About this hackathon
About the Challenge: Can you turn a simple customer message into a professional invoice using AI?
KODNEXUS AI BUILD BATTLE is a free, 180-minute online build sprint where participants create a working AI-powered invoice automation tool. Your application should understand a customer's requirement written in plain natural language, extract key details, fetch service pricing from a connected sheet/database, and generate a clean, review-ready invoice.
Core Workflow to Build: Customer Requirement → AI Extraction → Price Lookup → Invoice Generation → Review/Approval Flow
Eligibility & Guidelines:
Participation: Individual participation only.
Registration: Free.
Build Time: 180 Minutes.
AI Tools: AI assistants and coding copilots are fully allowed.
Tech Stack: Any language or framework is welcome (Python, FastAPI, Streamlit, React, Next.js, OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Groq, LangChain, Google Sheets API, Airtable, CSV/Excel).
Key Requirements
Natural-language customer input handling.
Structured entity extraction (Name, Email, Requested Services, Quantity, Notes).
Dynamic price lookup from a source (Google Sheets, Airtable, Excel, or CSV). The AI must NOT fabricate prices; missing items must be flagged for review.
Professional invoice layout from a template with correct total calculation.
Working review/approval step before final export/download.
Judging Criteria (100 Marks)
Functionality & Correctness: 30 Marks
AI Implementation & Prompting: 20 Marks
Price/Data Source Integration: 15 Marks
Invoice Quality & Usability: 15 Marks
Real-World Usefulness: 10 Marks
Creativity & Bonus Features (PDF export, WhatsApp share, tax, dashboard): 10 Marks
Submission Requirements:
Public GitHub Repository link
Live Demo / Deployed Link
Short Project Description (under 200 words)
Demo Video / Loom walkthrough (Optional)
Prizes & Recognition:
Winner: Internship Opportunity with Kodnexus + Winner Certificate + Social Media Feature
Top Performers: Achievement Certificate + Kodnexus Social Media Feature + Internship Consideration
All Submissions: Certificate of Participation
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