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Hermes Agent Challenge Contest Rules

Contest Announcement

Hermes Agent Challenge

Sponsored by Major League Hacking PBC Inc ("Sponsor")

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

We urge you to carefully read the terms and conditions of this Contest Landing Page located here and the Major League Hacking PBC Inc General Contest Official Rules located here ("Official Rules"), incorporated herein by reference. The following contest specific details on this Contest Announcement Page, together with the Official Rules, govern your participation in the named contest defined below (the "Contest").

Sponsor does not claim ownership rights in your Entry. The Official Rules describe the rights you give to Sponsor by submitting an Entry to participate in the named Contest. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contest Announcement Page and the Official Rules, the Official Rules will govern and control.

Contest Name: Hermes Agent Challenge
Entry Period: The Contest begins on May 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT and ends on May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM PDT (the "Entry Period")

How to Enter: All entries must be submitted no later than the end of the Entry Period. You may enter the Contest during the Entry Period as follows:

  1. Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
  2. Follow any instructions on the Contest Page and submit your completed entry (each an "Entry").

There is no limit on the number of Entries you may submit during the Entry Period.

Required Elements for Entries: Without limiting any terms of the Official Rules, each Entry must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • A published submission post on DEV that provides an overview of the entry using the submission template provided on the Contest Page.

Judging Criteria: All qualified entries will be judged by a panel as selected by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules.

Build With Hermes Agent submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Effective use of Hermes Agent's agentic capabilities
  • Technical implementation and code quality
  • Creativity and originality
  • Usability and user experience

Write About Hermes Agent submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Clarity and depth of explanation
  • Originality of perspective or insight
  • Practical value to the community
  • Quality of writing

In the event of a tie in scoring between judges, the judges will select the entry that received the highest number of positive reactions on their DEV post to determine the winner. In the event that a participant may win two or more prompts, and the submissions are a tie, we will favor the participant that has not already won a prompt.

Prize(s):

The prizes to be awarded from the Contest are as follows:

Prompt Winners (8 total, 4 per prompt) will each receive:

  • $125 USD
  • DEV++ Membership
  • Exclusive DEV Badge

Participants (who submit a valid and qualified entry) will receive:

  • A completion badge on their DEV profile