webcmd Hackathon ⚡Agentic Payments Edition
By Skill Engineers
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Quick Answer
A one-day agentic payments hackathon in Bengaluru — build AI agents that complete real payment flows and win ₹10,000.
- Funding amount
- Up to ₹10,000
- Funding type
- Competition
- Provider
- Skill Engineers
- Application deadline
- Closed
- Location
- Open to startups registered in India
Results & next round
Applications for this round closed on 1 August 2026. The organiser has not published a selection list that we can verify yet.
Selections for this programme are announced by Skill Engineers. Official links are listed under Sources below.
We update this page when results are published, and when the next round opens.
About this competition
webcmd Hackathon ⚡Agentic Payments Edition is a one-day, in-person hackathon hosted by webcmd (by Skill Engineers) in HSR Layout, Bengaluru. The focus is on building AI agents that can autonomously complete payment flows — from shopping carts to movie bookings, travel reservations, bill payments, and more. This is the third edition of the webcmd hackathon series, following the browsing and picking editions, and it tackles the hardest last mile: agents that actually pay.
Who Should Apply Open to all builders — developers, fintech enthusiasts, e-commerce operators, and anyone curious about browser-based AI agents. No prior browser-automation experience is required; the event opens with a 30-minute Browser Agents 101 primer and a webcmd walkthrough to get everyone up to speed quickly.
Tracks / Themes Participants can choose from five sub-theme lanes:
- E-commerce: agents that build carts, compare prices across marketplaces (Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify, quick-commerce), and check out.
- Movie bookings: find shows, grab the best seats, pay, and deliver the ticket.
- Tickets and travel: events, buses, trains, flights — from search to confirmed booking.
- Bills and subscriptions: electricity, recharges, renewals, and recurring payments.
- Wildcard: any flow where an agent completing a payment makes life genuinely easier.
Format & Timeline The hackathon runs on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM IST. The day begins with a 30-minute primer on browser agents and a webcmd walkthrough. Teams then build their agents, with the webcmd team available for support. Judging takes place at the end of the day, based on live demos or screen recordings of real runs. The judging criteria (100 points total) are: live reliability (30), usefulness (25), technical depth (20), creativity (15), and demo/storytelling (10). Two hard rules: demos must be live or recorded from a real run, and builds must use sandbox/test payment modes and respect platform terms.
Prizes ₹10,000 cash prize for the best build. No other prizes are mentioned.
Eligibility Open to individuals or teams of up to 4 members. Participants can come solo and form teams on the spot. No prior browser-automation experience needed.
About the Organiser webcmd is a self-learning browser infrastructure for AI agents. It allows agents to explore a site once, learn the navigation, and compile it into deterministic CLI commands — making checkout flows repeatable and up to 90% cheaper on tokens. The hackathon is hosted by Skill Engineers, the team behind webcmd.
How to Apply Registration is via the Luma event page. Spots are limited. Participants should bring a laptop, API keys (if they have them), and a payment or booking flow they'd like to automate.
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Organizers
Organizer
Skill Engineers
Prizes & Awards
- Amount
- Up to ₹10,000
What You Get
The winning build receives a ₹10,000 cash prize, decided at the end of the one-day hackathon by three judges. The prize is awarded on a 100-point rubric: live reliability (30), usefulness (25), technical depth (20), creativity (15), and demo/storytelling (10) — and the winning demo must run live or come from a real screen recording, using sandbox/test payment modes. Participants also get a 30-minute Browser Agents 101 primer, hands-on help from the webcmd team and two dedicated mentors, and the option to use the event's pre-set stack (Browser Use, Stagehand/Browserbase, Playwright, Codex, Anthropic Computer Use) with either your own API keys or tools the organizers set up.
How to apply
Four steps from draft to disbursement — one action each.
- 1
Submit on the official portal
Use the official application link and verify all details before final submission.
- 2
Follow up
Reach out 5–7 days after submitting to confirm receipt and ask about the review timeline.
