OCT 21 - NOV 4, 2025

Harper Hack '25

Join us for a virtual 2-week hackathon to celebrate Harper becoming an open source project. Show off your creativity, push the limits of distributed applications, and compete for a grand prize trip to Tokyo.
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GRAND PRIZE

Win a Trip to Tokyo

Enjoy an unforgettable experience in Tokyo as the grand prize winner of the hackathon. We’ll work directly with you to arrange round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations, with a total prize value of up to $5,000.
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After you sign up, we’ll send you an email with a link to join our private Discord channel where all hackathon updates and submission information will be shared.

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How to Win

Use Harper at the Core

Your project must showcase Harper as the foundation of your solution, driving performance, distribution, and application logic.

Integrate with AI

Enhance your build by integrating Harper with AI frameworks like chatbots, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or using Harper's native semantic search just to name a few.

Showcase Real Impact

Demonstrate how Harper powers practical AI scenarios like recommendation engines, language learning tools, or real-time assistants.

Judging Criteria

Creativity

How original and innovative is the idea?

Technical Execution

Quality, depth, and difficulty of the implementation.

Use of Harper

How well Harper is leveraged as the core platform.

Clarity of Submission

How clearly you present your solution (document, slides, or video)

Judging
Criteria

Meet the Judges

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Ethan Arrowood

Senior Software Engineer
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Austin Akers

Developer Experience Engineer
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Kyle Bernhardy

EVP of Strategy & Co-Founder
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Ready to Register?

First, click the link to register, then join the Harper Discord channel for updates and information on how to share your submission. We wish you the best of luck, and hope to see you celebrating in Tokyo.
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