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Agents for Humans Hackathon

Why it's flagged 🔥

• $174.67 normalized prize per estimated submission

Decision — what to do today

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Prize normalization

What they're looking for

Required: Strands Agents SDK, AWS account, AWS Builder ID

You win with: Technical Implementation (EQUAL) · Design (EQUAL) · Potential Impact (EQUAL) · Creativity & Originality (EQUAL)

Themes: Beginner Friendly · Machine Learning/AI · Open Ended — detailed requirements not published yet, check the official page.

✦ Strong match for your agent-reliability specialism (52% overlap)

<section class="panel"> <div class="label">Extracted contract </div> <div class="grid2" style="margin-bottom:12px"> <div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Tracks & prizes</div> <div>• Everyday Agents</div><div>• Professional Agents</div><div>• Good Neighbor Agents</div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin:10px 0 6px">Judging</div> <div>• Technical Implementation — <span style="color:var(--text-dim)">EQUAL</span></div><div>• Design — <span style="color:var(--text-dim)">EQUAL</span></div><div>• Potential Impact — <span style="color:var(--text-dim)">EQUAL</span></div><div>• Creativity & Originality — <span style="color:var(--text-dim)">EQUAL</span></div><div>• Presentation — <span style="color:var(--text-dim)">EQUAL</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Requirement vector</div> <div style="margin-bottom:10px"><span class=mathnote>no vector yet</span></div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Originality rules</div> <table class="math"> <tr><td>New project required</td><td><span style="color:#86efac">YES</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Pre-existing code allowed</td><td><span style="color:#86efac">YES</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Disclosure required</td><td><span style="color:#86efac">YES</span></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="observed">Extracted by hermes/mimo from official page · deterministically validated · every UNKNOWN is a fact we could not verify, not a guess</div> </section>

Finish-feasibility at deadline	100% (14d+)
P(any payout) if competitive entry	4% (assumes 10-20 slots)
Heuristic cash EV	$1,747
Build model	P80 34h effective after 15% reuse (raw 40h)
Strategic fit (agent reliability)	52%
Opportunity cost of entering	$850 (34h x $25/h shadow rate)
Latest safe start	2026-09-03

Field estimation

Official event page →

Devpost API · observed 2026-08-22 · eligibility source: platform metadata unverified

Headline advertised	$40,000
Cash (verified)	$40,000
Credits (compute/API)	—
Normalized value	$40,000

Score breakdown v0.1

59/100

Grid order (attention) = 59 × (deadline TBA) = -1

Platform-listed prize: $40,000

expected prize value	92/100
winnability	36/100
historical winner quality	no data yet
judging tractability	no data yet
organizer quality	no data yet

Known components renormalized · completeness bonus up to +8 · unverified prizes capped at 85.

The facts

Dates: 8/10/2026 → 9/14/2026
Format: online
Themes: Beginner Friendly, Machine Learning/AI, Open Ended

Registered	4,587
Submission prior	5%
Est. serious field	~229 projects
Norm. prize per est. submission	$174.67
Days left	18