Introduction

MeDo’s biggest hackathon is officially live, with over $50,000 in prizes up for grabs.What if you could turn your idea into a real application just by describing it in plain language?That’s exactly what the MeDo Hackathon is about. Hosted by Baidu, this global online competition invites creators, developers, and even complete beginners to build fully functional apps using AI-powered, no-code tools.Here is the complete guide to everything you need to know. In this guide, you’ll learn key dates, prizes, tracks, how to enter, how to participate, what you need to build and submit and judge criteria.If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to build something, this is it.

🗓️ Key Dates

• Registration & Submission:
  April 9 – May 20, 2026 (9:00 AM ET)
• Community Voting:
  April 9 – June 4, 2026 (10:00 AM ET)
• Judging Period:
  May 21 – June 4, 2026 (10:00 AM ET)
• Winners Announcement:
  Around June 7, 2026

💰 Prizes

The total prize pool exceeds $50,000, plus additional rewards.

Grand Prizes

• 🥇 1st Place: $10,000
• 🥈 2nd Place: $6,000
• 🥉 3rd Place: $4,000

Category Awards ($4,500 each)

• Best Work & Productivity Tool
• Best Business & E-commerce App
• Best Lifestyle & Game App
• Best Learning & Education App
• Best “Surprise” Project

Extra Rewards

• Creative Content Award: $500 × 10 winners
• Community Choice Award: $500 × 5 winners
• Social Blitz Award: First 50 → 2000 MeDo credits

👥 Who Can Participate?

• Anyone who has reached the legal age of majority in their country
• Individuals or teams
• Open globally (with a few regional exceptions)

📝 How to Enter

Step 1: Register on Devpost

• Go to 👉 https://medo.devpost.com/
• Click “Join Hackathon”
• Sign up for a free Devpost account or log in

Step 2: Get Access & Start Building

• Access the MeDo platform (required for all submissions)
• Start building your project using AI
• Follow the project requirements

New Users can use this invite link to get 300 free credits: https://medo.dev/?invitecode=user-6r4myao1yeps

Step 3: Submit Your Project

• Go to the “Enter a Submission” page on Devpost
• Fill in all required fields
• Submit before the deadline

Step 4: Make Sure Everything Is Complete

Before submitting:

• ✔ All required fields are filled
• ✔ Project meets requirements (see next part)
• ✔ Links (app, social, Discord) are working

🛠️ Project Requirements

What You Need to Build

You must create a working application using MeDo and submit it under one of the following tracks:

• Work & Productivity
  Tools that improve efficiency (e.g., task managers, automation tools, dashboards)
• Business & E-commerce
  Solutions for real business needs (e.g., CRM, online stores, booking systems)
• Lifestyle & Game
  Fun or creative apps (e.g., games, hobby trackers, creative tools)
• Learning & Education
  Apps for learning and skill-building (e.g., tutorials, language tools, quizzes)
• Surprise Us!
  Anything unique that doesn’t fit the above categories

Functionality Matters

Your project must:

• Be fully functional and stable
• Run as described in your submission
• Match what you show in your demo or explain in your description

Platform Requirements

• Your app must run on the platform you claim (web, mobile, etc.)
• Judges should be able to access and test it easily

New or Updated Projects

• You can build something completely new, or
• Improve an existing project

But if it’s existing, you must show significant updates made during the hackathon period

Third-Party Integrations

• You can use external tools (APIs, SDKs, data)
• But you must have the right to use them
• Follow all licensing and usage rules

📦 Submission Requirements

Core Submission Requirements

Your submission must include:

• A working project built with MeDo that meets all project requirements
• A publicly accessible URL to your deployed application
• A clear project description explaining your app’s features and functionality

In your description, be sure to cover:

• What problem your app solves and why you built it
• How you structured your conversations with MeDo
• The most impressive feature or functionality generated with MeDo
• How you used plugins or APIs (if applicable)

Language Requirements

All submission materials must be in English.If your original content is in another language, you must provide English translations for:

• Your project description
• Demo video (subtitles or narration)
• Testing instructions
• Any other submitted materials

Demo Video (Optional but Recommended)

You may include a demo video to showcase your project. If you do:

• Keep it under 3 minutes
• Show your app working in real use
• Upload it publicly to YouTube, Vimeo, or Youku
• Include the video link in your submission
• Avoid using copyrighted music or third-party trademarks without permission

Choose Your Track

Make sure to indicate which category (track) your project is submitted under.

Optional: Qualify for Additional Awards

Creative Content Award & Social Blitz Prize

To be eligible:

• Share your project on social media (X, LinkedIn, Medium, dev.to, etc.)
• Use the hashtag 👉 #BuiltWithMeDo
• Include links to your posts in your submission

Your content can include:

• Demo videos or screenshots
• A short project description
• A blog post about your journey
• Tips or insights from using MeDo

Community Choice Award

👉 Join the MeDo Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/798xXMJKXB

• Post your project in the MeDo Discord (#showcase or hackathon channel)
• Include the Discord post link in your submission
• Community votes will determine the winners

Multiple Submissions

You can submit more than one project. However:

• Each submission must be unique
• Projects must be substantially different from each other

🧠 Judging Criteria

Innovation & Creativity

How original is your idea?

• Does your project introduce something new or unexpected?
• Are you using MeDo in a creative or unique way?
• Does your solution stand out from typical approaches?

Implementation & Technical Depth

How well did you use MeDo?

• Did you effectively leverage features like:
  • Multi-turn conversations
  • Plugins and integrations
  • Full-stack app generation
• Does your project show depth or advanced usage of the platform?

User Experience & Value

How useful and polished is your app?

• Is it easy to use and intuitive?
• Does it look clean and appealing?
• Does it solve a real problem or create meaningful value?

Additional Award Criteria

Creative Content Award

Judged based on:

• Originality and creativity
• Content quality and storytelling
• Engagement (likes, shares, comments)

Community Choice Award

• Determined by community votes on Discord
• Projects with the most votes win

Social Blitz Prize

• Awarded to the first 50 participants who:
  • Post about the hackathon on social media
  • Use the hashtag 👉 #BuiltWithMeDo
  • Include the link in their Devpost submission

🎯 Tips to Win

If you want to stand out in the MeDo Hackathon, focus on what judges actually care about.

✅ Build something useful

Solve a real problem or create something people would genuinely use.

✅ Show how you used MeDo

Don’t just build the app. Make it clear how MeDo helped you create it, including your prompts, iterations, and key features.

✅ Keep it simple and working

A clean, functional product is far more effective than a complex but unfinished idea.

✅ Highlight your best feature

Make sure your most impressive functionality is easy to understand in your demo and description.

👉 For full rules and detailed requirements, see the official rules: https://medo.devpost.com/rules

If you have an idea, this is your chance to turn it into a real app. Go build it and submit it. 🚀