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Agent Templates Hackathon. Build a template. Win big.

Build a NanoClaw template on the open Agent Plugins standard, submit it, and the best get featured in the registry. Great prizes, a growing library, and your work running for everyone.

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Submissions open September 4. Sign up to be first to know

Build window opens in

The build window opens Fri 4 September at 05:00 UTC and submissions close Sun 6 September at 23:59 UTC.

Opens
Fri 4 September at 05:00 UTC
Closes
Sun 6 September at 23:59 UTC

Free to enter · 18+ · build from anywhere

Winners announced September 10

Prizes

1st

Reachy Mini

The open-source desk robot: a programmable, hackable companion for your workspace.

2nd

Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit

The complete 8GB kit: case, active cooler, 27W power supply, micro-HDMI cable, and a 64GB card preloaded with Pi OS.

Community pick

NanoClaw swag bag

Water bottle, t-shirt, sticker pack, and a personalized 3D-printed NanoClaw mascot. This one is voted for by the community.

And more

Still to be announced

Further prizes, plus categories and prizes from our partners. Stickers for every winner. The list hears first.

Get hackathon updates

Sign up and we’ll email you the run-up programming: webinars, office hours, educational material and partner announcements, plus the categories the moment they go live on September 4.

Join the Discord community!

The help thread and office hours happen there.

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How it works

The categories stay sealed until the build window opens. Think a themed brief, or a requirement to combine specific integrations, though the real list lands September 4, not before.

Now → September 3

Warm up

Webinars, office hours, and walkthroughs to get you fluent in NanoClaw before the clock starts. All of it announced to the mailing list.

Sep 4, 05:00 UTC

Categories drop, submissions open

The categories and requirements are revealed and the build window opens at the same moment, so everybody starts together.

67 hours

Build

Build your template and record a demo showing it running. Office hours and a help thread run throughout.

Sep 6, 23:59 UTC

Submissions close

Last call for templates and demo videos. Hard deadline.

September 7–9

Judging + community vote

The judging panel scores entries while the community votes on the Community Pick, both running in parallel.

September 10

Winners announced

Prizes awarded, and the standout templates get featured in the registry.

Come in warm

You can’t build your template early, but you can walk in already knowing the tooling cold. Stay updated by signing up to the hackathon above.

Webinars & walkthroughs

Live sessions on building with NanoClaw, so the hackathon isn’t your first time in the codebase.

Office hours

Time with the maintainers to ask the awkward questions before they cost you a build day.

Educational material

Guides and examples that get you fluent in what a good template looks like.

The category drop

Categories and requirements land September 4. List members hear the moment they go live.

Head start you can take: get NanoClaw running today.

Terminal
$ git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git
$ cd nanoclaw
$ bash nanoclaw.sh

Frequently asked questions

What are the categories and requirements?

Announced September 4, the same moment submissions open. They stay sealed until then on purpose, so nobody gets a head start and everyone builds on the same clock.

Can I start building my template now?

You could, but you would be guessing. Since the categories and requirements only land on September 4, templates get built during the hackathon itself. Use the run-up to get fluent in NanoClaw instead. That is exactly what the webinars and office hours are for.

So what do I do between now and September 4?

Join the list, install NanoClaw, and come to the sessions. Showing up on day one already comfortable with the tooling is the single biggest advantage you can give yourself.

Who can enter?

Entrants must be 18 or over, and entering is free. Team size and the full eligibility terms land with the official rules before the hackathon opens.

What does a submission involve?

A template, plus a short demo video showing it actually running. The video is how we verify entries work, and it is what we spotlight during the contest.