Syndicate by Maximor is a 30-hour global hackathon hosted by Agent Orchestrator (AO) for builders creating practical autonomous agent systems.
Dates- Starts: Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Ends: Sunday, September 6 at 6:00 PM EDT
The hackathon is online and open worldwide. Participants in San Francisco, New York City, and Bangalore may also join an in-person build station. In-person seats are limited and require confirmation from the relevant venue team.
San Francisco25 Stillman Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Hosted with Neatlogs
1450 Broadway, Floor 15, Suite 103, New York, NY 10018
Hosted at Maximor
AO House, Sarjapur
Hosted by AO
Build a system that can design, test, and improve specialized agents for tasks it has never seen before. Strong projects should analyze failures and improve their prompts, tools, memory, or orchestration while demonstrating measurable gains in accuracy, reliability, cost, or speed.
Track 2: Autonomous Office of the CFOBuild an agent that automates a real accounting, finance, or treasury workflow end to end. Projects should handle exceptions and human review. Example workflows include reconciliation, invoice processing, forecasting, cash reporting, closing the books, and gathering audit support.
Join the DiscordJOIN THE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Sy3EwRBQX3
Joining the Discord is mandatory. All announcements, technical support, partner updates, team formation, and submission information will be shared there.
Get Your Hackathon PassGenerate your Syndicate participant pass, then share it on X or LinkedIn and tag AO so we can reshare it.
AO RequirementEvery participant must use AO to build the project from start to finish. The final demo must show how AO was used and the AO sessions involved. Projects started before the hackathon or projects without meaningful AO usage will be disqualified.
Opportunities and Support- Top participants will be considered for internship opportunities with Maximor and AO. Their teams will be present in the Discord throughout the hackathon.
- Dodo Payments can fast-track same-day verification for participants integrating its platform.
- TensorMux is providing inference support.
- Neatlogs can be used to trace, debug, inspect, and improve agent runs.
- AI Grants India is providing GPU or voice credits to selected projects.
See the latest event details and submission updates on the Syndicate Notion page.
Requirements
Choose one of the two official tracks and build a working autonomous agent system during the hackathon.
- Track 1: Automated Agent Engineering - Build a system that can design, test, evaluate, and improve specialized agents.
- Track 2: Autonomous Office of the CFO - Automate a real accounting, finance, or treasury workflow end to end, including exceptions and human review.
Every submission must include:
- The selected track
- A clear description of the problem and target users
- A working project built during the hackathon
- A GitHub repository containing the project code and setup instructions
- A demo video showing the product working
- An explanation of the agent architecture, tools, workflows, and evaluation method
- Evidence of measurable results, improvements, or user validation
- The names of every team member
The project must be built using AO from the beginning of the hackathon through final submission.
The demo video must show:
- How AO was used to build the project
- The AO sessions involved in the build
- The working end-to-end project
- Any evaluation, debugging, or improvement process
Projects started before the hackathon or projects that do not demonstrate meaningful AO usage will be disqualified.
All team members must register individually. Submit only one Devpost project per team before Sunday, September 6 at 6:00 PM EDT.
Prizes
Track 1 - 1st Place - Cash Prize by Maximor
Track 1 - 2nd Place - Cash Prize by Maximor
Track 2 - 1st Place - Cash Prize by Maximor
Track 2 - 2nd Place - Cash Prize by Maximor
Track 1 - AI Grants India Credits
20 selected projects receive $100 in GPU or voice credits each, provided by AI Grants India. Recipients can choose GPU or voice credits.
Track 2 - AI Grants India Credits
20 selected projects receive $100 in GPU or voice credits each, provided by AI Grants India. Recipients can choose GPU or voice credits.
Track 1 - 1st Place - Dodo Payments Credits
$1,000 in credits, provided by Dodo Payments.
Track 1 - 2nd Place - Dodo Payments Credits
$500 in credits, provided by Dodo Payments.
Track 2 - 1st Place - Dodo Payments Credits
$1,000 in credits, provided by Dodo Payments.
Track 2 - 2nd Place - Dodo Payments Credits
$500 in credits, provided by Dodo Payments.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Prateek Karnal
Agent Orchestrator
Rayed
Maximor
Maaz
Agent Orchestrator
Shubham
Maximor
Prayag
Maximor
Siddhant
Maximor
Ajay
Neatlogs
Judging Criteria
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AO Usage & Build Process (25%)
Effective end-to-end use of AO, including meaningful orchestration, clear evidence of AO sessions, and how AO improved the build process. -
Technical Execution & Reliability (25%)
Quality of implementation, correctness, stability, tool use, exception handling, and evidence that the system works reliably. -
Track Fit & Real-World Value (25%)
How directly the project satisfies its chosen track and solves a meaningful problem. Track 1 should show measurable gains; Track 2 should automate a real internal finance workflow, including exceptions and human review. -
Demo & Usability (15%)
A clear 3–5 minute public demo video showing the project’s core workflow, ease of use, complete end-to-end experience, and the AO dashboard with the total number of sessions used during development. -
Innovation (10%)
Originality of the agent architecture, workflow, product approach, or use of tools, and whether the project advances beyond a basic implementation.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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