Eligibility and key facts
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- Who may be interested
- Developers, Startup teams
- Team size
- Individuals must meet the local age of majority. Eligible individuals, teams and established organizations may enter. Multiple jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia, are excluded; promotion-related personnel and conflicts of interest are restricted.
- Location
- Online
- Eligible regions
- To be confirmed; online does not imply worldwide eligibility
- Entry fee
- Free
- Prizes and support
- US$40,000 in cash prizes, including a US$10,000 grand prize.
All deadlines
Original date: Registration deadline | No separate registration closing time stated. Join hackathon remained visible during the submission period.
The time is unconfirmed or the event is cancelled and cannot be added.
Original date: Project submission deadline | Submission Period: Monday, August 10, 2026 (9:00 am Pacific Time) – Monday, September 14, 2026 (5:00 pm Pacific Time) | Time zone: America/Los_Angeles | Pacific Time is UTC-07:00 on this date.
This deadline has passed and cannot be added.
Original date: Optional AWS credit request | by September 11th at 12pm PT | Time zone: America/Los_Angeles | Optional US$50 credits, while supplies last; this is not the entry deadline.
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About this opportunity
Build an agent with Strands Agents SDK that completes real repetitive tasks across everyday life, professional work, or community service. Individuals must meet the local age of majority. Eligible individuals, teams and established organizations may enter. Multiple jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia, are excluded; promotion-related personnel and conflicts of interest are restricted. Entry is free. AWS credits may be requested while supplies last; entrants pay any additional AWS usage charges.
Rules and deliverables
Participation rules
- Individuals must meet the local age of majority. Eligible individuals, teams and established organizations may enter. Multiple jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia, are excluded; promotion-related personnel and conflicts of interest are restricted.
- Build a new project using Strands Agents SDK and disclose pre-existing work beyond standard tools. AgentCore deployment is encouraged but not required.
- Select Everyday, Professional or Good Neighbor Agents. Code must be public and licensed under MIT or Apache.
- Eligible jurisdictions worldwide. Rules exclude Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Belarus, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, United Arab Emirates, Quebec, Russia, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and other OFAC-designated jurisdictions.
- No separate registration cutoff is published. Complete registration before submitting and check the official rules.
What to prepare
- Project description, public code with README, architecture diagram, a public video of up to five minutes, and AWS Builder ID. A live demo and AWS Builder post are optional.
Sources
- Source platform
- Devpost
- Source domain
- agentsforhumans.devpost.com
The organizer’s published schedule and rules take precedence.