📌About the Event

The CriblCon 2026 App Hackathon is the first annual app-building hackathon organized by Cribl as part of CriblCon 26. Participants are challenged to create a working application using the Cribl app framework, publish it to the Cribl Community repository, and showcase what they have built during CriblCon. Developers can participate individually or form a team of up to four people. Cribl announced the hackathon immediately ahead of CriblCon 26, which takes place in Chicago from September 28–30, 2026.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Organizer: Cribl
• Edition: First annual Cribl App Hackathon.
• Challenge: Build a functional application using the Cribl app framework.
• Participants are expected to push their app to the Cribl Community repository and showcase their creation at CriblCon.
• Participation: Individual or team-based.
• Team size: 1–4 participants

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📅 Important Dates

• Hackathon announcement: September 25, 2026.
• CriblCon Campus Experience: September 28, 2026.
• Main CriblCon conference: September 29–30, 2026.
• Overall CriblCon dates: September 28–30, 2026

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• Participants can enter solo or in teams of up to four members.
• The announced prize structure separates entrants into Customer and Partner categories.
• Participants must create an app using Cribl’s app framework.
• The completed app must be pushed to the Cribl Community repository.
• Entrants are expected to showcase their app at CriblCon 2026.
• The app should be functional; this is explicitly relevant to the special Chaos Gremlin award, which rewards an unconventional app that still works

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Customer – 1st Place: $2,000
• Customer – Runner-up: $750
• Partner – 1st Place: $2,000
• Partner – Runner-up: $750
• Chaos Gremlin Award: $500