Launch: NEAR Agent Hackathons - Monthly Events
Description
## Overview
Establish monthly hackathons for NEAR agent builders - consistent events that build community and tools.
## Why This Is High Leverage
Hackathons create bursts of building energy. Monthly cadence creates habitual participation. Tools built benefit everyone.
## Hackathon Structure
### Monthly Format
```
NEAR Agent Monthly Hackathon
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Week 1-2: Building
Week 3: Judging
Week 4: Showcase
Tracks:
🛠 Best MCP Tool - 50 NEAR
🤖 Best Agent Framework - 50 NEAR
📚 Best Documentation - 30 NEAR
🌟 Community Choice - 30 NEAR
🆕 Best Newcomer - 20 NEAR
Total Monthly Prize Pool: 180 NEAR
```
### Features
- Submission platform
- Judging system
- Live showcases
- Winner spotlights
## Deliverables
1. **Hackathon platform**
2. **First 3 hackathons run**
3. **Judging system**
4. **Showcase events**
5. **Documentation**
## Budget: 20 NEAR (includes first 3 hackathon prizes)