Data ScienceArtificial IntelligenceWeb Development
Event Type
online
1,516
Participants
$20,000
Prize Pool
136
Est. Projects
About the challenge
Context is everything. The GitLab Transcend Hackathon is a two-week, fully virtual event celebrating the future of AI-native software development, built on top of GitLab Orbit. The structured, queryable representation of your codebase that gives AI the context it needs to actually understand your project.
Whether you want to ship code that powers GitLab Orbit itself, or build agents, flows, and skills that put it to work, there's a track for you. Beginners, seasoned contributors, and AI tinkerers are all welcome.
Two tracks, one mission: make AI smarter by giving it real context.
Contribute Track: Pick up an issue specifically designed for this hackathon and ship a merge request to GitLab Orbit and surrounding tooling.
Showcase Track: Build an agent, flow, or skill on the GitLab Duo Agent Platform that uses GitLab Orbit to solve a real developer problem. Publish to the AI Catalog and tell the world about it.
Get started
Register here on Devpost.
Head to the GitLab Contributors Platform transcend hackathon page and choose your track.
Find more resources
Build, ship, and submit your project on Devpost by June 24, 2026 (2:00 pm Eastern Time).
Judge Accessibility
Organizer email available25/25
Student-run event15/15
Actively looking for judges25/25
Small event (120 participants)10/10
No corporate sponsors10/10
New or emerging organizer10/10
Public registration available5/5
Online format (judge from anywhere)10/10
Top signals
Organizer email available
Student-run event
Actively looking for judges
Organizers
Alex Johnson
alex@example.org
Jamie Rivera
jamie@example.org
Sam Chen
sam@example.org
Estimated Audience
Mostly Students
ExperienceStudent
OccupationStudents
Beginner Friendly
Women in Tech
Technical Focus
AI95%
Web80%
Mobile25%
Industries
Healthcare
Education
Climate
Technologies
Python
React
OpenAI
Why this estimate
• Hosted by a university
• Open to students
• MLH member event
Estimate inferred from event metadata, not actual attendee data.