MCP Hackathon: Challenges, Prizes, and How to Enter

Speaker 0: A few examples of what you can do with the Directus MCP. Now is your chance to actually build something with it, and we're gonna make it worth your while. So I'm here with the official announcement. We are running a Directus MCP hackathon for the next few weeks, and man, it's gonna be loads of fun. There are two challenges, and yes, you can enter both.

Challenge number one is to build a cool Directus project using our native MCP. It's completely open ended. No rules, no limits. You can build a tool that solves a real problem or build something freaking wild. To enter, just provide a short overview and a quick five minute demo video showing us and the community how awesome it is.

Challenge number two is to create a community template. You'll build a ready to go direct to starter that other developers can fire up right away. Think an AI powered blog or maybe a smart product catalog. Something that is helpful for the community and showcases what's possible when you build with the Directus MCP. All you need is a public GitHub repo with the template included.

And, look, don't worry. We've got some tooling and a sample repo to make this process easy peasy for you. Winners in each challenge will get a cool thousand bucks USD, and even cooler than that is that every team member gets an eight bit dough retro mechanical keyboard. Yes, those are the ones that look like the old Nintendo, and yes, I will be jealous of you. Winners also get some sweet Directus swag.

So get yourself registered at directus.i0/hackathons. Registering also gets you into our mentor hours sessions where you can ask questions and get help from other members of the core team and myself. Again, check out the official rules and submission details at directus.i0/hackathons. If you've been looking for an excuse to build something with AI and Directus, now's the time. I'm super excited to see what you build.