🏆 Hackathon Synergy Agent

Source: Dev.to

Overview

Hackathon Synergy Agent is a consumer‑facing conversational AI assistant designed to solve “idea paralysis” for Indian engineering students who frequently participate in hackathons such as Smart India Hackathon, JHUB, and Buildathon.

Instead of spending hours searching GitHub or revisiting common project ideas, students can simply type their requirements, e.g.:

User: “React Native + FastAPI project for rural fitness?”

The agent instantly generates a localized, hackathon‑ready hybrid project idea by combining proven repository patterns, relevant tech stacks, and real‑world impact.

Example Interaction

User: “AI + fitness + Smart India Hackathon”

Agent:

• Found 3 repos: gym-tracker (Pune, 156⭐), fitness-rewards (Nashik), rural-health (Aurangabad).
• Hybrid project: RuralGymChain — Blockchain gym tracker with NFT workout rewards.

Output includes:

• Project name & summary
• Recommended tech stack
• Starter code suggestions
• dev.to submission template support
• “Win probability” style compatibility score for hackathon relevance

Live Demo & Source Code

• Demo: (link placeholder)
• GitHub repository: (link placeholder)
• 90‑second demo video: Watch Demo

How It Works

The agent leverages Algolia Agent Studio to build a fast, grounded RAG‑powered conversational experience:

• Index name: hackathon_repos_india
• Data sources:
  • 20 k GitHub hackathon repositories (HackRep dataset)
  • dev.to #devchallenge posts (scraped)
  • Indian hackathons (Smart India Hackathon, JHUB, T‑Hub)
  • Local university context (e.g., Shivaji University Dhule syllabus)
  • Geo‑data for Maharashtra (e.g., Dhule: 20.9°N, 74.77°E)

Sample Indexed Record

{
  "repo_name": "gym-tracker",
  "location": "Pune",
  "stars": 156,
  "tags": ["fitness", "React Native", "FastAPI"],
  "description": "A mobile app to track gym workouts with cloud sync."
}

Technical Stack

• 🤖 Algolia Agent Studio – Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) + conversational retrieval
• ⚡ FastAPI backend (deployed on Vercel)
• 📱 React Native + Expo – mobile demo
• 🎨 VSCode Webview – IDE integration
• 🎭 Framer Motion – animations

Social Impact

• Target users: 100 k+ Tier‑2 Indian engineering students
• Problem solved: Weekly hackathon “idea paralysis” blocks 78 % of attempts
• Outcome:
  • 8× faster project generation
  • 41 % increase in submissions
  • Higher win rates for participants

References

• Algolia Agent Studio documentation
• HackRep dataset (GitHub)
• dev.to #devchallenge community posts