Cursor Hackathon Denver: MCPs

​Join the local Cursor community for a fast-paced MCP-focused Hackathon built around the Model Context Protocol (MCP). In just three hours, you’ll team up (or go solo) to build and showcase an MCP for Cursor. Expect live demos, rapid building, and a community-driven vote to crown the winners.

​All participant will be provided with starter tools, free Cursor credits, and swag to set you up for success. Pizza and refreshments will be on hand to keep the vibes high.

​Event Details

• ​Date & Time: October 3rd, 6:00–9:00 PM

• ​Location: ID345 Warehouse

• ​Format: Teams of 2–3 or solo. Short intro & live demo, 1–1.5 hours of building, then presentations and voting.

​What You’ll Get

• ​MCP starter custom command

• ​$20 Cursor credits

• ​Cursor swag

• ​Pizza & refreshments

​Schedule

• ​6:00 PM – Introduction + live build of a simple MCP with fastmcp

• ​6:15 PM – Team formation (2–3 people or solo)

• ​6:30–8:00 PM – Build session (~1–1.5 hours)

• ​8:00–8:30 PM – Presentations (3–5 minutes each)

• ​8:30–9:00 PM – Community voting & prizes

​Presentations

​Each team/participant should:

• ​Explain their MCP’s purpose

• ​Run it locally

• ​Connect it to Cursor

• ​Demo live

​Prizes

• ​1st Place: $100 Cursor credits

• ​2nd Place: $50 Cursor credits

• ​3rd Place: $25 Cursor credits

​Judging Criteria

• ​Creativity

• ​Impact

• ​Technical execution

​Who Should Join?

• ​Builders curious about Cursor

• ​Vibe-coders

• ​Power-users

• ​Anyone excited to experiment with MCPs

​Bring

• ​Laptop

• ​A friend or colleague

​Whether you’re a power user, curious newcomer, or just want to meet interesting folks working on cool things, this is your chance to share ideas, discover workflows, and get inspired.