AWS opened its Agent Experience Hackathon on October 16, 2026, according to its current event page. Submissions are due October 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Sources: AWS Builder Center
The competition follows the introduction of Strands Decider 2B, an experimental model that selects options or assigns scores instead of generating text. Entrants must build an agent using Decider for a meaningful decision and Amazon Bedrock for generation. Sources: AWS Builder Center, Strands Agents
An illustrative agent routing trace could show Decider choosing search_docs for a refund-policy question and lookup_order for an order-status question. The agent could then execute the selected tool before Bedrock generates a response. Sources: AWS Builder Center, Strands Agents
Complete eligibility and prize terms have not been independently verified.
What to do
- Build an agent using Strands Decider 2B for a meaningful decision and Amazon Bedrock for generation.
- Submit by the currently displayed deadline of October 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Sources: AWS Builder Center