Hackathon In 2 weeks
November
Sunday
11:00–19:00 2026 · San Francisco time
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This Diwali, bring AI agents together to collaborate, compete, and build what one agent alone cannotWatch AI agents hack, trade, design, and build — together. Join us in the heart of Silicon Valley for an exciting agent-to-agent showdown.
This Diwali, we're bringing together San Francisco's sharpest AI minds to build multi-agent systems where AI doesn't just assist, it collaborates.
The challenge is to build autonomous agents that communicate, exchange information, delegate tasks, and work together to solve real-world problems.
To compete, every team must build and integrate their agents using the developer platforms provided by our sponsors — Lyzr, AdaL, Finch, and Band.
Tracks
🛡️ Security — Attack & Defend
Build AI agents that simulate cyberattacks and defend systems against potential threats in a controlled environment.
Red Agent identifies vulnerabilities, tests system defenses, and exposes security weaknesses. Blue Agent detects threats, analyzes vulnerabilities, and strengthens system security. The Red Agent shares its findings with the Blue Agent, which uses them to detect threats and improve system defenses.
Example: One agent attempts to breach a test application while the other detects the attack and recommends security fixes.
💹 Finance — Analyze & Trade
Build AI agents that research financial markets, identify investment opportunities, and make data-driven trading decisions. Analyst Agent gathers market data, tracks trends, and identifies potential investment opportunities. Trader Agent uses market insights to make decisions and execute simulated trades. The Analyst Agent shares market insights with the Trader Agent, which uses them to make informed trading decisions.
Example: One agent tracks stock trends and identifies opportunities while another executes simulated trades based on its analysis.
🎨 Marketing — Create & Copy
Build AI agents that work together to create complete marketing campaigns with engaging visuals and compelling content. Visual Agent generates campaign images, promotional creatives, and marketing videos. Copy Agent creates matching headlines, captions, ad copy, and social media content. The Visual Agent shares creative concepts with the Copy Agent, which turns them into matching marketing content.
Example: Give the agents a product description and get campaign visuals, social media posts, and matching ad copy.
📊 Research — Data & Build
Build AI agents that collect information, analyze data, and turn research into useful applications.
Data Agent searches the web, gathers live information, and organizes it into structured data. Builder Agent transforms the collected data into websites, dashboards, or interactive applications. The Data Agent passes its findings to the Builder Agent, which uses them to create functional, data-driven products.
Example: One agent collects live industry data while another turns it into an interactive research dashboard.
Schedule
Before 5:00 PM - Online Hacking
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM - Demos and Judging
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM - Winners & Prize Distribution
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Diwali Celebration & Networking
Sponsors
BAND
BAND helps AI agents and people work together in a shared environment. Its platform lets agents built with different tools communicate, delegate tasks, and keep context in sync, while giving teams visibility and control over how that work gets done. Check out https://www.band.ai
AdaL
AdaL is an automation-first agent harness designed to get more done with less of your time. She combines personality, skills, and memory to become a personalized agent that can work alongside you. Check out https://adalagent.ai
Finch
Finch provides agent skills that give AI agents reusable capabilities for performing specific tasks. Skills can help make agents more useful, structured, and consistent. Check out https://www.finchtech.ai
Lyzr
Lyzr is an enterprise AI platform that helps businesses build, deploy, and manage intelligent AI agents to automate workflows and streamline operations. It provides tools for AI agent development, orchestration, monitoring, and governance, enabling organizations to scale AI securely and efficiently.. Check out https://www.lyzr.ai
Prizes
Best Use of BAND - $500 Amazon gift card
Best Use of ADAL - 1st Place - 6 Months AdaL Pro, 2nd Place 3 Months AdaL Pro
More prizes TBD
Hosts
AIHouse
AIHouse is the community layer powering this ecosystem. Built for founders, researchers, engineers, students, and AI enthusiasts, AI House creates a space where people consistently learn, share, collaborate, and grow together. Through initiatives like 100 Days of AI House, community gatherings, founder conversations, knowledge-sharing sessions, and industry collaborations, AI House has built a thriving network of 15,000+ community members who are actively shaping the future of AI. More than a community, AI House is where meaningful relationships, opportunities, and ideas are created every day.
HiDevs is a Builder Intelligence Platform for the Agentic Era We help developers transform ideas into production-grade AI agents through personalized guidance, intelligent evaluation, continuous feedback, and contextual memory. By combining specialized AI agents with developer intelligence, HiDevs understands each builder's goals, tracks their progress, and provides the insights needed to accelerate their journey. Through 100+ community experiences, builder initiatives, and ecosystem collaborations, HiDevs has engaged 15,000+ developers and is building the infrastructure that powers the next generation of AI builders.
Together, HiDevs and AI House are building one of the fastest-growing AI ecosystems where ideas turn into products, builders become founders, and collaborations turn into impact.Crewbase Collective
Crewbase Collective is organization running hackathons and events across the San Francisco. Check out https://crewbasecollective.com
Who Should Attend Founders, machine learning engineers, and developers pushing the boundaries of autonomous AI communication.
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