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The Harness Engineering & Model Wrangling Hackathon

HEMongoDB
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when26 Sep 2026
whereNew York, NY
prizeTBA
priceFree
formatIn-Person
organiserMongoDB

about this event

MongoDB's next chapter of agentic infrastructure is memory, persistence, and self-evolving systems. Join us for a hackathon with MongoDB, as well as our supporting partners — AWS, OpenAI, Fireworks, Vercel, Openrouter, ElevenLabs — focused on solving the hardest problem in agentic AI: building harnesses that can adapt, remember, and operate reliably over the long haul.

We're looking for impactful projects built with MongoDB Atlas, Vector Search, and Agentic Memory tooling. Whether you're building agents that rewrite their own guardrails, systems that hold context across weeks-long tasks, or entirely new approaches to persistent agent memory, this is your opportunity to build the infrastructure the next generation of agents will run on.

Top judges from across MongoDB's ecosystem will be joining us, and prizes will be announced soon.

Note: This event is fully in-person in NYC. Space is limited. Maximum team size is four. All attendees must submit an application and be approved to attend. If selected as a finalist we require one person from your team to record a demo on-site September 26th which will then be displayed at .local NYC. To be eligible to win, finalists must also be available on September 30th to attend MongoDB.local NYC and present their project.

when

Sep 26, 202609:00–22:00 EDT

The Harness Engineering & Model Wrangling Hackathon

Main hackathon day. Top judges from across MongoDB's ecosystem will attend. Prizes to be announced soon. Finalists record a demo on-site this day for display at .local NYC.

◍ New York, NY

tickets

Ticket types, prices and availability for The Harness Engineering & Model Wrangling Hackathon
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General AdmissionFreeTBAAvailableAll attendees must submit an application and be approved to attend. Space is limited. Maximum team size is four.

prizes

Prize places and values for The Harness Engineering & Model Wrangling Hackathon
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TBAPrizes to be announced soonTBA

faq

What is the event format?+
This event is fully in-person in NYC. Space is limited.
What is the maximum team size?+
The maximum team size is four.
How do I attend?+
All attendees must submit an application and be approved to attend.
What are the finalist requirements?+
If selected as a finalist, one person from your team must record a demo on-site September 26th which will then be displayed at .local NYC. To be eligible to win, finalists must also be available on September 30th to attend MongoDB.local NYC and present their project.
The Harness Engineering & Model Wrangling Hackathon26 Sep 2026 · New York, NY · TBA
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