March 28-29, 2026.

Ages 18+

Teams consisting of 1-4 members.

Open to all skill levels.

All team members must be officially registered for SolHacks.

All participants must follow the MLH Code of Conduct.

Harassment, discrimination, or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.

Be respectful of others, whether online or in person.

If you experience or witness misconduct, please report it to the organizing team.

Sleeping areas will be designated. Please respect others' space.

Keep all areas clean and follow venue rules.

Mentors will be available throughout the event. Feel free to ask for help.

Teams are encouraged to collaborate and learn, but copying another team's work is not allowed.

All work must be done during SolHacks; pre-existing projects cannot be submitted.

Participants can use publicly available libraries, APIs, and frameworks, but all significant code must be written during SolHacks.

AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) are allowed for assistance, but cannot generate entire projects.

AI-generated content must be properly cited.

All projects must be safe, legal, and ethical (no offensive or discriminatory content).

All projects must be submitted via Devpost by March 29th, 11 AM (late submissions may not be considered). Each submission should include:

- A brief project description

- A 2-minute demo video

- A link to the source code (if applicable)

Overall criteria include innovation, technical complexity, impact, design, functionality, and presentation.

Judging criteria differ based on track.

Judges' decisions are final.

Prizes are awarded at the closing ceremony.

Teams must be present to receive them.