AI writes code. That's expected now. The real opportunity? Everything else.

Planning. Security. Compliance. Deployments. These are the bottlenecks that slow teams down every day. And they're wide open for automation.

We're opening up the GitLab Duo Agent Platform and inviting developers worldwide to build AI agents that help you and your team to build secure software faster. Not chatbots that answer questions. Agents that jump into workflows, respond to events, and take action on your behalf.

Think of it as building a digital teammate for every developer using GitLab.

Why Join?

  • Be early: Get access to the GitLab Duo Agent Platform for the duration of the hackathon while it’s fresh! Learn it. Build on it. Shape it.
  • Learn how to build agents that assist you with tedious tasks such as creating tests
  • Learn how to build a flow of agents and orchestrate an entire team of purpose-built agents to build & deploy feature requests from creating, testing, security scanning to deployment.
  • Make an impact: Your agent could ship to thousands of GitLab users. This isn't just a side project that sits in a repo.
  • Win $65,000 in prizes. Compete for the Grand Prize or win one of our category prices

Get Started

Requirements

What to Build

Anything that removes friction from the software development lifecycle. Automate security fixes. Streamline code reviews. Generate compliance reports. Flag risks before they become problems.

The best submissions will tell a story: here's the pain, here's how the agent solves it, here's what changes for developers.

Chat alone won't qualify. We want to see agents that react to triggers and take action.

At least one custom public agent or public flow should be created. See the resources tab to learn how to create custom agents & flows, and get inspired in what is possible to build.

Unlock more winning potential: 

  • $13,500 USD in prizes for the use of Google Cloud and GitLab. 

  • $13,500 USD in prizes for running Anthropic through GitLab.

  • $3,000 USD in prizes for Green Agents.

Find details and resources here.

Submission Requirements: 

🔗 The URL to your project in the GitLab AI Hackathon group. This must contain all necessary source code, assets, and instructions required for it to be functional. This must be public and comply with open source licensing. The primary license should be detectable and visible at the top of the repository page (in the Project information section). Here is an example.

📝 Include a text description that should explain the features and functionality of your Project.

🎥 Include a demo video (3 minutes). Videos must be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo, and made public. Judges will not be required to watch beyond 3 minutes.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$65,000 in prizes
Grand Prize
$15,000 in cash
1 winner

1000 points to purchase Swag

Most Technically Impressive
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

1000 points to purchase Swag

Most Impactful
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

1000 points to purchase Swag

Easiest to Use
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

1000 points to purchase Swag

Honorable Mention
$500 in cash
6 winners

320 points to purchase Swag

Sustainable Design Bonus
$500 in cash
4 winners

320 points to purchase Swag

Most Impactful on GitLab & Google - Grand Prize
$10,000 in cash
1 winner

500 points to purchase Swag

Most impactful on GitLab & Google Runner Up
$3,500 in cash
1 winner

500 points to purchase Swag

Most Impactful on GitLab & Anthropic- Grand Prize
$10,000 in cash
1 winner

500 points to purchase Swag

Most Impactful on GitLab & Anthropic- Runner Up
$3,500 in cash
1 winner

500 points to purchase Swag

Green Agent Prize
$3,000 in cash
1 winner

500 points to purchase Swag

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Nick Veenhof

Nick Veenhof
Director, Developer Relations | GitLab

William Arias

William Arias
Staff Developer Advocate | GitLab

Erran Carey

Erran Carey
Principal Engineer, AI Engineering | GitLab

Pratik Gupta

Pratik Gupta
Manager, Robotic Process Automation | GitLab

Alan Paruszewski

Alan Paruszewski
Engineering Manager, Security Policies | GitLab

Tim Beauchamp

Tim Beauchamp
Software Engineer in Test, Platforms | GitLab

Aboobacker MK

Aboobacker MK
Senior Backend Engineer SCSS Authentication | GitLab

Stacy Cline

Stacy Cline
Senior Director, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs | GitLab

Kim Buncle

Kim Buncle
Senior Manager, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs | GitLab

Ayush Billore

Ayush Billore
Backend Engineer, Sec Engineering | GitLab

Lee Tickett

Lee Tickett
Staff Fullstack Engineer, DevRel Engineering | GitLab

Mattias Michaux

Mattias Michaux
Fullstack Engineer, DevRel Engineering | GitLab

Regnard Raquedan

Regnard Raquedan
Senior Ecosystem Solutions Architect | GitLab

Parth Tripathi

Parth Tripathi
Staff Software Engineer, Vertex AI Gemini Serving Infrastructure | Google

Saurabh Kumar

Saurabh Kumar
ISV Customer Engineer | Google

Japjit Singh

Japjit Singh
Applied AI Product Lead | Google

April Guo

April Guo
Applied AI Architect | Anthropic

Rajesh Agadi

Rajesh Agadi
Principal Architect at Google

Judging Criteria

  • Technological Implementation
    Does the project demonstrate quality software development? Does the project leverage the GitLab Duo Agent Platform (Tools, Triggers, Context)? How is the quality of the code?
  • Design & Usability
    Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out? Is the Agent easy to install, configure, and interact with? Does the workflow make sense?
  • Potential Impact
    How big of an impact could the project have on the target community? Does it solve a real "AI Paradox" bottleneck (e.g., reducing manual toil in planning, security, or operations)?
  • Quality of the Idea
    How creative and unique is the project? Does the concept exist already? If so, how much does the project improve on it?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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