Agents, Everywhere: Bots, Channels, & More — Global Hackathon

A global hackathon with OpenAI

On Saturday, September 12, AI Tinkerers cities around the world are joining one shared build day.
Build an agent for a place people already work, talk, and live, then make it meaningfully more useful because of that context.
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Event details
• Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
• Time: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. local time
• Location: Shared upon acceptance
• Format: Focused local build day, connected to one global challenge
• Food and drinks: Depends on the RSVP situation, but simple snacks and drinks might be provided
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The challenge
Most agents still wait inside a separate chat window. This build day starts from a different premise: the most useful agents will show up inside the tools, channels, devices, and environments where people already have work to do.
Build a working agent that belongs somewhere new.
Your project might live:
• At work: Slack, Teams, email, documents, calendars, tickets, support, or live collaboration
• In your pocket: messaging, mobile, notifications, and short asynchronous moments
• On the web: browsers and software where an agent can research, navigate, transact, or take action
• In the room: voice, vision, wearables, robotics, and other physical-world interfaces

These are examples, not separate tracks. Every team around the world enters the same global submission pool.
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The day
Time What happens
10:00–10:30 Doors, food, check-in, and meeting potential teammates
10:30–11:00 Shared global opening and starter-kit walkthrough
11:00–11:15 Team formation (Suggested team size: 1-5)
11:15–15:30 Build session
15:30–16:30 Local show-and-tell (Support Team Hong Kong)
16:30–17:00 Submit and wrap (Local Prizes and Photo Opportunities)

Local demos are for sharing work and learning from the room. There is no formal local judging. However, there will be special “Support Team Hong Kong” segment, where prizes from local partners and supporters will be given builders to keep energy high and cheer for Team Hong Kong, and wish the teams the best on the global stage!
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Your build stack
OpenAI and the event partners will provide shared starter materials, technical resources, and builder credits/offers where available. We will share the final starter repo and access details ahead of the event.
You do not need to use every tool in the stack. Choose the resources that make your idea better and make the technical choices that fit the project.
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What every team submits
Before the event ends, every team submits:
1. Title — a clear name for the project
2. Written description — what you built, who it is for, and why the context matters
3. Public GitHub repository — working code that can be reviewed and learned from
4. Two-minute video — a concise demo of the project in action
5. Social post — a public post about the project that tags the event sponsors
Build something that can be shown. A sharp, working demo beats a broad concept.
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Global review and prizes
Every eligible project from every participating city goes into one global review process. The final judging rubric, prize categories, and award details will be shared with builders before the event.
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Who should come
This is a builders-only AI Tinkerers event, and attendance is by application only. It is for engineers, technical founders, researchers, and designers who build and are ready to spend the day shipping a working prototype.Come with a team, come solo, or find collaborators at the event. Apply to join us. Space is limited in each city.
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Questions
More starting materials and event details will be shared with accepted builders before September 12.

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