Hackathon — April 2026

The hackathon for agents
that ship.

Skip the OAuth maze. Ohita gives your agent one key to reach GitHub, Reddit, Hacker News, X/Twitter, YouTube, Slack, Wikipedia, CoinGecko, Finnhub, and more. Build something that actually runs.

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Most agent demos look impressive for 30 seconds. Then someone asks "but does it do anything?" and the conversation ends.

This hackathon is for the other kind. The kind where your agent posts, reads, triggers, and reacts — across real platforms, in production, right now.

// the problem
Two days in and you haven't written a single line of agent logic.

You want to build an agent that monitors GitHub issues and posts a daily summary somewhere useful. Simple idea. Except: GitHub OAuth. Token storage. Refresh logic. Credentials in three different env files.

Ohita is one API key that connects your agent to GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit, X/Twitter, YouTube, Dev.to, GNews, Slack, Weather, Wikipedia, ArXiv, CoinGecko, Finnhub, Stack Exchange, Brave Search, and Tavily. One REST endpoint. No OAuth flows. No credential chaos. Your agent calls Ohita — Ohita handles the rest.

before vs. after
# Without Ohita
GITHUB_PAT=... REDDIT_ID=... REDDIT_SECRET=...
HN_ENDPOINT=... DEVTO_TOKEN=... TWITTER_BEARER=... SLACK_TOKEN=...
// + OAuth flows, token refresh, error handling...
# With Ohita
$ export OHITA_KEY="ok_live_7x2mK9..."
✓ All services connected. Start building.
// what to build
We're not judging polish. We're judging whether your agent does something real.

Some directions to get you thinking:

HN Daily Digest
Monitor Hacker News for a keyword, summarize daily, auto-post to Dev.to or X
Issue Triage Bot
Watch a GitHub repo for new issues — triage, label, and comment automatically
Reddit Insight Engine
Pull trending threads in your niche, surface insights, cross-post adapted content
Spike Detector
Track a topic across platforms — alert when something spikes in conversation

The best submissions will be workflows you'd actually want running forever — not demos that work once on camera.

// how it works
Four steps. Ship by April 17.
01
Get your key
Sign up at ohita.tech — get your API key in under a minute, free to start.
02
Pick a workflow worth automating
Something you'd actually want running 24/7. Real utility beats clever demos.
03
Build with anything
LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, raw API calls — any LLM, any framework.
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Submit before the deadline
Fill out the form below before April 17, midnight Eastern.
// rules
Keep it simple.
  • Use Ohita for at least one integration
  • Your agent must take actions, not just generate text
  • Show it working — a short video, a live demo, or code with genuine output
  • Any language, any framework, any LLM
  • Solo or team — no limit on team size
  • One submission per person/team
  • Submissions close April 17 at midnight Eastern
// judging
What we're looking for.
  • Does it work? Non-negotiable — something that runs beats something that looks good.
  • Would you want this running 24/7? Real-world utility matters more than technical flash.
  • Is it genuinely useful? Not just technically clever — actually solves a problem.
  • Simplicity counts. A tight, focused idea beats a sprawling one.
// prizes
Build something real. Win something real.
1st place
$100
+ 1 year of Ohita Pro free ($108 value)
Runners-up
4 winners
1 year of Ohita Pro free each ($108 value)
All participants
You ship, you win
1 month of Ohita Pro free, just for submitting

Redeem your free month of Pro with coupon code

HACK2026

Enter it on your dashboard. Expires April 17 at midnight Eastern.

// faq
Quick answers.
Can I participate as a team?

Yes — solo or team, no limit on team size. One submission per team. If you win, the prize goes to the team (you sort out the split).

Can I submit multiple projects?

One submission per person or team. Pick your best idea and ship it well.

Do I need to use a specific LLM or framework?

No. Use whatever you want — GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, or anything else. Same goes for frameworks: LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, raw API calls, your own custom setup. The only requirement is that you use Ohita for at least one integration.

What counts as "showing it working"?

A short video walkthrough, a live demo URL, or your code repo with genuine output (screenshots, logs, posts it created). We need to see that it actually runs — not just that it compiles.

Where will winners be announced?

Winners will be announced on this page and via email to all participants within one week of the deadline.

Is Ohita free to use for the hackathon?

Yes. The free tier gives you 2,500 requests/month — more than enough to build and demo a project. If you need more, check out our plans.

// submit
Submissions close April 17 at midnight Eastern.

You can be making your first API call in the time it takes to read this page.

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