Cursor x Anthropic Hackathon MY 2025

Build with the best way to code with AI. Build with Cursor.

What's happening:

  • Build whatever you want, either solo or with teams of up to 4. (all team members must have an accepted Luma ticket, if any team members do not, they will be unable to participate under the team)

  • Ship anything on the open track, build on one of our recommended tracks, or tackle one from the sponsors.

  • Free food (TBD), drinks and vibes throughout the night.

  • Live workshops to learn new tools, workflows, and techniques.

  • Venue is TBD!

Who should come:

  • Developers.

  • Vibe-coders.

  • Designers.

  • Students.

  • Founders.

  • First-timers.

  • Veterans.

  • If you're curious about AI development or already shipping with Cursor, it's time to cook for 24 hours.

What you get:

  • Cash prizes and credits for the winners.

  • Free credits to go wild and build what you want.

  • A space to actually build something cool.

  • Connection to Malaysia's best builders.

  • Cursor

    • Track: Best Project made with Cursor

    • First Place:

      • $3,000-5,000 USD Cursor credits

    • All Participants:

      • $50 USD Cursor credits

  • Anthropic

    • Track: Best Use of Anthropic API

    • First Place:

      • $1,000 USD Anthropic API credits

    • Second Place:

      • $500 USD Anthropic API credits

    • All Participants:

      • $25 USD Anthropic API credits

  • Convex

    • Track: Best Use of Convex

    • First Place:

      • $1,000 USD gift card

      • Convex swag

    • Second Place:

      • $500 USD gift card

      • Convex swag

  • Vercel

    • Track: Problem Statement by Vercel

    • First Place:

      • Flight tickets (TBD)

      • Vercel credits (amount TBD)

      • Vercel swag

  • Mobbin

    • Track: Best UI/UX Design or Most Polished User Experience

    • First Place:

      • $500 USD gift card

      • 12 months Mobbin Pro

      • Mobbin swag

    • All Participants:

      • 3 months Mobbin Pro (new subscribers only)

  • LeanMCP

    • Track: Best Use of MCPs Made with LeanMCP

    • First Place:

      • $300 USD gift card (AirPods Pro 3 equivalent)

      • 12 months LeanMCP Pro ($2,388 USD value)

    • All Participants:

      • 1 week LeanMCP Pro access

  • ElevenLabs

    • Track: Best Use of Voice AI on ElevenLabs

    • First Place:

      • 6 months Scale tier ($330 USD per month per team member)

    • All Participants:

      • 1 month Pro coupon

  • Cleve

    • TBD

  • TiDB by PingCAP

    • Track: Best Use of TiDB

    • First Place:

      • $500 USD gift card

      • TiDB Cloud credits

      • TiDB swag

    • Second Place:

      • $300 USD gift card

      • TiDB Cloud credits

      • TiDB swag

    • Third Place:

      • TiDB Cloud credits

      • TiDB swag

  • Ryt Bank

    • TBD

  • CodeRabbit

    • Track: Best Bug Found Through CodeRabbit

    • First Place:

      • $1,000 USD cash prize

      • 1 year CodeRabbit Pro (per team member)

      • CodeRabbit Swag

    • All Participants:

      • 1 month CodeRabbit Pro coupon (must add CodeRabbit to GitHub repo)

Venture Track

  • Idea with Most Business Impact Potential

    • First Place:

      • $1,000 USD Anthropic API credits

      • $1,000 USD AWS credits

      • 1 month acceptance into 500 Global AI residency

Community Partners:

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$4,100+ in prizes
+ other prizes
Cursor - Best Project Made with Cursor
1 winner

$3,000-5,000 USD in Cursor credits

Anthropic - Best Use of Claude (First Place)
1 winner

$1,000 USD in Claude API credits

Anthropic - Best Use of Claude (Second Place)
1 winner

$500 USD in Claude API credits

Convex - Best Use of Convex (First Place)
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

$1,000 USD gift card + Convex swag

Convex - Best Use of Convex (Second Place)
$500 in cash
1 winner

$500 USD gift card + Convex swag

Vercel - Problem Statement by Vercel
1 winner

Flight tickets (TBD) + Vercel credits (amount TBD) + Vercel swag

Mobbin - Best UI/UX Design or Most Polished User Experience
$500 in cash
1 winner

$500 USD gift card + 12 months Mobbin Pro + Mobbin swag

LeanMCP - Best Use of MCPs Made with LeanMCP
$300 in cash
1 winner

$300 USD gift card (AirPods Pro 3 equivalent) + 12 months LeanMCP Pro

ElevenLabs - Best Use of Voice AI on ElevenLabs
1 winner

6 months Scale tier ($330 USD per month per team member)

TiDB - Best Use of TiDB (First Place)
$500 in cash
1 winner

$500 USD gift card + TiDB Cloud credits + TiDB swag

TiDB - Best Use of TiDB (Second Place)
$300 in cash
1 winner

$300 USD gift card + TiDB Cloud credits + TiDB swag

TiDB - Best Use of TiDB (Third Place)
1 winner

TiDB Cloud credits + TiDB swag

CodeRabbit - Best Bug Found Through CodeRabbit
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

$1,000 USD cash prize + 1 year CodeRabbit Pro (per team member) + CodeRabbit swag

Venture Track - Idea with Most Business Impact Potential
1 winner

$1,000 USD Anthropic API credits + $1,000 USD AWS credits + 1 month acceptance into 500 Global AI residency

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Faw
Cursor Ambassador

Desmond

Desmond
Founder

Vivien

Vivien
Founder

Momo
Head of Tech

Kong Ka Weng
Cursor Ambassador

Hong Bing
12x Hackathon Winner

Ray Gan
Frontend Engineer @ Ryt Bank

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    Creativity and memorability of your project
  • Vision & Delivery
    How effectively you brought your idea to life
  • Refinement
    User experience, design quality, and attention to detail

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