Best Use of Box — RAGformation at Agentic RAG-A-THON 2024

Excited to share our latest achievement — RAGformation snagged the “Best Use of Box” award at the Agentic RAG-A-THON ($12K cash prizes)!

What is RAGformation?

RAGformation combines Agentic AI, NLP, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to demystify cloud complexities and accelerate innovation. With just a description (or even a sketch!) of a cloud service, our AI jumps in to:

Research optimal cloud configurations
Design architecture patterns
Diagram visual flow diagrams
Calculate costs using real pricing data

The platform provides detailed pricing, allows refinement based on feedback, and generates comprehensive PDF reports with confirmed configurations and costs.

The Dream Team

Big shout-out to the dream team: Supriya Ramarao Prasanna, Rushi Chaudhari, Anthony Avendano, Christen Jacquottet, Kevin Q Tran, and myself! In under 48 hours, without even knowing each other beforehand, this powerhouse crew brought RAGformation to life from scratch!

Tech Stack

LlamaIndex — Workflows and agents for orchestration
Pinecone — Vector database for semantic search
Box — Data storage and document management
LlamaCloud — RAG infrastructure
Together.ai — LLM inference
React — Frontend
Python — Backend

How It Works

Input: User describes their cloud use case or uploads a sketch
Research: Agentic AI researches best cloud services and configurations
Design: Generates optimal architecture with visual diagrams
Cost Analysis: Calculates pricing across providers
Report: Produces comprehensive PDF with confirmed configurations

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This experience reinforced my belief that the best hackathon teams are the ones formed on the spot — diverse skills, fresh perspectives, and the energy to build something amazing in 48 hours.