​🚀 Hackathon Details

​Join us for the Hack This Fall x BuildShip: DevDay Hackathon, a power-packed one-day event where developers, builders, and AI enthusiasts come together to build and ship smarter tools for AI agents.

​Backend devs, it’s you’re turn to vibe code! Whether you're new to BuildShip or an AI automation expert, this hackathon is your chance to explore BuildShip’s powerful Tool builder, craft innovative automations with an AI-native visual interface, and win exciting prizes (to be announced), including an interview to work at BuildShip for top performers!

​🛠️ About BuildShip

​BuildShip is a low-code visual backend builder that lets you ship AI automations as MCP-ready Tools, Web APIs, scheduled jobs, and enterprise-ready backend cloud functions instantly. Powered by AI, create your own workflows with a set of nodes used to connect to your favorite platform, tool, and database, to create a scalable AI-enabled backend for your applications.

​Check out BuildShip here: buildship.com

​🧡 About Hack This Fall

​​​Hack This Fall is one of India's most welcoming, inclusive, and thriving hacker communities. We aim to help hackers succeed in their professional journey by giving them a platform to showcase their skills, meet like-minded people, learn in public, and grow together.

​​​Read more about our journey here: hackthisfall.tech/about

​👤 Who is this Event for?

• ​Developers and makers excited about AI workflows

• ​Students and early-career professionals exploring automation

• ​Hackers interested in low-code and backend tools

• ​Anyone curious to build and ship with BuildShip

• ​Job seekers looking to showcase skills and get noticed

​Whether you're just starting out or already building in public, this is your playground to experiment, learn, and ship!

​🔍 What to Expect

• ​BuildShip Workshop – Learn how to create your first workflow.

• ​Hackathon Challenge – Build a tool using BuildShip’s agent features.

• ​Deliver & Present – Share your work with a panel of expert judges.

• ​Win Big – Cash prizes, job interviews, and spotlight.

​🧪 Judging Criteria

• ​Use case creativity

• ​Workflow design & execution

• ​Explainer video clarity

​🎥 Final Submission: A working tool built with BuildShip + a public explainer video.

​💬 Communication Platform

​You can join the Hack This Fall Discord Server to chat with other community members and event attendees. Invite link: discord.hackthisfall.tech

We have a special event channel named #htf-x-buildship.

​📌 Important things to note

• ​Bring a fully charged laptop

• ​Be punctual – late entries will not be allowed

• ​This is an invite-only event

• ​Hackathon details, prerequisites, and BuildShip onboarding will be emailed to selected participants

​📣 Event Tags for Socials

• ​Mentions: @hackthisfall @BuildShipApp

• ​Hashtags: #HTFxBuildShip #DevDayHackathon

​📜 Event Code of Conduct

​Please be mindful and follow our Community Code of Conduct to maintain a safe and inclusive environment.