Open Agent Hackathon 2026
Build an agent that does real work.
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About the event
Build an agent that does real work.
Open Agent Hackathon 2026 brings builders together to build AI agents that can do real work in the real world.
The challenge is simple: build an agent that can access relevant information, understand context and relationships, reason across multiple steps, maintain useful context, and turn that understanding into a useful outcome.
This is not about building another chatbot or demo. The goal is to create useful, production-oriented agents that solve meaningful problems for real users, industries, or communities.
Participants will have access to 4 challenge tracks, sponsor technologies, live technical workshops, mentors, and resources designed to help them move from zero knowledge to a functioning agent.
Fully online. 15–20 October 2026, and a prize pool of up to $20,000.
Key dates
6 dates that matter — all times UTC
Challenge tracks
Pick one track. Build for it.
Enterprise Intelligence
Agents that turn fragmented enterprise information into actionable insights, decisions, reports, or recommendations.
Autonomous Investigation
Agents that investigate complex questions across multiple data sources, connect findings, and produce evidence-backed answers or recommendations.
Persistent Memory Agents
Agents that remember previous interactions, maintain state, and continue useful work across longer-running tasks or workflows.
Real-World Industry Agents
Agents designed for a specific industry or community, solving a concrete operational problem that could realistically be used in practice.
Connected Data Agents
Agents that discover and query information across disconnected systems, APIs, databases, and data sources.
Prizes & scoring
Prize pool Up to $20,000
Highest overall score across all tracks, plus a feature in the community showcase.
Second overall. Split equally among team members by default.
Third overall, decided on the Impact score in the event of a tie.
Official rules
10 sections. Read what applies to you.
- 1.1Open worldwide to anyone aged 16 or older at the start of the build window.
- 1.2Employees of the organizer and of judging sponsors may participate but are not eligible for cash prizes.
- 1.3One account per participant. Duplicate accounts disqualify the whole team.
FAQ
Still deciding?
No. Registration, the platform workspace, mentor office hours and submission are all free.
Community
Where the hackathon actually happens
Discord is the event floor: announcements, track rooms, team-finding, mentor office hours and the results call.
Registration closes Oct 13, 2026, 00:00 UTC
Build an agent that does real work.
1,200 builders registered so far. One sign-up gets you the event, the Discord server and community updates.