--- 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 --- [Collection](/sources/collections) Subscribe # OpenAI and Partners Launch a 10-Day WebMCP Hackathon [#openai](/tags/openai "Check all #openai posts")[#cloudflare](/tags/cloudflare "Check all #cloudflare posts")[#vercel](/tags/vercel "Check all #vercel posts")[#hackathon](/tags/hackathon "Check all #hackathon posts") Last updated 18h ago•11 sources 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. 305 Impressions1 Upvote Comment Bookmark Copy Share your thoughtsPost 11 sources #### Would you recommend this post? 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