Agents Without Masters Hackathon with NEAR AI

​⚠️ At capacity! We are currently only accepting new registrations from those referred by registered team members ⚠️

​Hack DeFAI like it means something.

​On June 15–16, join us at w3.hub for 24 hours of focused, irreverent, and community-driven AI x blockchain hacking.

​At Agents Without Masters, we’re calling on builders, researchers, weirdos, and wanderers to create autonomous agents that actually do something. Not just talk — act.We're here to ship DeFAI agents with real-world utility, speed, and backbone.

​💸 $25,000 in bounties🛠️ Quickstart templates & hands-on guidance🚀 Post-hackathon rewards & GTM support

​Organized by NEAR Foundation & Hackbox.

​Who It's For

• ​AI-curious builders and blockchain developers of all levels
• ​First-time hackers welcome
• ​If you’ve ever thought “this needs to be done by an agent” — this hackathon is for you

​What You’ll Build

​✅ Autonomous agents that interact with NEAR or adjacent tools (tech stack guidance will be available)✅ Projects that include AI components — LLMs, models, or frameworks✅ Public GitHub repos. No black boxes.

​No prior experience with NEAR or AI needed — we’ll help you ship something solid by dawn.

​Schedule

​Sunday, June 15

• ​16:00 — Doors Open: Check-in, Snacks, Meet the Crew
• ​17:00 — Kickoff & Lightning Talks
• ​18:00 — Hacking Starts
• ​18:00–23:00 — Workshops and pizza
• ​23:00+ — Late Night Hacking & Optional Shenanigans

​Monday, June 16

• ​07:00 — Coffee & Breakfast
• ​08:00 — Morning Hacking
• ​11:00 — Final Workshops & Mentor Hours
• ​12:00 — Submissions Due (via Dorahacks)
• ​12:30 — Demos Begin
• ​14:00 — Judging & Awards
• ​15:00 — Chill & Network
• ​16:00 — End of Event

​How to Participate

• ​Submit via Dorahacks — link coming soon
• ​Teams of 1–4 people
• ​Code must be open source
• ​Project must be new or have significant new features
• ​Agents must integrate NEAR or adjacent tech
• ​MVP it and make it work!

​Judging Criteria

​🏗️ Smart implementation⚙️ Task Completion & Performance Benchmarks🎯 User Experience🎤 Demo & Presentation

​Why You Should Come

• ​Build something that doesn’t just talk — it does things
• ​Learn new tools fast, with support from our mentors
• ​Meet Berlin’s coolest buidlers
• ​Grab a slice 🍕, hack late, and leave with an agent that kicks ass
• ​Learn more about post hackathon support like Protocol Rewards

​Hack AI like it means something.See you at w3.hub.