RULES
Code & Collaboration:
Produce original code during the hackathon (February 27 - March 1)
Cite any external code sources in your project documentation
Collaborate within your team, but each team must work independently
Mentors are available to help with debugging and brainstorming
Competition Rules:
Teams: 1-5 people
Eligibility: Current students (college)
No pre-existing projects or plagiarized code
One Devpost submission per team
Libraries, frameworks, APIs, and open source code are allowed
Submit by the deadline — no hacking after time is up
Include a 2-3 minute demo video or live link with your submission
Projects cannot be submitted to other hackathons
AI Tool Usage:
The use of AI such as ChatGPT or Copilot is completely fine but your codebase should not contain any code from existing projects on Github, Kaggle, or any other open-source catalog.
When in doubt, ask an organizer
Compliance:
All participants must follow the MLH Code of Conduct: https://static.mlh.io/docs/mlh-code-of-conduct.pdf
Violations may result in disqualification
Report suspected violations to organizers
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