ClickHouse & Trigger.dev Virtual Summer Hackathon 2026

​Website: https://triggerdev.clickhouse.com/
One week. One theme. Build something real.

​We're running our first ever virtual hackathon — co-hosted by ClickHouse and Trigger.dev, open to professional developers across NAMER and EMEA. No fluff, no filler. Just a week to ship a production-quality AI agent chat experience using two of the best developer tools in the stack.

​The theme

​Build a chat agent that changes how people interact with information. Trigger.dev handles the orchestration and background jobs. ClickHouse powers the real-time data layer underneath. Both are required — that's the point. You'll get free cloud credits for both platforms the moment you're accepted.

​What you're building for

​A jury of 10–15 judges will score all submissions across six criteria: use of ClickHouse & Trigger.dev (25%), problem fit (20%), technical implementation (20%), innovation (20%), scalability & impact (10%), and presentation (5%).

​Prizes — EUR 10,000 total pool

​🥇 Grand prize — Ultimate desk setup bundle (iMac, iPad Air, AirPod Max, Apple Watch accessories) + 2K ClickHouse Cloud credits + Trigger.dev credits

​🥈 Runner-up — Dev bundle (MacBook Air, AirPods Pro, accessories) + 1K ClickHouse Cloud credits + Trigger.dev credits

​⭐ Bonus category (best OLTP + OLAP integration) — Lego set of your choice + 500 ClickHouse Cloud credits + Trigger.dev credits

​🎉 Social raffle — A co-branded ClickHouse × Trigger.dev swag box, open to all registered participants

​The timeline

• ​29 June — Registrations open

• ​16 July — Applications close

• ​17 July, 09:00 CET — Problem statement revealed, build window opens

• ​23 July, Midnight AoE

• ​29 July — Winners announced

​Who can apply

​Professional developers aged 18+, based in the US, Canada, UK, or an EU country. Solo or teams of up to 5. This is an application-based event — we're looking for builders who have shipped real things and can work independently with minimal hand-holding. ClickHouse and Trigger.dev employees are not eligible.
Teams need to submit together under one captain!

​The rules in brief

​Your submission needs a public GitHub repo or in a cloud enviorment, a demo video on YouTube (max 5 minutes), and meaningful use of both ClickHouse and Trigger.dev. All code must be written during the build window. AI coding assistants, Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT — are explicitly permitted and encouraged.

Interested in judging? - Applications now full

​Apply to judge here → forms.gle/7hXSFbBH7ns22JLx5

​Questions?
Reach out to triggerclickhousehackathon-support@clickhouse.com