AWS Communication Developer Services (CDS) Agentic AI Partner Hackathon

developers, partners, and builders to design and ship agentic AI applications that leverage AWS Communication Developer Services — the suite of AWS APIs and services covering messaging, email, voice, and contact-center capabilities — to solve real-world communication and customer-engagement problems. Who Should Apply The hackathon is aimed at developers, technical teams, and AWS partner organisations building on AWS. It is open to individual builders and teams; participants register through Devpost and submit a working project along with a demo video and supporting documentation. Because the event is fully online, participants can join from anywhere, including India. Themes & Focus Areas Submissions should centre on agentic AI — autonomous or semi-autonomous AI agents that reason, plan, and act — applied to communication use cases. Relevant areas include conversational AI and chatbots, intelligent contact-center automation, voice and messaging experiences, mobile communication apps, and machine learning / AI integrations built on top of AWS CDS primitives. Format & Timeline The hackathon runs from 14 September 2026 to 28 October 2026, entirely online. Teams build on their own schedule during the submission window and upload their projects to Devpost before the closing deadline on 28 October 2026. Judging is conducted by AWS representatives and industry experts, who evaluate submissions on criteria such as technical implementation, use of AWS CDS, originality, and potential real-world impact. Prizes The hackathon carries a total prize pool of $40,000 (approximately ₹36,80,000), awarded across winning submissions. Exact rank-by-rank prize breakdowns are published on the official Devpost challenge page. Eligibility Open to developers and teams worldwide, including participants based in India. Registration and submission are handled through Devpost. Team size limits are not specified in the listing; check the official rules on the challenge page for the current team and eligibility requirements. About the Organiser Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon's cloud computing division and the world's largest cloud platform. AWS runs a broad portfolio of developer-facing hackathons, community days, and partner programs, frequently hosted on Devpost, to drive adoption of its services and surface new solutions built by its partner and developer ecosystem. How to Apply Register and submit your project via the official Devpost challenge page at https://aws-cds-partner.devpost.com/. The submission deadline is 28 October 2026.