MCP's 1st Birthday Hackathon • hosted by Anthropic and Gradio
🚀 it's back — the ultimate AI agents & model context protocol (MCP) hackathon.
this time, we're leveling up! powered by gradio 6. 17 days. 3 weekends.
register here: https://huggingface.co/MCP-1st-Birthday
🧠 build next-gen agentic apps and experiment with vibe coding. connect with thousands of builders. win cash prizes!
📅 nov 14–30, 2025 (global + online)
💰 $20k cash prizes for winners + api credits for all participants
👥 solo or teams of 2-5
🏗️ powered by gradio 6
🔥 what's new this year:
full mobile + visual editing in gradio 6
3 fresh categories: productivity, multimodal, games
vibe coding support (gradio vibe editor drops!)
3 full weekends to build your dream project
social sharing = visibility + prizes
🎯 tracks:
building mcp
mcp in action (productivity / multimodal / games)
💵 prize pool: $20,000 cash + massive api credits
hugging face: $15,000
modal: $2,500
blaxel: $2,500
and we’re giving away free API credits from: anthropic, openai, google gemini, hugging face, elevenlabs, modal, blaxel, sambanova
🏆 main prizes:
building mcp: $1,500 / $500
mcp in action: $2,500 / $1,000 / $500 (3x categories)
community choice: $1,000
modal innovation award: $2,500
blaxel choice award: $2,500
google gemini award: $15k api credits
hugging face merch drops for the most active builders
🗓️ timeline:
nov 14: hackathon opens
nov 14/15: kickoff stream 🎥
nov 17–28: office hours w/ gradio & sponsors
nov 30: final deadlines ⏰
dec 1–14: judging
dec 15: winners + showcase 🎉
🌍 4500+ devs already signed up. join us and build cool tech!
register here: https://huggingface.co/MCP-1st-Birthday