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The challenge is live — and so are the prizes 🎉

It’s official: challenge details and prizes are live 🎉

Today’s the day! We’ve just revealed the full challenge requirements and prize breakdown for the Splunk Agentic Ops Hackathon. Head to the overview page to see everything.

View challenge details & prizes →

What you’re building

Build an AI-powered solution in observability, security, or developer experience that makes systems smarter — from detecting threats to automating ops — using Splunk’s latest AI capabilities.

Three tracks are now live:

  • 🔭 Observability — Help engineering teams detect anomalies earlier and automate operational responses
  • 🔐 Security — Help security teams detect threats faster and automate security workflows
  • 🧰 Platform & Developer Experience — Enhance developer workflows and simplify how apps interact with Splunk

$20,000 in prizes

There’s $20,000 in prizes on the table. Visit the overview page for the full breakdown.

See the prizes →

Prepare to build

Submissions open in 5 days — on May 18th. In the meantime, use this window to finalize your idea, explore the tools on the Resources page, and review the official rules so you know exactly what’s required when it’s time to submit.

Read the official rules →

Explore the Resources page →

Questions about the challenge? Get answers in the Splunk Community Slack:

  1. Click here to go to the Splunk Community Slack sign in page
  2. Click on “Sign in with your Splunk ID. If a new Splunk user, create your Splunk account. Existing users can sign in with their Splunk login details.
  3. Head to the to the #splunk-ai-hackathon Slack channel for support