Hackathon #4
Last updated: 2026-06-28
Hackathon #4 centers on agent applications that can delegate work, execute through Cortensor, verify results, and continue workflows. It is the closest hackathon track to the current Corgent, Bardiel, router, and agent ecosystem direction.
Program Summary
| Field |
Detail |
| Theme |
Agent Apps: Delegate, Execute, Verify. |
| Status |
Planned around Q1 2026; use the latest community announcement for active dates. |
| Main output |
Usable agent workflows, templates, validation surfaces, and public-good tools. |
| Optional surfaces |
ERC-8004 artifacts, x402, MCP patterns, COR Prover-style validation, and router /validate work. |
Workflow Target
sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant Agent
participant Router as Cortensor Router
participant Miners as Miner Sessions
participant Validators
participant Evidence
User->>Agent: Goal or task
Agent->>Router: Delegate work
Router->>Miners: Execute inference
Miners-->>Router: Candidate outputs
Router->>Validators: Validate or score
Validators-->>Router: Verdicts and reasons
Router-->>Agent: Result plus evidence
Agent->>Evidence: Store logs/artifacts
Agent-->>User: Answer, action, or next step
Primary Focus Areas
| Track |
What qualifies |
| Agentic applications |
Agents that monitor, act, coordinate, transact, or report with clear tool interfaces. |
| Delegation and execution loops |
A full path where the agent plans, delegates to Cortensor, receives results, and continues. |
| Trust and verification |
Cross-run checks, rubric scoring, evidence bundles, audit logs, and "why trust this output" surfaces. |
| Agent tooling and templates |
SDK wrappers, CLIs, session helpers, structured logging, replay, and evaluation harnesses. |
| Operational agents |
Router health checks, latency alerts, incident summaries, support triage, and analytics. |
| Public-good agents |
Open bots, limited free tiers, public endpoints, educational tools, and community utilities. |
Prize Pool
| Placement |
Prize |
| 1st |
$1000 equivalent |
| 2nd |
$800 equivalent |
| 3rd |
$500 equivalent |
| 4th-5th |
$300 equivalent each |
| 6th-7th |
$150 equivalent each |
| 8th-10th |
$100 equivalent each |
| 11th-20th |
$50 equivalent each |
Prize placement is based on quality, impact, technical rigor, usability, documentation, compliance, and alignment with Cortensor's roadmap. Cortensor may withhold, split, or reallocate prizes when entries do not meet the bar.
Project Ideas
| Family |
Examples |
| Real operators |
Release manager, incident commander, QA/regression, community support agent. |
| On-chain and crypto-native agents |
Receipt verifier, treasury watcher, governance analyst. |
| Multi-agent systems |
Coordinator agent, disagreement resolver, arbitration bundle generator. |
| Memory and knowledge |
Project memory agent, knowledge-base builder with citations and confidence. |
| Tooling and DX |
Agent starter templates, evaluation harness, observability dashboards. |
Deliverables
- Public repo with permissive license.
- README with quickstart and runbook.
- Architecture diagram.
- Tool list and constraints.
- Demo link or recorded video with reproduction steps.
- Runtime proof: transcripts, logs, structured outputs, replay scripts, or test commands.
- Verification proof: rubric prompts, cross-run checks, validator usage, or evidence bundles.
Evaluation
| Criterion |
Weight |
| Agent capability and workflow completeness |
30% |
| Cortensor integration |
25% |
| Reliability and safety guardrails |
20% |
| Usability and demo quality |
15% |
| Public-good impact |
10% |
Bonus consideration can include ERC-8004 artifacts, x402 flows, MCP patterns, /validate usage, on-chain records, tests, benchmarks, and observability dashboards.