enjoy guiding discussions and setting the tone in communities like Discord, X, and Reddit. You are the core link that brings local developers together and connects them to the global community.
02 Technical practitioner
You have built applications and real-world case studies with the MiniCPM series, and are happy to contribute code or solve practical problems. You are not just a user but a creator, willing to push the project forward with technical output.
03 Mission advocate
You identify with MiniCPM's open-source philosophy of "putting large models as close to users as possible," are good at sharing open-source ecosystem ideas and hands-on experience, and are happy to listen to and relay developers' real feedback and suggestions for improvement. You are a fellow traveler who connects the community's voice with the product team and helps the project keep evolving.
What can you do as an ambassador? 🌱 Track 1: Community governance
Regularly organize meetups, workshops, or hackathons to energize the local tech scene
As a community core, lead the operation of platforms such as WeChat, Discord, and Slack, fostering a culture of mutual learning through daily discussion, themed sharing, and mentoring newcomers
Represent MiniCPM at local tech conferences and open-source salons to raise brand influence
Plan and promote online/offline community events to attract more developers to the ecosystem
🛠️ Track 2: Technical evangelism
Create MiniCPM-related content (such as cookbooks, demo cases, and comparative evaluations)
Build open-source projects with MiniCPM models and share them on X, Medium, Reddit, and other platforms
Advance the adaptation and optimization of MiniCPM on on-device hardware, and demo it live at meetups or tech conferences
📣 Track 3: Shaping model iterations
Collect local developers' real pain points, needs, and usage scenarios with MiniCPM projects
Take part in early testing of new versions and models, and give the official team product and model improvement suggestions based on real use
🤝 Track 4: Becoming a community guide
Exchange local community-building experience, technical findings, and event outcomes in a dedicated community
Recommend and mentor new ambassador candidates to help the community keep growing
Join regular online exchanges to foster cross-regional collaboration and a global perspective
What do you get as a MiniCPM ambassador?
Join us, and you are not just a MiniCPM developer but a co-builder of the global open-source AI ecosystem.
We provide support at two levels — core benefits and advanced benefits — based on each ambassador's activity and depth of contribution.
🌟 Core benefits: available on joining
An official 2026 MiniCPM Developer Ambassador certificate
A dedicated channel to talk directly with the MiniCPM core R&D team
Exclusive technical sharing and previews of the product roadmap
An event starter kit, including brand materials, PPT templates, and promotional assets
Priority recommendations for local model deployment; where cloud resources are needed, corresponding MiniCPM token credits can be provided
🔥 Advanced benefits: subject to internal review based on contributions
An invitation to the annual ambassador summit, with online/offline participation supported and travel subsidies provided
Priority recommendation for speaking at domestic and international tech conferences
Promotion of outstanding projects/content through official MiniCPM channels, including the official website, X, WeChat, and Bilibili
Limited-edition merchandise packages and annual outstanding ambassador awards
Developer account support
Matchmaking and priority internship referrals with ModelBest, ecosystem companies, and partner organizations
What do you need to prepare for the application?
Applicants should submit the following information:
✅ Technical background: provide your GitHub and Hugging Face profiles (if available), technical blog, or links to past projects to demonstrate your technical ability and development experience.
✅ Evidence of MiniCPM-related contributions: including code, documentation, tutorials, community Q&A, issue discussions, and other contribution records that demonstrate the depth of your involvement in the MiniCPM open-source project.
✅ Community influence: the size of the communities you run or participate in, your past experience organizing events such as meetups, workshops, and hackathons, and the reach of your social media accounts on X, Reddit, Zhihu, and other platforms.
How are ambassadors selected?
The MiniCPM Ambassador Program recruits through multiple channels and conducts a unified evaluation. The main channels are:
1. Open application: the application form on the official website/X is open to developers worldwide.
2. Community referral: current ambassadors and core contributors recommend outstanding candidates.
3. Direct invitation: the official team proactively invites active GitHub contributors and technical bloggers.
The application process: submit application → complete your profile → review and evaluation → notification of results
How to apply?
If you:
✅ Are exploring AI applications
✅ Love open-source sharing
✅ Want to connect with the global developer community
we welcome you to join us.
Together, let's bring AI closer to everyone.
👇 Use the link below to apply to become a MiniCPM Ambassador.
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