Hackathon
Open
Open Agentic Web Challenge 2026
Online Cognizant hackathon with $10,000 in cash prizes for open source websites that run AI agent networks in the browser. Submissions close 11 January 2027.
Partners are Cognizant AI Lab, Mozilla, the NANDA project at MIT Media Lab, AWS, UT Austin School of Computing and AI Commons.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| First place | $5,000; $1,500 Mozilla Otari credit |
| Second place | $3,000; $750 Mozilla Otari credit |
| Third place | $2,000; $500 Mozilla Otari credit |
| Employee prize | $250 Mozilla Otari credit |
Requirements:
- Public website that follows the open agentic web specification
- A conforming JSON file that describes the agent network, plus a runtime file that runs it in the browser
- Interface for users or agents to work with the agent network
- Demo video under two minutes on YouTube, narrated by the entrant
- Judged on implementation, design, potential impact and quality of the idea
Timeline:
- Judging from 11 to 18 January 2027
- Winners announced around 19 January 2027
Source · cognizant-agenticweb.devpost.com/rules
Published 11 November 2026 · Checked against the organizer's page 14 November 2026
DevGrants Daily, run by Albert Andrejev. How entries are made and checked.
Quick answers
Does the project have to be open source?
Yes. Everything built for the challenge is open source.