# Hackathon 2026 is now live! **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** pega-platform\ **Created:** [October 5, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670 "2026-10-05T15:36:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MCobb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/mcobb/32/88_2.png) [@MCobb](https://forums.pega.com/u/MCobb)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/1 "2026-10-05T15:36:49Z")
**Ready, set, hack!** This Hackathon showcases the latest capabilities in Pega Infinity ’26, including AI-assisted development, external AI agent connectivity, Constellation, high-fidelity Blueprinting, and AI-powered decisioning. Choose the category that best matches your skills and ideas, then create a solution that demonstrates meaningful business impact, technical innovation, and the power of building with Pega. **You have until October 9 to submit your project—compete for awards and see your work recognized by our judges. [Submit your project](https://community.pega.com/hackathon#p-a89dc1cd-6861-45cd-ad02-10e8681a69b3)** **Got questions? Ask them here, and a member of the team will get back to you.** Happy Hacking 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ajit\_Tiwari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/ajit_tiwari/32/22879_2.png) [@Ajit\_Tiwari](https://forums.pega.com/u/Ajit_Tiwari)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/2 "2026-10-07T18:30:19Z")
Hi, Hackathon Trial instance for 2 members out of 3 is available under “My Trials” but for 3rd member It’s not showing up. Please help to resolve this. Let me know If I need to provide any other details to help resolve. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Priya\_Ragu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Priya\_Ragu](https://forums.pega.com/u/Priya_Ragu)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/3 "2026-10-08T17:34:40Z")
Hello Team, the hackathon instance is not waking up. We are unable to proceed with our hackathon development. Please action at the earliest ---
**Author:** ![StephanieLouis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/stephanielouis/32/22997_2.png) [@StephanieLouis](https://forums.pega.com/u/StephanieLouis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/4 "2026-10-08T18:15:12Z")
Did you invite them to your instance In Infinity Studio? That would be the fastest way. It may not show up on their Trials, but they can bookmark it ---
**Author:** ![StephanieLouis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/stephanielouis/32/22997_2.png) [@StephanieLouis](https://forums.pega.com/u/StephanieLouis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/5 "2026-10-08T18:16:20Z")
I’ll work with the Trials team and look into this ASAP and will have the team email you if we have any questions. ---
**Author:** ![StephanieLouis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/stephanielouis/32/22997_2.png) [@StephanieLouis](https://forums.pega.com/u/StephanieLouis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/6 "2026-10-08T19:53:26Z")
@Priya_Ragu - we found the issue and it should be fixed. Let me know if you continue to have issues. ---
**Author:** ![Priya\_Ragu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Priya\_Ragu](https://forums.pega.com/u/Priya_Ragu)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/7 "2026-10-08T19:55:36Z")
@StephanieLouis thanks the instance is working fine. ---
**Author:** ![StephanieLouis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/stephanielouis/32/22997_2.png) [@StephanieLouis](https://forums.pega.com/u/StephanieLouis)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/8 "2026-10-09T15:33:47Z")
As a reminder, the Hackathon wraps up today! We will take the submission form down around 5PM Eastern time this afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Priya\_Ragu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Priya\_Ragu](https://forums.pega.com/u/Priya_Ragu)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/9 "2026-10-09T21:04:03Z")
@StephanieLouis Thank you for extending the submission deadline. Our team had already submitted our hackathon files before the original deadline of October 9 21:00 UTC. We noticed that the submission portal currently does not provide an option to update or resubmit our files. Could you please confirm whether resubmission/editing of existing submissions will be enabled for teams that would like to submit updated versions before the new deadline? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![StephanieLouis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/stephanielouis/32/22997_2.png) [@StephanieLouis](https://forums.pega.com/u/StephanieLouis)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/10 "2026-10-09T22:33:55Z")
Hi Priya, If you would like to resubmit you can send a Google Drive (or similar link) to me here via email and I can update the link to the files for our judges. Thanks! Steph ---
**Author:** ![Ajit\_Tiwari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/ajit_tiwari/32/22879_2.png) [@Ajit\_Tiwari](https://forums.pega.com/u/Ajit_Tiwari)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/11 "2026-10-10T19:34:04Z")
Thanks Stephanie, we did the same, invited and share link of Hackathon Instance. We are three members in team. But on the Trial instance it says 2 Members; I’m hoping that in actual registration all the three members are present 🙂 . ---
**Author:** ![AnushaRaniN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@AnushaRaniN](https://forums.pega.com/u/AnushaRaniN)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/12 "2026-10-11T05:30:44Z")
Hi @StephanieLouis , Can you please enable MCP and A2A options for our instance. We are trying to do the use case for integrating with external agents. ---
**Author:** ![StephanieLouis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/stephanielouis/32/22997_2.png) [@StephanieLouis](https://forums.pega.com/u/StephanieLouis)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/14 "2026-10-11T10:54:13Z")
I’ll work with the tam and get back to you. ---
**Author:** ![StephanieLouis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/stephanielouis/32/22997_2.png) [@StephanieLouis](https://forums.pega.com/u/StephanieLouis)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/15 "2026-10-12T11:37:02Z")
Hi. I confirmed that the Community Edition instances support this configuration. Have you tried the instructions laid out in the documentation? > **[Pegasystems Documentation](https://docs.pega.com/bundle/platform/page/platform/gen-ai/MCP-platform.html)** **How MCP is configured (Pega as MCP server, so external agents can call Pega)** | **Step** | **What to do** | | --- | --- | | 1 | In the authoring environment, go to Rules Library \> Configuration \> Configuration Settings Values. | | 2 | Find the setting “(Experimental) Enable MCP” and set it to True. Merge or deploy the change. | | 3 | The MCP endpoint then becomes available at {BASE\_URL}/dx/api/application/v2/mcp. | | 4 | Register an OAuth 2.0 client in the admin portal. Set Client Type to Public, Require PKCE to true and Grant type to Authorization code. Add the callback URLs of the external client, for example Claude Code or GitHub Copilot. | | 5 | Optionally create a Service MCP rule to expose specific tools. The out-of-the-box pxCommon MCP service already includes tools such as pxSkillsTool, which reflect the application’s case types. | For the opposite direction, where a Pega agent calls tools on an external MCP server, you define a Connect MCP rule. This needs an Authentication Profile, and Application Settings can hold the target endpoint URLs. ---
**Author:** ![RamarajuP16794259](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@RamarajuP16794259](https://forums.pega.com/u/RamarajuP16794259)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/16 "2026-10-12T11:45:48Z")
I am trying to create Blueprint for my Hackathon Instance. But I am not able to create it. It is keep on stuck at Authentication Callback tab. ---
**Author:** ![Priya\_Ragu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Priya\_Ragu](https://forums.pega.com/u/Priya_Ragu)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/17 "2026-10-12T14:33:31Z")
@StephanieLouis I have shared the link of Google drive with our team’s latest demo video and presentation to your email. Kindly update this link for evaluation. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![StephanieLouis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/stephanielouis/32/22997_2.png) [@StephanieLouis](https://forums.pega.com/u/StephanieLouis)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/hackathon-2026-is-now-live/13670/18 "2026-10-12T15:05:56Z")
Are you using Blueprint from [pega.com](http://pega.com) or on your Community Edition instance? Can you please share a screenshot?