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Mozilla Otari Hackathon - Devs Wilding Online!

Mozilla Remote · open worldwide

Two-week online hackathon from MozFest: finish a side project using Mozilla AI's open-source Otari gateway (open-weight models, agents, tools). Submit a repo, demo video and product feedback; first place wins $1,000 plus mentoring from Mozilla.ai engineers.

Free to start · no account needed

Get your application answers for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.

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About

What it offers: USD 1,200 prize pool (1st: $1,000 + 3 hours with Mozilla.ai engineers; 2nd: $200 + 2 hours).

Also: 3rd place: 1 hour with Mozilla.ai engineers; first 200 Otari.ai sign-ups get $20 in tokens.

Who can apply: Online; register on DoraHacks and sign up at Otari.ai. Projects must use Otari.ai as the hosted AI gateway. The page states no age or country limits.

Free to apply.

28 October – 11 November 2026; submissions due 11 November 11:59 PM (DoraHacks timeline: 22:59 UTC-4). Next deadline: 2026-11-11.

How to apply: through dorahacks (you need an account there).

What to prepare: code repository, demo video, project submission.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-31): “DEADLINE: Nov 11th 11:59PM TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT”

Who can apply

  • Open to students, working professionals, people in a career transition
  • Online; register on DoraHacks and sign up at Otari.ai. Projects must use Otari.ai as the hosted AI gateway. The page states no age or country limits.

What you will need

  • Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
  • Product demo videoOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (dorahacks), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 11 November 2026.

How Onward Scout helps

This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.

Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.

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