MUG NYC x Tavily x LastMile AI — Agentic AI Hackathon

The MongoDB User Group NYC, Tavily, and LastMile AI are teaming up to host an Agentic AI Hackathon — kicking off Friday, November 21st, 4 PM–8 PM at MongoDB Headquarters (NYC)!

Join us in person on Friday for the kickoff, then continue building remotely over the weekend. Judging and winner announcements will be on Monday (virtual).

### Kickoff Agenda \(Nov 21 \| 4–8 PM at MongoDB HQ\)

4:00 – 4:15 PM: Welcome
4:15 – 4:30 PM: Talk by MongoDB
4:30 – 4:45 PM: Talk by Tavily
4:45 – 5:00 PM: Talk by LastMile AI
* 5:00 – 8:00 PM: Hacking Session
🍕 Dinner, snacks, and drinks will be provided to keep you fueled through the evening.

### Remote Hacking over the weekend

Nov 22- Remote hacking
Nov 23 - Remote hacking+ Submission deadline

### Winners announced

* Nov 24 - Remote Judging + Winners and Prizes.

### 🏆 Prize Categories

Overall Category:

🏆 $200 Prize + $100 Amazon voucher*
Best AI agent that demonstrates real-world usability.
Must use MongoDB or LastMile AI or Tavily.

MongoDB Category:

🏆 *Flipper Zero.
* Must use MongoDB Atlas.

Tavily Category:

🏆 $100 Prize + Fast-tracked Interview* with Tavily’s hiring team for open roles.
Must use Tavily API or Tavily MCP.
10,000 Tavily credits.

LastMile AI Category:

🏆 $100 Prize + blog feature on LastMile AI social + demo slot in the MCP Agent Silsila Series.
Best end-to-end project on mcp-agent framework and mcp-c (agent exposed as MCP server, ChatGPT App, etc.)
* Deployed, reliable, and used in real daily workflow via MCP client

Who Should Attend:

Builders with coding background and AI/ML experience
Founders validating new ideas fast
* Students & devs excited to learn and ship agents they'll actually use

Requirements:

Solo or teams up to 4
Your project has to be built during the hackathon timeline, no previous work

🔥 Whether you’re building an autonomous research agent, a smart retrieval tool, or a creative AI workflow, this is your chance to innovate, learn, and connect with NYC’s AI community.

If you can't make it to the in-person kickoff, but still want to participate, please reach out to me on Linkedin.(https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashwanthalapati)

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