Welcome to the Roo Code Hackathon powered by Requesty!

From space missions to social apps, AI is reshaping how we build, and with Roo Code, you can experience that future in real time. This weekend, your coding partner isn’t just another tool; it’s a full AI-powered development team inside your editor.

Roo Code is an open-source AI coding assistant for VS Code that goes far beyond autocomplete. It reads and writes across multiple files, executes commands, runs tests, and adapts to your workflow—like having senior engineers on call 24/7.

With Roo Code, you can:

  • Autonomously write, refactor, and debug code while you focus on the big picture
  • Execute terminal commands and automate browser actions seamlessly
  • Harness RAG to instantly connect your code to the right data and context
  • Integrate open-source AI models for transparency and customization
  • Collaborate faster with custom slash commands, custom modes and automated workflows

Whether you’re building a quick prototype or tackling an ambitious project, Roo Code gets you from idea to shipped code at record speed.

Over the weekend, work on a project and push your creativity to the limit with one of the most advanced AI coding tools available.

Computing Power

All participants will receive free compute power courtesy of Requesty, including Gemini Flash/Pro credits to supercharge your builds. Requesty is a leading AI provider gateway trusted by 15k+ developers, known for optimizing LLM routing with intelligent model selection, cost savings, and seamless fallback mechanisms to ensure reliability and performance.

Happy Hacking!

Requirements

  • We require all teams to submit a 2 minute or less demo video.
  • Your code must be available in some sort of public repository. 
  • Your code and video must remain public post event if you want to continue being eligible for prizes. If your repo and video are not public we will select new winners. 
  • Your demo video must state the name of the hackathon at the beginning of the video. 
    • Ex. "Hey I'm Sam and this is my demo for Roo Code Hackathon."
  • You must have completed all the registration steps on Devpost. 
    • Note that Hosted by MLH events require registration and check-in on MLH's event page.
    • Your email on all check in and registration platforms (Devpost, & MLH's event page) must match.
  • Your video must be created the weekend of the hackathon. 
  • We don't allow you to submit your project to other hackathons.
  • You can no longer submit projects that include prior work.
  • Each team can have a maximum of 5 members. Solo hackers are welcome!
  • You are allowed submit only one project to this hackathon.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

4 non-cash prizes
Best First-Time Hack
1 winner

Awarded to a team with at least 50% first time hackers. Each team member will receive $300 in Requesty (https://www.requesty.ai/) credits.

Best UI/UX
1 winner

Awarded to the most user-friendly design and intuitive user experience, ensuring that the tool is accessible and easy to use. Each team member will receive $300 in Requesty (https://www.requesty.ai/) credits.

Best AI Hack
1 winner

Awarded to the most impressive AI project built this weekend using Roo Code. This prize goes to the team that pushes the boundaries of creativity, technical skill, and innovation with AI.

Each team member will receive $500 in Requesty (https://www.requesty.ai/) credits.

Best Use of Gemini API
1 winner

It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?

Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice

Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers

Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more

Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Roo Code

Roo Code

Judging Criteria

  • Adherence to Theme
    Does the hack adhere to the event's theme? Does it implement that theme fully or just partially?
  • Technology
    How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"?
  • Design
    Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface?
  • Learning
    Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before?
  • Originality
    Has this project been done before at hackathons in the past? How creative is their project in solving the problem at hand?
  • Completion
    Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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