GitLab — Hackathon
GitLab AI Hackathon
You Orchestrate. AI Accelerates.
Prize Pool
$65.0K
Location
Online
Duration
44 days
Date
Feb 8, 2026 - Mar 24, 2026
About the Hackathon
You Orchestrate. AI Accelerates.
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 agentsthat assist you with tedious tasks such as creating testsLearn how to build a flow of agentsand 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 pricesGet StartedJoin Discordand get to know each other in #ai-hackathon.Explore GitLab Duo Agent Platform.Request Accessto the GitLab AI Hackathon group.Learn how tocreate GitLab custom Agents.Learn how tocreate GitLab Flows.Discover what’s possible in ourGitLab Duo prompt library.
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
$65.0K
Currency
USD
Start
Feb 8, 2026
End
Mar 24, 2026
Duration
44 days
Prize Breakdown
Grand Prize and Category Prizes
- -$65,000 total prize pool
Organized by GitLab
Online · Ended
Timeline
Feb 8, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
Mar 24, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.
