--- title: OpenAI and Partners Launch a 10-Day WebMCP Hackathon description: OpenAI has partnered with Chrome DevRel, Cloudflare, Shopify, Vercel, Render, and Netlify to run a 10-day hackathon focused on WebMCP. Prizes total $35,000 in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-and-partners-launch-a-10-day-webmcp-hackathon-54bqootzg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI and Partners Launch a 10-Day WebMCP Hackathon | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI has partnered with Chrome DevRel, Cloudflare, Shopify, Vercel, Render, and Netlify to run a 10-day hackathon focused on WebMCP. Prizes total $35,000 in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-and-partners-launch-a-10-day-webmcp-hackathon-54bqootzg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/54BQoOtZg.png og:image:alt: OpenAI and Partners Launch a 10-Day WebMCP Hackathon og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI and Partners Launch a 10-Day WebMCP Hackathon **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI has partnered with Chrome DevRel, Cloudflare, Shopify, Vercel, Render, and Netlify to run a 10-day hackathon focused on WebMCP. Prizes total $35,000 in cash plus Codex Micros, ChatGPT Pro subscriptions, and partner extras, with Vercel offering $20 in AI Gateway credits to the first 1,000 builders and larger rewards for the top 10 projects. Judge Sarah Drasner says she wants to see game-changing implementations that go beyond just getting WebMCP running. ## Content OpenAI has teamed up with Chrome, Cloudflare, Shopify, Vercel, Render, and Netlify for a 10-day virtual hackathon built around WebMCP. ## What's on offer The prize pool includes $35,000 in cash, Codex Micros, ChatGPT Pro subscriptions, and additional prizes from the supporting partners. The first 1,000 builders to sign up get $20 in Vercel AI Gateway credits, and the top 10 projects get further Vercel rewards. If you build on Cloudflare's infrastructure as part of your submission, you can also pick up an extra $10 in Cloudflare credits. ## What judges are looking for Sarah Drasner is one of the judges and says she'll be watching for implementations that feel genuinely game-changing rather than demo-ware. One use case already floating around: hiding functionality or UI behind a tool call, so features only surface when an AI agent actually needs them. ## How to enter Submissions go through Devpost. The challenge runs for 10 days, so there's still time to put something together if you move quickly. ## Questions this post answers ### What is the WebMCP Challenge hackathon and who is sponsoring it? It is a 10-day hackathon focused on building projects with WebMCP, launched by OpenAI's developer team alongside Chrome DevRel, Cloudflare, Shopify, Vercel, Render, and Netlify. Total prizes reach $35,000 in cash plus Codex Micros and ChatGPT Pro subscriptions from OpenAI, with Vercel offering the first 1,000 builders $20 in AI Gateway credits and extra rewards for the top 10 projects. _Developers weighing whether to join an AI tooling hackathon can track announcements like this on daily.dev._ ## Community take How the wider developer community reacted, aggregated from 1 discussion and 4 comments across x (as of 2026-09-01). **TL;DR:** There's very little substantive discussion available; the few replies focus on video-recording software used in the announcement rather than the hackathon or WebMCP itself. **Sentiment:** 25% positive · 50% mixed · 25% skeptical **By community** - x (mixed): Replies are mostly off-topic, asking about recording tools rather than engaging with the hackathon or WebMCP concept. **Highlights** > @jamesqquick @OpenAI Easter eggs only your agent can find > — [davedushi on x](https://x.com/davedushi/status/2094532092331733385) > @iChuloo @OpenAI Started using something called Borumi. Highly recommend checking it out > — [jamesqquick on x · 1 points, 1 comments](https://x.com/jamesqquick/status/2094509359774503192) **Source threads** - [x](https://x.com/jamesqquick/status/2094489096055865682) · 0 points · 4 comments --- Tags: [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#cloudflare](https://daily.dev/tags/cloudflare), [#vercel](https://daily.dev/tags/vercel), [#hackathon](https://daily.dev/tags/hackathon) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-and-partners-launch-a-10-day-webmcp-hackathon-54bqootzg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"OpenAI and Partners Launch a 10-Day WebMCP Hackathon","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-and-partners-launch-a-10-day-webmcp-hackathon-54bqootzg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-and-partners-launch-a-10-day-webmcp-hackathon-54bqootzg"},"datePublished":"2026-08-25T23:22:49.425Z","dateModified":"2026-09-01T02:41:18.447Z","description":"OpenAI has partnered with Chrome DevRel, Cloudflare, Shopify, Vercel, Render, and Netlify to run a 10-day hackathon focused on WebMCP. 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