Push the boundaries of what AI agents can do and become.

As we know, OpenClaw is taking the AI world by storm with sovereign AI that runs locally, and even on browsers and phones. We’re seeing the supply for MacMini’s drying up, since users don’t really want to expose their real machines. What if I told you, now you can more securely keep OpenClaw in restricted mode and let it communicate with your apps in the outside world through an intermediary agent you build?

Auth0 for AI Agents provides the identity layer that lets your agents authenticate, authorize, and interact with APIs and services the way humans do.

For the Authorized to Act Hackathon, build anything – the only requirement is to build with Token Vault from Auth0 for AI Agents. Let Auth0 handle the OAuth flows, token management, and consent delegation so you can stay focused. Need async auth or step-up authentication? Leave that to Auth0 for AI Agents as well.

What will you create? A deeper integration into your users' digital lives that keeps them in control? A continuous agent that spans sub-agents like you’ve got tokens to burn?

Dive in and build the future!

Why Join This Hackathon?
  • Innovate: Push the boundaries of generative AI and leverage Auth0 for AI Agents

  • Compete: with a prize pool of $10,000 in cash and lots of prizes, you can win monetarily and experientially.

  • Enrich Your Skills: access the dedicated resources, examples, and docs you need to succeed on your mission.

  • Network: Make friends, get recognition, and enhance your portfolio.

Requirements

In order to win, all teams must use the Token Vault feature of Auth0 for AI Agents.

When submitting, be sure to include the following:

  • Include a text description that should explain the features and functionality of your Project.
  • Include a demonstration video of your Project. The video portion of the Submission:
    • should be around three (3) minutes. Judges are not required to watch beyond three minutes 
    • should include footage that shows the Project functioning on the device for which it was built
    • must be uploaded to and made publicly visible on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook Video, or Youku, and a link to the video must be provided on the submission form on the Hackathon Website; and
    • must not include third party trademarks, or copyrighted music or other material unless the Entrant has permission to use such material.
  • Include a public URL to your code repository for judging and testing. The repository should contain all necessary source code, assets, and instructions required for the project to be functional.
  • Include a published link to project or application
    • An APK for Android apps 
    • For dev tools, browser extensions, etc; please specify in the submission form why you do not have a published link.

Optionally, complete a Bonus Blog Post Submission:

  • To be considered for the Bonus Blog Post Prizes, participants must have written a blog post of 250 words or more in the Text Description of your Project Submission. Your blog post should cover Token Vault related achievement and be materially different than your text description. Be sure to add a header or callout so the judges see your blog post in the text description. 
  • Bonus Blog Post Judging Criteria: 
    • A panel of Judges will review all eligible Bonus Blog Post Submissions and apply the following Judging Criteria: quality, relevance to the Auth0 community, and completeness of the content.

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$10,000 in prizes
Grand Prize
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

Blog Post Featured on Auth0's blog: auth0.com/blog

Second Place
$2,000 in cash
1 winner

Mention on Auth0's blog: auth0.com/blog

Third Place
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Mention on Auth0's blog: auth0.com/blog

Feedback Prize
$50 in cash
10 winners

Blog Post Prize
$250 in cash
6 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ian Hassard

Ian Hassard
VP, Product Management - IAM

Neta Retter

Neta Retter
Director of Innovation Programs, Okta

Alik Eliashberg

Alik Eliashberg
Director, Engineering, Auth0

Deepanjan Mukherjee

Deepanjan Mukherjee
Director of Engineering, athenahealth

Nihal Kaul

Nihal Kaul
Lead Software Engineer, Revscale AI

Paul Chuang Li

Paul Chuang Li
Co-founder & CEO, OpenBuilder

Gabriela de Queiroz

Gabriela de Queiroz
f02 labs, Founder

Rajesh Gupta

Rajesh Gupta
Head of Agentic AI, Skan AI

Joyjit Roy

Joyjit Roy
Principal Technical Program Manager, KForce Inc.

Eesha Khanna

Eesha Khanna
Co-founder & CTO, Elm AI

Linda Cieniawska

Linda Cieniawska
Senior Product Designer, Deel

Mary Borysova

Mary Borysova
Product Designer at Amazon

Ashish Lal

Ashish Lal
Principal Product Marketing Manager, Auth0 for AI Agents

Jay Rungta

Jay Rungta
Engineering Manager, Google

Jay Venkatraj

Jay Venkatraj
Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Auth0

Mira Sharma

Mira Sharma
Product Manager II, Auth0

Jon Carl

Jon Carl
Staff Software Engineer, Auth0

Michael Liendo

Michael Liendo
Staff Developer Advocate, Auth0

Sanjay Singh

Sanjay Singh
Staff Software Engineer | RSA Conference speaker, LinkedIn

Kajal Mathur

Kajal Mathur
Senior Software Engineer, Auth0

Sam Yapkowitz

Sam Yapkowitz
Senior Solutions Engineer, Auth0

Shreya Gupta

Shreya Gupta
Sr Developer Advocate, Startup @ Auth0

Vasu Raj Jain

Vasu Raj Jain
Senior Software Engineer at Amazon Ads

Pranav Gujarathi

Pranav Gujarathi
Senior AI Engineer, Cigna

Rajat Bajaj

Rajat Bajaj
Senior Software Engineer, Auth0

FNU Lovleen Kaur

FNU Lovleen Kaur
Software Engineer III, Cisco

Shreya Yembarwar

Shreya Yembarwar
Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Lily Wisecarver

Lily Wisecarver
Senior Product Advocate, Auth0

Fred Patton

Fred Patton
Senior Developer Advocate / Auth0 for Startups Program

Judging Criteria

  • Security Model
    Does the agent operate within explicit permission boundaries? Are credentials protected and access properly scoped? Where applicable, are high-stakes actions identified and protected, and is step-up authentication used where it matters?
  • User Control
    Can users understand what permissions the agent has and how consent was granted? Are scopes and access boundaries clearly defined?
  • Technical Execution
    Does the project demonstrate quality implementation of Token Vault and related patterns? Is it production-aware?
  • Design
    Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out? Is there a balanced blend of frontend and backend in the software?
  • Potential Impact
    How big of an impact could the project have on the community of AI Developers? How big of an impact could it have beyond the target community?
  • Insight Value
    Does the submission surface useful patterns, pain points, or gaps that inform how agent authorization should evolve?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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