The CheerLights color is now set on Discord. This post is from when anyone could tweet a color to CheerLights. Today, use the /cheerlights command on the CheerLights Discord, and see the Learn page for the current API.
To build your own CheerLights hat, gather some parts like a Particle Photon, NeoPixels, wire, and some tools. Then, follow Jill’s tutorial on Instructables.
Here’s a video of the CheerLights hat in action:

