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 # 🤖 MCP & Agents Hackathon 2025 🚀
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 **📅 Date:** May 26 - June 1, 2025  
 **📍 Location:** Global & Online  
-**🏆 Prizes:** $10,000+ in prizes to be won!
+**🏆 Prizes:** $10,000 cash-prizes and more to be won!
 
 ## 💡 What is MCP?
 
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 ## 🛠️ Hackathon Tracks
 
 ### 🔧 Track 1: MCP Server Implementation
-Build, extend, or innovate on MCP servers. Create powerful backends that leverage the full potential of the Model Context Protocol.
+Build, extend, or innovate on MCP servers with Gradio. Create powerful tools that leverage the full potential of the Model Context Protocol.
 
 ### 🧩 Track 2: Custom Agent Components
 Design and develop custom Gradio components specifically optimized for agent interactions. Make agent interfaces more intuitive, responsive, and powerful.
 
 ### 🤖 Track 3: Agentic Demo Showcase
-Create a complete end-to-end application that demonstrates the power of AI agents using MCP. Show us what agents can do!
+Create a complete end-to-end gradio application that demonstrates the power of AI agents (using MCP or not). Show us what agents can do!
 
 ## 🎁 Prizes
 
-Total prize pool: **$10,000 USD**
+Total prize pool: **$10,000 USD in cash plus more goodies**
 
 ### For each track:
-- 🥇 First Place: $2,000 USD
-- 🥈 Second Place: $1,000 USD
-- 🥉 Third Place: $500 USD
+- 🥇 First Place: $2,500 USD
+- 🥈 Second Place: $500 USD
 
 ### Special awards:
 - 🌟 Community Choice: $500 USD
 - 💫 Most Innovative Use of MCP: $500 USD
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+- 🤗 HF Merch to the most engaging participants 
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 All participants will receive:
 - 🎖️ Digital participation certificate
 - 👕 Exclusive digital hackathon badge for your Hugging Face profile
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 ## 🗓️ Schedule
 
 ### Pre-Hackathon Events
-- May 19: Introduction to MCP Webinar
-- May 21: Agent Development with Gradio Workshop
-- May 23: Last-minute Q&A and Setup Help
+- May 19-20: Hackathon announcement
+- May 21-22: Gradio Agent Course release
 
 ### Hackathon Week
-- May 26: Opening Ceremony (9:00 AM UTC)
-- Daily Office Hours:
-  - MCP Support with Abubakar: 10:00 AM UTC
-  - Custom Components with Freddy: 2:00 PM UTC
-  - Agent Development with Yuvi: 6:00 PM UTC
+- May 26: Live-kickoff YouTube event to set the tone and welcome the participants (9:00 AM UTC)
+- Gradio Office Hours:
+  - MCP Support with Abubakar: May-27 10:00 AM UTC (Time TBD)
+  - Custom Components with Freddy: May-28 10:00 PM UTC (Time TBD)
+  - Agent Development with Yuvi: May-29 10:00 PM UTC (Time TBD)
 - June 1: Final Submissions Due (11:59 PM UTC)
 
 ### Post-Hackathon
-- June 3-5: Judging Period
+- June 2-5: Judging Period
 - June 6: Winners Announcement
 
 ## 💻 Resources
 
 ### Technical Documentation
-- [Getting Started with MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction)
-- [Gradio Component Development Guide](https://gradio.app/docs)
-- [Agent Development Resources](https://huggingface.co/docs)
+- [Getting Started with MCP with Gradio](https://huggingface.co/blog/gradio-mcp)
+- [Gradio Component Development Guide](https://www.gradio.app/guides/custom-components-in-five-minutes)
+- [Agent Development Resources](https://www.gradio.app/guides/agents-and-tool-usage)
 
 ### Starter Templates
-- [MCP Server Boilerplate](https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-server-starter)
-- [Custom Component Template](https://github.com/yourusername/gradio-component-template)
-- [Basic Agent Demo](https://github.com/yourusername/basic-agent-demo)
+- [MCP Server Boilerplate](https://dummy-link-for-mcp-server-starter)
+- [Custom Component Template](https://dummy-link-for-gradio-component-template)
+- [Basic Agent Demo](https://dummy-link-for-basic-agent-demo)
 
 ## 🎯 Submission Guidelines