Xero APP & Agent Hackathon

​Build AI-Powered Apps & Agents powered by Xero

​The Rise of the Builder era is here. Two days. $9,000 in prizes. One mission: build AI-powered apps and agents that don’t just look good in a demo, but actually work in the real world. This July, Encode Hub and Xero are bringing together London’s builders, tinkerers, and vibe-coders for a high-energy weekend of hacking.

​Xero is a cloud-based accounting platform used by 4.4 million small businesses worldwide. It handles everything from invoicing and payroll to cash flow and tax - and with a powerful API ecosystem, it's built to be extended. This hackathon is your chance to build on top of it.

​You’ll use Xero’s APIs, MCP Server, CLI, and AI toolkit to create production-grade tools for the 4.4 million small businesses that need better automation.

​What will you build?

​There are $9,000 in prizes across 3 tracks

​You’ll have access to:

• ​Xero’s MCP Server

• ​Xero CLI

• ​Agentic SDK

• ​vibe coding platforms

• ​a prompt library

• ​direct support from Xero’s API, Product, and Engineering teams all weekend

​Learn & Build

​The Xero team will show you everything you need to know to get started in a series of workshops on Saturday

​Who should join?

​No accounting background needed. If you’re comfortable with APIs and already experimenting with AI-native tools like Cursor, Replit, or LLM orchestration, you’ll fit right in.

​With the toolkit and prompt library, you could have your first agent talking to Xero before your coffee goes cold.

​Sponsor

​Encode Club

​A global developer community empowering builders through hackathons, accelerators, and educational programmes. They also offer a vibrant coworking space in the heart of Shoreditch - perfect if you're looking for a place to work and connect!

​🚀 Want to join the hackathon? Sign up here: https://www.encodeclub.com/programmes/xero-hackathon

​Schedule

​All times BST. Workshop leads linked below.

​Saturday 4 July

• ​10:00 — Doors open & registration

• ​10:30 — Welcome & intros from Xero — Corey Leung & Madhu Gupta

• ​10:45 — Overview of the Xero API — Sharon Ball

• ​10:50 — Overview of Make — Sonia Calvo

• ​10:55 — Overview of Lovable

• ​11:00 — Hacking begins

• ​12:00 — Lunch

• ​13:00 — Mastering the Xero AI Toolkit — Regan Ashworth

• ​13:30 — Scaffolding for Small Business — Annie Terry

• ​14:00 — Vibecoding 101 — Regan Ashworth

• ​14:30 — Make deep dive — Sonia Calvo

• ​16:30 — Brain break: Lego builder challenge

• ​19:00 — Dinner

• ​21:00 — Brain break: Slot car racing

• ​22:00 — Late-night snacks

• ​23:00 — Venue closes for the night

​Sunday 5 July

• ​From 08:00 — Breakfast & building continues

• ​13:00 — Building complete

• ​13:15 — Pitches: 3-minute demos to the judges

• ​15:00 — Happy hour

• ​15:30 — Awards & winners announced

• ​16:00 — Hack ends