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AI Worth Using opens an OpenClaw 2.0 hackathon to build a startup's first agent hire

September 21, 2026 at 15:28 EDT

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AI Worth Using and AgentCribs have opened a hackathon that asks teams to build an OpenClaw 2.0 agent that fills a real startup job, rather than a mock demo. Entries are due at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, September 28, and the winner is scheduled to present in San Francisco on October 6.

SEPT. 22, 2026 · OPENCLAW 2.0

A hackathon for a startup's first agent hire

Teams have until 11:59 p.m. PT on Sept. 28 to ship an OpenClaw 2.0 multiplayer agent that does a real startup job. One person on the winning team flies to San Francisco on Oct. 6.

Who the prize actually covers

Same unit: people. A team may have four builders. Travel is funded for one.

Team cap

Funded trip

Four people can build together. Only one is flown to the Oct. 6 demo.

Sept. 28

Submit by 11:59 p.m. PT

Top 5

Advance after the Sept. 30 snapshot

Engraved Mac minis for winner and top user

Oct. 6

Live demo in San Francisco

From a job to a live demo

1 · Real startup job

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2 · MIT, public install

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3 · Installs and tokens

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4 · Oct. 6 demo

What the brief rewards

An agent that does the work in multiplayer, so employees, customers, or vendors can use it. The OpenClaw team says it already hands live work across shared sessions.

Where it can fail

Installs and tokens can be inflated, so top entries face a verification call. Sandboxing is off by default, and a 2.0-era update could take the previous agent offline.

Entry conditions that are not optional

Multiplayer. Others must be able to interface with the agent.

License. MIT, plus a demo video of at least 60 seconds.

Age and travel. Entrants must be 18 or older. One person can claim the trip, or record a segment if they cannot attend.

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