Name: MUG NYC x Tavily x LastMile AI — Agentic AI Hackathon
Start: 2025-11-21T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-21T20:00:00-05:00
Location: MongoDB

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)

Yashwanth Alapati

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