🤖 Gradio Agents & MCP Hackathon 2025 🚀

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🌟 Welcome to the incredible Agents & MCP Hackathon!

Join us for an exciting week-long adventure into the world of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and AI Agents! Let's push together the boundaries of what's possible with MCP and AI Agentic systems.

📅 Date: June 2 - June 8, 2025
📍 Location: Global & Online
🏆 Prizes: $16,500 cash-prizes and more to be won!
🎁 Bonus: FREE Credits for participants* from our sponsors worth $550,000++

📝 How to Participate

  1. Join our Organization: Click the "Request to join this org" button at the top right corner of this page
  2. Register: Fill out the registration form by clicking on the yellow button above (or clicking here)
  3. Form a Team (optional): You can participate as an individual or as a team of 2-5 members
  4. Build Your Project: Follow the specific guidelines for your chosen track ⬇️
  5. Submit: Push your project (in the form of a Space) to this organization before the deadline (June 8, 2025, 11:59 PM UTC)

💡 What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. MCP enables models to interact with the world. Learn more at modelcontextprotocol.io.

🛠️ Hackathon Tracks

See the "Submission Guidelines" section below for more details on each track.

🎁 Prizes

Total prize pool: $16,000+ USD in cash, plus many more goodies of credits

For each track:

Special awards:

🗓️ Schedule

Pre-Hackathon Events

Hackathon Week

Post-Hackathon

💻 Resources

Technical Documentation

Starter Templates (This section is WIP)

🎯 Submission Guidelines

Track 1: MCP Server / Tool

  1. Your submission should be a Gradio app Space that is also an MCP Server
  2. In your Space README.md, add the tag: "mcp-server-track"
  3. Please also include in your README.md a (link to a) video recording of your MCP server in action using any MCP Client (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor, Tiny Agents). If you are using another Gradio app as an MCP Client, that is also an acceptable, you can link to that Space.

Track 2: Custom Components for Agents

  1. Create a custom Gradio component using Gradio 5 and publish it to Spaces using gradio cc publish.
  2. In your published Space's README.md, add the tag: "custom-component-track"
  3. Please also include in your README.md a link to a Gradio app or recording of one showing the component in action

Track 3: Agentic Demo

  1. Create a complete Gradio app that showcases any sort of powerful or creative application of AI agents
  2. Publish the app on Spaces and in the README.md, add the tag: "agent-demo-track"
  3. Please also include in your README.md a link to a video overview of your app explaining the usage / purpose of the application

👥 Connect With Us

⚖️ Hackathon Policies

By participating in this hackathon, you agree to:

All submissions must be original work created during the hackathon period.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need to have experience with Agents or MCP to participate? A: No! We welcome participants of all skill levels. We'll provide resources to help you get started and be available throughout the week on Discord to help answer any questions.

Q: Can I participate as an individual? A: Yes! You can participate as an individual or in a team of up to 5 members.

Q: How will projects be judged? A: Projects will be evaluated based on innovation, technical implementation, usability, and impact. Community likes on Spaces will also be considered.

Q: Will there be support available during the hackathon? A: Yes! We'll have regular office hours with experts, a dedicated Discord channel, and comprehensive documentation.

*First 'n' verified participants will receive API/Compute credits from our sponsors to develop their submissions during the event hackathon.