Pirates of the Coral-bean Hackathon
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📌About the Event
The Pirates of the Coral-bean Hackathon is a high-intensity, online building sprint centered on Coral, an open-source query layer for AI agents.
The core challenge is to move away from messy API wrappers and “context window stuffing.” Instead, participants must use Coral to treat any API, database, or file as a SQL table. This allows agents to perform complex, cross-source JOINs (e.g., joining GitHub PRs with Slack threads and Datadog logs) in a single query, with all auth and pagination handled “below deck.”
📍 Event Overview
- Category: Global Online AI Agent & Data Engineering Hackathon.
- Organizer: Coral (in partnership with WeMakeDevs).
- Venue: 100% Online.
- Target Audience: Developers, AI Engineers, and Data Architects.
- Team Size: 1–4 Members.
- Core Tech: Coral (SQL interface for agents via CLI or MCP).
📅 Critical Timeline
- Launch Date: May 17, 2026
- Submission Deadline: May 24, 2026
- Status: Starts in 10 Days (as of May 7).
⚔️ The Two Challenge Tracks
Track 1: The Enterprise Agent
- Goal: Build a “smart crew” for organizations to solve real-world operational silos.
- Examples: A Coding Agent Debugger (GitHub + Sentry + Slack) or a Security Monitor (GitHub + OSV + Notion) to find secrets in commits and cross-reference them with CVEs.
Track 2: The Personal Agent
- Goal: Build a “first mate” for personal productivity.
- Examples: A Content Creator Dashboard (YouTube + X + Discord) or a Study Planner (Google Calendar + Drive + Notion) to find what’s due and what’s behind.
💰 The Treasure Chest (Prizes)
This hackathon features a “No-Split” prize policy: Every member of the winning team gets the hardware prize.
| Track | Prize | Recipients |
| 🥇 Best Enterprise Agent | MacBook Neo | Up to 4 per team |
| 🥇 Best Personal Agent | Apple iPad | Up to 4 per team |
| 🎁 Early Bird Bounty | Coral Swag Box | First 10 social sharers |
| ⚓ New Source Bounty | $100 Cash + $50 Charity | Best custom source spec creators |
| 📝 Captain’s Log | Keychron Keyboard | Best “How-to” blog guides |
| 🏆 Showcase Reward | Claude Max Vouchers | Best 50 Discord showcases |
📜 The Pirate’s Code (Rules)
- Fresh Build: You must build a new project during the May 17–24 window. No pre-existing codebases.
- Eligibility: You must ⭐ star the Coral GitHub Repo and join the Coral Discord to qualify.
- Local First: Coral runs 100% locally; ensure your agent respects this architectural principle.
- Intellectual Property: All IP remains with the builders/crew.
- Technical Depth: Projects leveraging advanced Coral features like schema learning, caching, and MCP integration will score higher.