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GKE Turns 10 Hackathon: Your Submission Checklist & Helpful Resources
The GKE Turns 10 Hackathon is in full swing, and we want to help you get across the finish line! Here are two key opportunities this week to help you finalize your winning project.
Webinar: Master the Art of Vibe Coding & Nail Your Submission
- In the final stretch of a hackathon, it's all about momentum. Join us to explore "vibe coding"—the art of using intuition and rapid iteration to get your project across the finish line. We'll show you how to harness this creative energy and channel it into a winning project. Plus, we'll cover the essential final steps to ensure your submission is perfect.
- When: September 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM PST
- Register here
Ask Me Anything (AMA) with the Google Team
- Have questions for the experts? Our official Reddit AMA thread is already open! You can post your questions right now and get a head start. The team will be answering live on September 19 at 8:00 AM PST, but the conversation starts today. [Ask Your Questions Here]
Your submission must demonstrate that you built on top of either microservice Bank of Anthos or Online Boutique and integrated GKE and one or more Google AI models. To be eligible, make sure you include these essential components:
- URL to the hosted Project (if available) for judging and testing, such as web UI, Chrome Extension, mobile app, etc. A hosted project is highly encouraged.
- Text description that summarizes the Project’s features, functionality, technologies used (GKE, ADK, MCP, A2A), information about any other data sources used, and your findings and learnings as you worked through the project
- URL to your public code repo to show how your project was built
- Architecture Diagram - show which technologies were used and how they interact with one another
- ~3-minute demo video
Remember you can earn bonus points!
- Publishing a piece of content (blog, podcast, video): Covering how the project was built using GKE on any public platform (e.g., medium.com, dev.to, Youtube, etc.). You must include language that says you created the piece of content for the purposes of entering this hackathon.
- Publishing a social media post: Highlighting or promoting your project on social media post on X, LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook. For any social media posts on platforms such as X or LinkedIn, include the hashtag #GKEHackathon or #GKETurns10.
The Submission Deadline is September 22, 2025 (5 PM PT). Don't wait until the last minute!
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