Agents on Open Rails Hackathon

Each track is scored by a query we publish before the window opens, and the live leaderboard runs on that same query. A human panel makes the final call, using query data plus the Loops judge's reading of your repository. - Stable Agents: LatAm: it works on mainnet with a real wFIAT token, makes real use of wFIAT and the Celo stack, the agent is autonomous and useful, a real person can use the UX, and the impact for LatAm is clear. - Open Corridors, Textile FX: strategy P&L, volume quoted and filled, and originality. - Open Corridors, USA₮ over x402: real settlement between independent parties, with the currency choice justified by the user it serves. - Build with buy: the problem you solve and the depth of your integration, meaning verified paid calls into services you don't control and the growth they create for those services.

A wallet that is not yours, was not first funded by you or your main funder, and had its own activity on Celo before the hackathon started. Wallets that exist only because you created and funded them do not count.

No. Onboarding new people is exactly what we want, and we measure it in other ways.

Yes. We count signers and authorisers, not only gas payers, so gasless and MiniPay flows are not penalised. However, gas our relayer pays on your behalf does not count as your contribution. Make sure to mention architecture like this in your submission.

A short ERC-8021 code your app appends to the calldata of every transaction it sends. It is how the leaderboard knows a transaction came from you. It goes in the code that builds and sends transactions (usually your frontend or agent backend), not in your smart contract. As the attribution tag can't be added to transactions retroactively, transactions without the tag can't be counted from our side, so make sure to implement it before your first transaction.

ERC-8004 is the agent identity registry. Your agent gets an onchain ID showing it exists and who owns it, so others can check it before transacting. It takes a few minutes and is required for every track. You can explore registered agents on 8004scan (8004scan.io). Your project will only be valid with an ERC-8004 identity.

x402 is an open standard that turns HTTP 402 into a real payment step: the server answers with a price, your client signs a stablecoin authorisation, and the request is retried with payment attached. Celo's hosted facilitator at x402.celo.org settles USDC, USD₮, USA₮, wARS and wBRL.

Yes. You can enter as many tracks as you want, but a team can win only one prize per track.

No. Any framework works. What matters is what happens onchain and whether a real person uses it.

Enter the closest one and tell us in your submission. We would rather see a strong project than lose it.

Yes. Stages can be cleared at any pace. Just register and wire in your attribution tag before sending anything you want counted, because it cannot be backfilled.

Winners and projects with real users get co-marketing, mentorship and ecosystem introductions to keep scaling on Celo. Agents other teams used get listed in the curated Celo set on Aigora. Your hackathon track record counts when you apply for Prezenti Grants, and every submission earns a Builder Graph rating and a Certify credential.

On five criteria set by Ripio: it works on mainnet with a real wFiat token, it makes real use of wFiat and the Celo stack, the agent is autonomous and useful, a real person can use the UX, and the impact for LATAM is clear.

Textile FX lane: strategy P&L, volume quoted and filled, and originality. USA₮ lane: real settlement between independent parties, with the currency choice justified by the user it serves.

On the problem you solve and the depth of your integration: verified paid calls from your tagged wallet into services you don't control, and the growth they create for those services. Independent users are a qualifier. Spamming the cheapest call scores nothing.

Celo mainnet only (testnet references in your repo are fine). Public GitHub repo at registration that still resolves at judging. Sponsored gas is not builder contribution. Attribution tag must be implemented. Enter as many tracks as you want; a team can win only one prize per track. Code is written during the hackathon.

We raise it with you privately, and you have 48 hours to reply before anything is said publicly. Nobody is disqualified by a dashboard. We also recommend mentioning where your users or volume came from.

Join our hackathon Telegram group (t.me/realworldagentshackathon), our weekly Office Hours on Thursdays at 12:00 GMT, and our livestream sessions on X Spaces or YouTube.

buy (usebuy.ai) turns HTTP 402 Payment Required into a working status code: a stablecoin payment signed locally on Celo, attached to the retry, and optionally a proof that a real human is behind it. Skills and feedback live in celo-org/buy-skill on GitHub.

- Celopedia (celopedia.celo.org): the all-in-one library for building on Celo - x402.celo.org: the x402 payment protocol on Celo - buy (usebuy.ai): the x402 payment client and agent service marketplace, with skills in celo-org/buy-skill - USA₮ for verified, eligible humans (Google Cloud Web3 faucet): verify once with Self and claim USA₮ on Celo mainnet - Textile FX (app.textilecredit.com): onchain FX liquidity, USD₮ against cNGN, wARS, wBRL and USDC - cNGN (cngn.co): the regulated, fiat-backed Nigerian naira stablecoin - AskBots (askbots.ai): reviewer agents that read your project and rate it - Para (docs.getpara.com): smart wallet infrastructure for agents - ERC-8004 and 8004scan (8004scan.io): agent identity and onchain agent activity - Attribution tags (github.com/celo-org/attribution-tags): the ERC-8021 SDK for onchain attribution - Chainstack (chainstack.com): dedicated Celo nodes, 3 months of Growth Plan free for every team - Celo Docs (docs.celo.org)

Eligible users can get their first allocation of USA₮ from the Google Cloud Web3 faucet once you verify with Self. cNGN is at cngn.co and through Textile FX. Ripio's wFIAT tokens are live on Celo mainnet, and the Ripio livestream on 8 October covers how to use them.