hackathon-radar

name	hackathon-radar
description	Find active hackathons worldwide. Returns an enriched list with eligibility badges (OPEN/GATED/PARTIAL/UNKNOWN) — use when asked to find hackathons, competitions, or coding events to join. Sources: DuckDuckGo search with Devpost API and MLH sitemap fallback. Each result includes name, prize, objective, join URL, and eligibility requirements.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks any of:

• "find me a hackathon"
• "what hackathons are open right now"
• "show me open-to-all coding events"
• "any hackathons with no prerequisites"
• "what competitions can I join"
• "find hackathons accepting anyone"

How to Invoke

Run: hackathon-radar --json --quiet

Parse the JSON array. Surface OPEN badge entries first. For GATED/PARTIAL entries, always show the requirements array so the user knows what the gate is.

Output Schema

Each item in the returned array:

• name: string — hackathon name
• url: string — hackathon page URL
• joinUrl: string|null — direct registration link if found
• daysLeft: number|null — days until deadline
• prize: string|null — prize description
• objective: string|null — what participants should build
• badge: "OPEN"|"GATED"|"PARTIAL"|"UNKNOWN"
• requirements: string[] — extracted prerequisite signals (empty for OPEN)
• eligibilityRaw: string|null — raw eligibility text from page

Example Response to User

"I found 4 active hackathons:

Global AI Hackathon — 5 days left · $50,000 · 🟢 Open to all Register: https://globalai2026.devpost.com/register Build AI tools for social good

Web3 BuildFest — 12 days left · $10,000 · 🔴 Gated ⚠ Requires: Age 18+, KYC verification"