The Global Agent Hackathon

Welcome to the May 2025 edition of the Global Agent Hackathon!

Join us for a month-long, open-source AI Agent Hackathon — open to all builders and dreamers working on agents, RAG, tool use, and multi-agent systems.

Powered by Agno, Exa, Firecrawl, Mem0, Unwind AI, Browser Use, mcp.run, Graphlit, Lutra AI, Potpie and more.

💰 Build something cool, win over $25,000 in cash and credits

Win over $25,000 in cash and credits for your favorite AI tools for the most ambitious Agent projects!

Cash Prizes

Best Use of Agno (see details):

Projects showcasing the best use case of Agno will get following cash prizes:

• 🏆 GRAND PRIZE: $5,000 🏆
• 🥇 1 winner: $2,000
• 🥈 5 winners: $1,000 each
• 🥉 10 winners: $500 each
• 🏅 10 winners: $300 each

The $300, $500 and $1,000 prizes will be awarded on a rolling basis. The $2,000 and $5,000 prizes will be awarded at the end of the hackathon.

Judges: Dirk Brand, Yash Solanky, Monali Dambre

Best use of Browser Use (see details):

Projects showcasing the best use case of Browser Use will get following cash prizes:

• 🏆 GRAND PRIZE: $2,500 🏆
• 🥉 2 winners: $500 each
• 🥈 10 winners: $150 each

The $150 prizes will be awarded on a rolling basis. The $500 and $2,500 prizes will be awarded at the end of the hackathon.

Judges: Larsen Cundric, Mert Ünsal and Aitor Mato

Best use of Potpie 🥧 (see details):

Projects showcasing the best use case of Potpie will get following cash prizes:

• 🏆 GRAND PRIZE: $200 🏆
• 🥉 3 winners: $100 each
• 🥈 5 winners: 3 months of Potpie Pro FREE!

All the prizes will be awarded at the end of the hackathon.

Judges: Aditi

Credits

Browserbase - $1200 value:

• Startup plan for free for a whole year to the best project built using Browserbase

Judges: Lindsay Gilson

Exa - Free $50 credits for everyone:

Every participant gets free $50 Exa API credits!

• To get the credits use the coupon code EXA50API by heading to the Exa API Dashboard.

Best use of Firecrawl:

• Every one is entitled to 5k Firecrawl credits, enter the coupon code hackathon5k on the Firecrawl Dashboard

Best use of Mem0:

• Mem0 is offering pro plan for free for 3 months to the best project built using Mem0. (details coming soon)

Judges: Taranjeet Singh

MCP Run:

• MCP.Run is offering a free 3 month pro account to any participant, using AGNOHACK2025 at checkout. Thank you MCP.Run for sponsoring the hackathon!

Best use of Graphlit:

• Please see details

Best use of Lutra AI:

• Details coming soon

Groq Credits

Groq is the lowest cost inference provider with no tradeoffs on speed and they're offering $10 in Groq API credits to any participant (millions of tokens for all available models, including Llama 4 Scout and Maverick) and $300 in Groq API credits to the best project built using Groq.

• Fill out this form for $10 in Groq API credits
• Best use of Groq will get $300 in Groq API credits + feature on Groq Applications Showcase

Special Recognitions

• The top 5 projects will be featured in the trending Awesome LLM Apps repo, giving your work massive visibility in the AI community.

Judges: Shubham Saboo

📚 Resources

Resources for each sponsor are available in the resources folder.

⏱️ Timeline

• April 15th - Hackathon starts
• June 1st - Hackathon ends

🚀 How to Participate

1. Submit your project by creating a GitHub issue in this repo following the provided template.
2. Get category assignment
   • The Hackathon team will review your submission and assign it to a prize category.
   • You can update your issue as you build, and we'll update the prize category accordingly.
   • Prize categories can be updated until the hackathon ends.
   • Categories include Best use of Agno, Firecrawl, Mem0, Graphlit and Browser Use.
3. Build your project and submit a PR for your project in the submissions folder - we'll review, judge, and provide feedback. Note: you can start building as we review your submission.
4. When your PR is approved, you join the pool to win the assigned cash prize and/or credits.
   • Checkout the How to Win section for more details.
5. Winning projects will be moved to the winners folder.

🏆 How to Win

Your submission will be judged on:

• Completed PR with working code in the Hackathon GitHub repo.
  • A judge will review the PR and provide feedback.
  • Once approved, the PR will be merged and the project will be eligible for the prize pool.
• Demo Video (2–3 mins) showing your agent in action.
• Comprehensive README.md including:
  • Overview of the idea
  • Explanation of how it works
  • Technologies/tools used
  • All setup instructions (API keys, signups, etc.)
• Code Quality: Error-free execution and passing basic review.
• Completeness: Core functionality implemented as described in your original submission.

Feel free to share your progress on X or LinkedIn with the hashtag #GlobalAgentHackathon — even small updates can get you noticed and help build community momentum. This is completely optional, but always welcome and appreciated!

📌 Submission Criteria

Include the following in your submission:

Project Title: A clear, concise, and engaging title for your project.

Overview of the Idea: Briefly describe your project in simple terms. What problem or opportunity does it address?

Project Goal: What do you hope to achieve or demonstrate with this project?

How It Works: Provide a step-by-step explanation or high-level breakdown of your Agentic System and how users will interact with it:

• User Flow: Clearly describe the experience from the user's perspective
• Core Functionality: List the key features your agent will offer
• Multimodal Elements (if applicable): Specify if you're using text, images, audio, video, or combinations

Tools Used: List what you're planning to use, including any new tools you need to create.

UI Approach: Describe the user interface for your project.

Visuals: Add mockups, diagrams, or sketches that demonstrate your idea or flow.

Team Information:

• Team Lead: GitHub handle and role
• Team Members: GitHub handles and roles
• Background/Experience: Brief team background

🤝 Want to Partner?

If you're an AI company and want to help shape the next generation of Agent builders - we'd love to work with you!

Reach out to support@agno.com to get involved.

Let's make this the largest open-source AI Agent hackathon ever!

See you in the arena.