HACKATHON_DETAILS.md

MCP's 1st Birthday Hackathon - Quick Reference Guide

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🌟 Event Overview

Build cutting-edge agentic applications powered by Gradio 6, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and vibe coding. Compete for cash prizes and credits.

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🛠️ Hackathon Tracks

🔧 Track 1: Building MCP

Build MCP servers that extend LLM capabilities

What to Build: MCP servers | Tool integrations | Protocol extensions | Multi-tool systems

Categories:

1. Enterprise MCP Servers
   • Tag: building-mcp-track-enterprise
2. Consumer MCP Servers
   • Tag: building-mcp-track-consumer
3. Creative MCP Servers
   • Tag: building-mcp-track-creative

Base Track Tag: building-mcp-track-

Requirements:

• Must be a functioning MCP server
• Can be a Gradio app (optional)
• Include video showing integration with an MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)
• Document the tool's purpose, capabilities, and usage

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🤖 Track 2: MCP in Action

Create complete AI agent Gradio applications with autonomous reasoning, planning, and execution

Categories:

1. Enterprise Applications
   • Tag: mcp-in-action-track-enterprise
2. Consumer Applications
   • Tag: mcp-in-action-track-consumer
3. Creative Applications
   • Tag: mcp-in-action-track-creative

Base Track Tag: mcp-in-action-track-

Requirements:

• Must demonstrate autonomous Agent behavior (planning, reasoning, execution)
• Must use MCP servers as tools
• Must be a Gradio app
• Show clear user value and practical application

Bonus Points:

• Advanced Agent features like Context Engineering, RAG, etc.
• Resources: Anthropic | LangChain | dbreunig

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📝 Submission Rules

• You can submit the same app to multiple tracks
• You can submit multiple entries - build as many projects as you want

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🏅 Judging Criteria

Required Components

Submissions must include:

• HF Space
• Social media post
• Documentation in the Space README
• Demo video recording of your Space

Evaluation Criteria

1. Design/Polished UI-UX - How polished, intuitive, and easy-to-use is the app?
2. Functionality - To what extent does the app use relevant Gradio functionalities (Gradio 6, MCPs, Agentic Chatbots, etc.)?
3. Creativity - How innovative or original is the project idea and implementation?
4. Documentation - How well communicated is the implementation in the README and/or demo video?
5. Real-world Impact - How much potential does the project have for real-world usefulness or application?

Community Choice Award

Based on:

• Social media engagement (likes, shares, comments)
• Space interactions (Discussions tab) on Hugging Face
• Discord community engagement

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🎯 Quick Checklist

Track 1 (Building MCP)

• Functioning MCP server
• Video showing client integration
• Documentation (purpose, capabilities, usage)
• HF Space + social post + README + demo video

Track 2 (MCP in Action)

• Gradio app
• Autonomous agent behavior demonstrated
• MCP servers integrated as tools
• Clear user value shown
• HF Space + social post + README + demo video