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The WebMCP Challenge
Register on official page ↗ 65/100 about 8 days until the September 3, 2026 1:00 PM PDT submission deadline
Why it's flagged 🔥
• $236.49 normalized prize per estimated submission
Decision — what to do today
SPRINT
tight but real (5-7d finish prior 80%)
Prize normalization
| Finish-feasibility at deadline | 80% (5-7d) |
| P(any payout) if competitive entry | 7% (assumes 10-20 slots) |
| Heuristic cash EV | $2,365 |
| Build model | P80 34h effective after 15% reuse (raw 40h) |
| Strategic fit (agent reliability) | 30% |
| Opportunity cost of entering | $850 (34h x $25/h shadow rate) |
| Latest safe start | 2026-08-23 |
Field estimation
| Headline advertised | $35,000 |
| Cash (verified) | $35,000 |
| Credits (compute/API) | — |
| Normalized value | $35,000 |
Score breakdown v0.1
65/100
Grid order (attention) = 65 × (deadline TBA) = 35073.5
Platform-listed prize: $35,000 in cash
| expected prize value | 100/100 |
| winnability | 44/100 |
| 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.
| Registered | 2,969 |
| Submission prior | 5% |
| Est. serious field | ~148 projects |
| Norm. prize per est. submission | $236.49 |
| Days left | 7 |