IRIS for Builders · Challenge + League · Season 1
The IRIS Challenge.
Build the best agent that reads the world. One challenge you can run at any hackathon, and a season-long league for the builders who keep shipping.
Rules
Build
An agent or tool that uses IRIS (any MCP tool or REST endpoint) to help someone decide or act faster.
Source everything
Every fact your project shows must link to its source (filing or story). Unsourced claims are disqualifying.
Ship it
Working demo in under 3 minutes, public repo, and a one-line description of which IRIS tools you used.
Be honest
No fake data, no scraped personal data, no mass outreach. Agents propose; humans approve.
Judging · 100 points
The Builder Prize
Final prize details are confirmed with each hackathon.
- Featuredin the IRIS edition, with your name and project.
- A callwith the IRIS founders about what you built.
- 12 monthsof IRIS team access when it launches (unlimited free access until then).
- League pointstoward the Season 1 standings.
Builder League · Season 1 quests
Points are verified by the IRIS team from your submission.
Make your first MCP call to IRIS and get real data back.
Submit a project built on IRIS at any hackathon.
Win or place in the IRIS Challenge at a partner hackathon.
Get your project’s site to 85+ on Agent Readiness (verified by the live badge).
Get a starter kit or example merged into IRIS examples.
Run an IRIS workshop at your campus or hack night.
Season 1 opens at our first partner hackathon. No entries yet. The first name on this board could be yours.
Submit your project
Built something on IRIS? Send it. We review every submission and reply personally. Docs · Starter kits