DMV NANDA Hack
🌐 The Internet of AI Agents is here. Are you ready to build it?
We're thrilled to announce DMV Hacks—a first-of-its-kind hackathon bringing Project NANDA to the DC Metro area!
Theme: Architecting the Internet of Agents
The Challenge: Design and build Multi-Agent Systems where autonomous AI agents discover, communicate, and collaborate—all visualized on the NEST platform.
Why This Matters for the DMV:
The DC Metro area sits at the intersection of government innovation, world-class universities, and cutting-edge tech talent. Whether you're a federal technologist exploring AI modernization, a student at Georgetown, GWU, UMD, Virginia Tech, or GMU, UVA, VCU, NOVA or a developer building the next generation of intelligent systems—this in-person hackathon is built for you.
What You'll Build:
Imagine AI agents that:
🔹 Verify breaking news in real-time through automated fact-checking swarms
🔹 Manage supply chains autonomously—ordering, negotiating, and alerting humans only when needed
🔹 Review contracts and flag compliance risks in seconds
These aren't hypotheticals. These are the multi-agent architectures you'll prototype using the NEST sandbox.
What Makes This Different:
❌ This is NOT about building another chatbot
✅ This IS about building the infrastructure of tomorrow
You'll work with:
NANDA Index – Think DNS, but for AI agents
AgentFacts – Cryptographically verified agent identities
NEST Platform – Real-time visualization & orchestration
Who Should Apply:
Government officials & federal technologists
University students (VA, DC, MD schools welcome!)
IT professionals & software engineers
AI/ML practitioners & researchers
Anyone curious about the Agentic Web
📍 Location: DC Metro Area
🗓️ Date: Feb 21, 2026
Schedule:
12:30pm - 1pm Pizza + networking
1pm - 4pm - Hack!
🌐 Website: https://techconnectdc.org
Originated at MIT. Powered by Project NANDA.