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9 months ago

Get Building! Submissions are NOW OPEN for the GKE Turns 10 Hackathon!

Aw Yeah - the submission period for the GKE Turns 10 Hackathon is now officially open!

The Challenge: Enhance either the Bank of Anthos or Online Boutique microservice applications with agentic AI and without altering their core code. Build new, containerized components that interact with the application's existing APIs. Think of it as building a smart, external brain that adds a whole new layer of intelligence. Key technologies to be leveraged include the following:

(Required)

  • Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE): The chosen platform for deploying your enhanced microservice application and any new agentic components.

  • Google AI Models: Incorporate Google AI models, such as Gemini, to power your agentic functionalities.

(Optional)

  • Agent Development Kit (ADK): A strongly recommended (but not strictly required) toolkit for building your agents.

  • Model Context Protocol (MCP): Utilize MCP to connect and communicate with existing microservice APIs. You can deploy an MCP server on GKE alongside the application.

  • Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol: Explore how A2A can facilitate orchestration and communication between different agent components, enabling complex workflows.

  • Kubectl-ai: kubectl-ai acts as an intelligent interface, translating user intent into precise Kubernetes operations, making Kubernetes management more accessible and efficient.

  • Gemini CLI: Gemini CLI is a command-line AI workflow tool that connects to your tools, understands your code and accelerates your workflows.

 

Key Dates:
  • Submissions Open: August 18, 2025
  • Submission Deadline: September 22, 2025 (5 PM PT)

 

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Start building today and get your project ready for submission!

 

Happy Hacking