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Build what the internet couldn't pay for before.

Create intelligent applications that discover, access and pay for digital services, powered by internet-native payments.

  • ■ NO SIGN-UP
  • ■ NO CRYPTO KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
  • ■ OPEN-SOURCE STARTERS
TRACE · RESEARCH-ASSISTANTSIMULATED
  1. AGENTGETRequests /v1/company-profiles
  2. SERVICE402Payment required · $0.05
  3. AGENTCHKWithin budget · $1.00 available
  4. AGENTPAYAuthorises $0.05 and retries
  5. SERVICE200Profile delivered
AVAILABLE FUNDS$1.00
An AI agent asks for data, gets a price, checks its budget and pays, all in one web request. Payments settle on Solana.
01 · THE HACKATHON

Agent Studio · Cambridge

EVENT SPEC · CAMPENDING ORGANISER APPROVAL
UNIVERSITY
PROPOSED
University of CambridgeOpen to Cambridge and Oxford students
DATES
SAMPLE
Sat 13 to Sun 14 Feb 2027Two days, in person
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
SAMPLE
Sun 14 Feb, 12:00 GMTProjects submitted via GitHub
PRIZE POOL
SAMPLE
£10,000Split across the four tracks
FORMAT
PROPOSED
30 hours · teams of 1-4Beginners welcome
VENUE
TBC
Cambridge, to be confirmedAnnounced after approval
LINKS
HOST · MENTORS · SPONSORS
Superteam UKPROPOSED HOST · PENDING APPROVAL
SPONSOR SLOT
OPEN
MENTORS
TBA
No sponsorships or funding commitments are confirmed yet.
JUDGING · WEIGHTINGSAMPLE
  • Technical execution30%
    It runs, end to end, on devnet.
  • Use of payments25%
    Payments are essential, not bolted on.
  • Real user value25%
    Someone would actually use it.
  • Demo & clarity20%
    Explained in two minutes.
GROUND RULESPROPOSED
  1. 01Build during the event. Open-source starters are allowed.
  2. 02Teams of 1-4. Beginners are welcome.
  3. 03Test funds and devnet only. No real money changes hands.
  4. 04Never commit API keys or wallet keys.
  5. 05Submit a public repository and a short demo video.
02 · FOUR TRACKS

Pick how you like to build.

Proposed configuration. Tracks and prizes may change after organiser approval.
TRACK 01£2,500 · SAMPLE

Web Applications

NEXT.JS

Build AI-powered web applications and internet-native payment experiences.

JUDGED ON
  • Product polish
  • Payment experience
  • Real user value
$ npx next dev
START WITH NEXT.JS
TRACK 02£2,500 · SAMPLE

Consumer Mobile

REACT NATIVE · EXPO · ANDROID

Build mobile applications with strong consumer adoption potential.

Standout apps may suit future Solana Mobile distribution. A possible pathway, not a guarantee.
JUDGED ON
  • Consumer appeal
  • Onboarding
  • Mobile payments
$ npx expo run:android
START WITH EXPO
TRACK 03£2,500 · SAMPLE

Autonomous Agents

PYTHON

Build autonomous systems that discover and purchase digital services within defined budgets.

JUDGED ON
  • Autonomy
  • Budget safety
  • Reliability
$ python -m agent
START WITH PYTHON
TRACK 04£2,500 · SAMPLE

Services & Markets

NODE.JS · TYPESCRIPT

Build paid APIs, intelligent backend services, service markets and automated matching systems.

JUDGED ON
  • API design
  • Pricing model
  • Composability
$ npm run dev
START WITH NODE.JS
03 · GETTING STARTED

Explore. Configure. Build.

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