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Amazon Developer Hackathon | CASH REWARD
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BUILD, SHIP, SHAPE: AMAZON DEVELOPER HACKATHON A core goal of this hackathon is hearing where the developer experience can get better. The product feedback and feature requests you submit go straight to the teams building Fire TV, Alexa+, Bee, Ring,...
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Where to Apply
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šŸ› ļø Amazon Developer Resources
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šŸ”„ Fire TV Track
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āœØ Alexa+ Track
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šŸ Bee Wearable AI Track
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šŸ”” Ring Track

Where to Apply

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1. Pick your track: Fire TV, Alexa+, Bee, or Ring 2. Set up the developer environment for your track (see Resources) 3. Review the track details and requirements to start building 4. Submit your working demo, code repo, and product feedback by the...
GETTING STARTED INSTRUCTIONS
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Build across Amazon Fire TV, Alexa+, Bee, and Ring. Deadline: October 23, 2026.
Amazon App Dev 2026 - Application
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šŸ› ļø Amazon Developer Resources

Here's everything you need to get from idea to submission: SDKs, simulators, sample code, documentation, and live office hours. Pick a track, grab a starter sample, and build.
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These work for every track. Skim them first, then jump to your track.
RESOURCES
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šŸ”„ Fire TV Track

Build a demo-ready Fire TV app for Fire OS or Vega OS using React Native, web technologies, or Android (Kotlin/Java). Prioritized categories: AI-enhanced viewing, sports, fitness, family entertainment, multi-modal UX, and computer vision. All the too...
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Start with the Amazon Devices Builder Tools. The MCP server and Agent Skills teach your AI coding assistant how to build for Fire OS and Vega OS, so it can scaffold an app, profile performance, and help you debug against real device best practices. ...
Get Started with Amazon Devices Builder AI
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Prefer building on React Native for TV? The Callstack team's free e-book, The Ultimate Guide to React Native TV Development, is a solid companion.
Use React Native to Navigate the Fragmented TV Ecosystem
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āœØ Alexa+ Track

You can simulate an Alexa+ experience using your preferred agentic tools via a web app.
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Build a working MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration on the open standards for Agent Skills and Streamable HTTP transports. You can simulate an Alexa+ experience using your preferred agentic tools via a web app. Build with Agent Skills Streamab...
MCP Apps
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You can simulate an Alexa+ experience using your preferred agentic tools via a web app.
Transports - Model Context Protocol
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šŸ Bee Wearable AI Track

Any project that integrates Bee's CLI, MCP, or Agent Skills with other services, devices, or developer tools.
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Any project that integrates Bee's CLI, MCP, or Agent Skills with other services, devices, or developer tools. Priority use cases: education, developer experience, and personal productivity. Bee developer documentation - the CLI, MCP server, Bee Skil...
Bee Developer Docs
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šŸ”” Ring Track

Build a working project on the Ring APIs and devices that shows new functionality.
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Build a working project on the Ring APIs and devices that shows new functionality. Prioritized categories: access control, business systems, IoT home automation, accessibility, and care-taking. Creating a free Ring account gets you access to the Ring...
Getting Started with Ring Developer Experience
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ā˜ļø AWS Builder Mini Challenge

Both mini-challenges build on top of a primary track submission. You are not entering a separate project, you are adding something to the one you already built.
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Take any primary track project and incorporate AWS services with documented integrations: Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, the Strands SDK, Kiro, SageMaker, and more. The AWS free tier is enough to get started. AWS Builder Center - AWS's hub for developer...
AWS Builder Center
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Learn on Builder Center - hands-on tutorials, courses, and code samples for the AWS services you will use here. It is the fastest way to skill up on Bedrock, AgentCore, and Kiro before you build, and a good place to search when you hit a wall mid-pro...
Learn | AWS Builder Center
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šŸ’» Open Source Mini Challenge

Make a contribution to an open-source project repository during the hackathon window, alongside your primary track submission.
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Make a contribution to an open-source project repository during the hackathon window, alongside your primary track submission. Public repos and popular package directories work, no special access needed. A tip on timing: October is also Hacktoberfes...
FAQ | Hacktoberfest 2026
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šŸ’° Amazon Developer Hackathon ā€” $138K Prize Pool

More information and helpful resources.
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For workshops and walkthroughs.
Amazon Developer Youtube
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